> Over a decade ago someone recommended the Sony Minidisc
> players to me for doing location recordings. Last year I stumbled across
> Minidisc (Net MD Walkman MZ-N707 Type-R) in a charity shop for ~6 pounds.
> I've made some seaside recordings (general ambience, waves, and so on)
> using a very basic radio shack mono microphone. I've yet to transfer thes=
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> to my PC and get a proper listen.
Barney,
Welcome to this hobby/lifestyle. :-) There is plenty of conflicting advice=
on this list, but take an average and you'll get useful ideas.
I used minidiscs for bat detector recordings until cheap digital recorders=
appeared. MD's are fine but there is a large choice of recorders now, with=
average to excellent to pro specs and you get a choice of format and
sampling rates. One thing you will need for field recordings is a good clea=
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input stage and a level control - missing on your MD. Also look out for a
recorder with plug in power (PIP) to supply powered mics if you want
simplicity with quality.
> I saw this page on your site - http://www.naturesongs.com/Telinga.html ..=
.
> looks like an exciting microphone :)
The Telinga parabolic reflector mic rig has two great merits. First it
boosts the audio input and it also is the most directional type of mic for=
isolating sounds like individual birds in an outdoor environment. Nothing i=
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perfect, but for clean sounds to go into other compositions it is well wort=
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considering and the boss himself is on this Group.
http://www.telinga.com/
David Brinicombe
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