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Date: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:44 am ((PDT))
Yes do try the Vivanco lapel mic. Cheap and comes with an extension=C2=A0 c=
able. I've used it for just about every sound along with a Sony mini-disc r=
ecorder. It can be dropped down holes put into cracks, rolled up in your po=
cket. I've found them great for grasshopper sounds and snails.Being cheap i=
t doesn't have the finer qualities of say a Sennheiser ME 66. But it will g=
et you going.
Martin
On Sunday, October 13, 2013 9:21 PM, vickipowys <>=
wrote:
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You could manage with less expensive equipment to start with, such as handh=
eld Olympus or Sony recorders, with add-on mics such as Sennheiser ME66 for=
insects, or as David suggests, underwater mics such as those made by Jez. =
=C2=A0Add some inexpensive headphones to your recorder to listen in to the =
sounds. =C2=A0
Make sure your recorder will handle at least 96 khz WAV format, because som=
e insects call in high frequency range, above what human ears can hear.
Study the sounds using (free) Raven Lite sonogram software.
Audacity (free) is useful as an audio editor, there are more expensive edit=
ors for PC.
Vicki
On 13/10/2013, at 8:42 PM, <> wrote:
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>hi there ! i am a biologist from Romania , and i am fascinated with nature=
sounds.i am glad to meet you with the same passion. i tried to listen to s=
ome fishes and insects, with a home made equipment but it did'n help me a l=
ot. so i ask you as a beginner in this domain, to tell me step by step what=
kind of technique , instruments, p.c. programs,places and prices for buyin=
g them to listen to some sounds in forests, fields or rivers( especially fi=
sh and insects)
>thank you and good luck!
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