One can never have too many cards! I have a daughter that loves to record =
video=E2=80=A6.she can fill my stash of cards in short order :-)
Jim
> On Jan 27, 2017, at 6:26 PM, [naturerecordists] <n=
> wrote:
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> Mundanities:
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> Memory cards (thanks, Peter!) - These can eventually crap out, so having =
spares is good
> Batteries - I like Eneloops, and keep several packs in my bag for swapout=
s
> External battery - Overnight drop-and-recover recordings (dawn chorus) re=
ally benefit from big power bricks
> A bag - The ability to carry gear comfortably is a necessity
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> Fun stuff:
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> I'll second the EM-172 stereo mic recommendation from Tom Williams. These=
can be used as spaced omnis or tree ears, they can be crammed in hollow lo=
gs, lowered into drain pipes, stuck out of hotel windows, etc. Very very fl=
exible set of mics that sound great.
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> I'll add one more: Make a foam SASS like the one on Vicki Powys's web pag=
e with holes sized to take the EM-172 mics. The foam necessary to build one=
of these is about $20, and the stereo image is tough to beat. Be sure to f=
actor in wind protection of some sort.
> caperteebirder.com - birdsongs and landscapes <http://caperteebirder.com/=
index.php?p=3D1_17_recording-gear-1>
> <http://caperteebirder.com/index.php?p=3D1_17_recording-gear-1>=09
> caperteebirder.com - birdsongs and landscapes <http://caperteebirder.com/=
index.php?p=3D1_17_recording-gear-1>
> Vicki Powys is a wildlife sound recordist and landscape painter from Cape=
rtee Valley in New South Wales, Australia.
> View on=C2=A0caperteebirder.com <http://caperteebirder.com/index.php?p=3D=
1_17_recording-gear-1>=09
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> All that makes for a very capable kit. Past that point I'd probably opt f=
or a second recorder. It's nice, when hiking into a place, to have the opti=
on to set another recorder in an area that sounds interesting. A second use=
d LS-10 might just fit within your budget.
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