[Hidden-tech] Recording song birds

[Duane Dale]

You might be satisfied with the Zoom H1 recorder ($100, or $130 with a kit
of accessories including a windscreen).  I've got one and it's plenty
adequate for spoken word and even mid-quality music.

It'll function as a stand-alone digital recorder,
or as a remote microphone for using a separate recorder (or a computer as a
recorder) -- giving preamplified output for longer cable runs, I think,
or it can receive input from a separate microphone (such as a shotgun mic,
for instance).  Two recording modes (wav or mp3), wide choice of bit rates,
2GB + additional micro-SD takes at least an 8GB, which gives 100+ hours of
mp3 recording.

An example of a higher-end counterpart would be Sony PCM-D50 at $500, and
Zoom makes some higher-priced ones too, but Zoom H1 seems like a very good
value if it the quality suits you.

-- Duane Dale

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM, <donna at blazey.com> wrote:

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> Hi, I'm looking for some recording advice.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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