Thursday, December 8, 2011

Wildlife Sound Recording Society - Autumn 2011 Journal

From England - The Autumn issue of The WSRS's Journal is out now. It is another feature-packed, fascinating issue.


This volume (Vol. 12 No. 2) includes great articles - Including my reviews of:
SeaWave Software (Page 7)
Dodotronic's Ultramic 200K (Page 12)
And a great article by Chris Scott, titled 'Sound Surveys Yield Secrets Of Bat Swarms'
(Page 38)

There really are lots of other great reviews & articles in this volume!


I'll admit, that the yearly Subscriptions/Membership fee is not cheap (for USA residents); but I can tell you - It is totally worth every penny!

4 comments:

  1. Hi Al,
    I have an SSF Bat3 on order and just spotted your tweet regarding shortcomings. Any chance you could elaborate? I may have to reconsider and go for the SSF Bat2 instead!

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  2. Thanks very much for your comment. Yes, I've been in touch, with several very experienced people. Including someone who develops bat detecting SW & HW. And each has shared their disappointment w/ their just purchased SSF BAT3.
    However, in each case, The BAT3 was being compared to detectors in a similar price range. In other words, at the current retail price (which varies, depending on where you live): There are better choices out there. Several, with Pro features.
    For example, if one is choosing between The SSF BAT2 -and- The SSF BAT3: Then, many (including myself) would advise you to go for the newer BAT3.
    I may need to devote an entire Post regarding this topic. For now, I can tell you that the inability to record actual bat calls (as in, the sounds) has been a common complaint. As another example, someone considering an SSF BAT3 may want to look into The Pettersson M500 or The EM3 from Wildlife Acoustics. Both of which, are Pro-level units.

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  3. Hi Al,
    Thankyou very much for replying so promptly. Maybe just not quite alarmed as I first was! I'll have a look at the Pettersson M500 and EM3 but recording not a huge priority at the moment. I found your reviews extremely helpful when I was reading up on different detectors. Keep up the good work!
    Many thanks
    Ben

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  4. Hi Ben,
    Sorry, in my original reply I typed "EM3" - I meant to type EM Touch! :) (the EM3 is being phased-out).
    Thank you very much, for the kind words. I appreciate it. I'm glad I could help.
    Kind regards,
    Al

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