[Hidden-tech] Recording song birds

[Tom Kopec]

If your ambient noise level is fairly low, then just record them. I 
don't know how the Mac does it, but you oughta be able to plug a 
microphone in and just record it (a la media recorder in windows).

Be aware, the codecs used in MP3, AAC, etc might not behave well with 
bird songs; they are designed to deal with 'music' .. so you might just 
want to record in raw .wav to preserve what you hear.

If your ambient noise level isn't low, then things get tricky, but I'd 
say just record some and see what it sounds like. If you get really INTO 
recording bird calls, you'll need to get into the realm of microphone 
characteristics, but for now I'd just take a shot and see what it sounds 
like.

I'm sure someone here can give a quick blurb on recording from a mic in OSX.

...tom

On 6/28/2011 1:02 PM, donna at blazey.com wrote:
>
> Hi, I'm looking for some recording advice.
>
> I have a wonderful variety of song birds off my deck. How would I go 
> about recording them? I have no experience in this area, but I figure 
> there must be a way to get a "decent" recording... maybe? Just for my 
> own use.
>
> 1. I have a MacBook Pro, Imac, iPhone and if needed, I can purchase a 
> small voice recorder.
> 2. Would there be a way to edit and save in iTunes?
> 3. I do have an Acer netbook if PC has a better answer.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Donna
>

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