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Sound Recording Bird Calls

To: Mike Carter <>
Subject: Sound Recording Bird Calls
From: Stewart Ford <>
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 15:29:07 +0800
Hi Mike, David et al.

I've wanted a decent sound recording setup for a while, but finding the bits of 
equipment that work well together seems to be a pretty complex exercise.  
Different recorders with charged or uncharged mics, amps, preamps, wind 
baffles, booms, omnidirectional or directional mics - and that's just the gear 
side of things, never mind the frequencies, decibels and the like on the 
technical side. 

What might help is if an expert like David could suggest a few kits that would 
work well together (specifically for bird recording) at a couple of different 
price points.  A sort of dummies guide to sound recording equipment would make 
it a bit more accessible to novices like me.  

Cheers,

Stewart

On 19/08/2011, at 3:01 PM, Mike Carter wrote:

> I pass on the following appeal from David Stewart, the bird song-and-call 
> expert, for birders to show as much interest in obtaining records of their 
> voice as well as their appearance. In this case I am one of the guilty 
> because for much of my life my vision has been superior to my hearing. 
> Moreover, with age, the latter deteriorated faster!
> 
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza  VIC 3930
> Tel  (03) 9787 7136
> 
> 



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