[Hidden-tech] Recording song birds

[Christoher Eliot]

You can go crazy and broke with audio. What you really want is a  
directional mike with a wind baffle which isn't what you have on an  
iPhone or mac.

A half inch of most any kind of soft foam can probably serve as an  
improvised wind baffle for experimental purposes.

On Jun 28, 2011, at 8:13 PM, <donna at blazey.com> wrote:

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> Hi Tom,
> Ambient noise level is thankfully low, but when I tried with my  
> iPhone, volume was very low and when I sent to my laptop, it was  
> a .m4a. Since I now know it can be done, it would probably be best  
> if I go to the Apple store to learn more about the capabilities of  
> phone, laptop etc. Recording in raw .wav makes sense - just have to  
> figure out how. Thanks, Donna
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Recording song birds
> From: Tom Kopec <tek at acm.org>
> Date: Tue, June 28, 2011 7:53 pm
> To: donna at blazey.com
> Cc: Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net
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> 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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