I'll also plug Audacity, and of course the free download of Audition 3, if =
it's still available. The latter certainly has better noise reduction algo=
rithms than the earlier version I was using.
Cheers
Max
Sent from my iPod
On 14 May 2013, at 17:18, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> What exactly are you using this software for, Chad? If you just want to s=
can through spectrograms looking for calls manually then free software like=
Audacity or Sonic Visualiser will do the job.
>
> If by "statistical analysis" you mean tools to help you automatically ide=
ntify calls, or to search recordings for particular types of calls then you=
'll need something else. My brief look at Raven makes me think it only assi=
sts you in finding calls, but that every hit will need checking, and it can=
't identify calls for you. I hadn't heard of Song Scope.
>
> I think Raven Lite has a restriction on the length of the file, and has n=
o search tool.
>
> I'd be wary of any claims that any software can identify species for you.=
I'm sure some can, but do they only do certain species, can they cope with=
recordings with background noise or where the call in question is very fai=
nt?
>
> I suspect "spectrogram" is a more commonly used term in software than son=
ogram or sonograph (or sonagram or sonagraph). This is worth remembering if=
you're googling for information. It took me about a year to discover they'=
re built into Audacity because I didn't know what they called them.
>
> Is androphony the same as anthrophony?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 15/05/2013, at 12:11 AM, "<chad_clifford=
@ymail.com>" <<>=
> wrote:
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> I am going to be volunteering some time for collecting songscapes at loca=
l protected areas. I am just learning about how to analyze data and sonogra=
ghs. I hope to be a able to compare recorded files and have a program that =
does some statistical analysis and help identify species in recordings etc.
>
> Hence, am trying to find user-friendly software. I have been using the fr=
ee version of Raven (seemed good). I am now looking at Song Scope and Raven=
Pro.
>
> Any suggestions on these or other software?
>
> Best regards,
> Chad
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