Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 01:09:19 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Robert Woods Subject: Re: MD/DCRC Request: Audio Expertise In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.2.20040309143910.00b43208@popd.ix.netcom.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Do you know anyone who would be good at this? At 02:53 PM 3/9/2004 -0500, you wrote: >MD Osprey: > >The MD/DC Records Committee has a request ... is there anyone out there >with digital audio expertise and a wiliness to support us with a small >project? > >Paul O'Brien recorded a few minutes of Black Rail calling in Montgomery >County on May 11, 1994. However, the call is very difficult to hear due >to background noise. Paul has noted that by manipulating the equalizer >settings on a cassette player the vocalization of this bird can be >recognized, albeit with some difficulty. > >We were wondering if anyone out there on MD Osprey has any experience >converting audio cassettes to digital file formats and then with >manipulating the waveform to try and better pull the intelligence out >from the noise. Perhaps a printout of a sonogram might make sense, too? > >If so, I can mail you the cassette tape so you can enhance it and >convert it into a digital file format (which will make it easier for >the committee members to review via their personal computers). > >Thanks. Please rely privately rather than to the listserver. > >Phil > > >=================================================== >Phil Davis, Secretary >MD/DC Records Committee >2549 Vale Court >Davidsonville, Maryland 21035 USA >301-261-0184 >mailto:PDavis@ix.netcom.com > >MD/DCRC Web site: http://www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html >=================================================== > >======================================================================= >To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com >with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey >======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================