Audio Workshop

Join us for the 2008 Sound Recording Workshop!

Recording Workshop students use parabolas and sensitve microphones to record bird sounds

Each year the Macaulay Library teaches state-of-the-art techniques for recording the sounds of wildlife with experts from the Lab of Ornithology. Particpants learn through daily field recording sessions and lecture/discussions.

When: June 7 to June 14, 2008
Where: Tahoe National Forest, California
Workshop Fee: $895 (includes tuition, class materials, ground transportation, food, and lodging)

Join us this year at San Francisco State University's Sierra Nevada Field Campus in the Tahoe National Forest. The station, located at 6,000 feet amid Ponderosa and Jeffrey pines, affords a wide range of recording conditions in spectacular surroundings.

Topics covered include:

Selection and application of audio recorders and microphones
Recording theory
Metering
Recording techniques
Documentation for sound recordings
Use of computer-based software to analyze recordings

Your instructors will be Greg Budney, Audio Curator of the Macaulay Library; Randolph Little, Laboratory Associate with extensive recording experience; and David S. Herr, a seasoned field recordist with 15 years of experience.

Accommodations are rustic but comfortable. Lodging will be tents on platforms (mattresses are provided); the main lodge houses dining and bathing facilities.

Enrollment is primarily based on a first-come first-served basis, with first consideration given to students and researchers. A nonrefundable $100 deposit is requested to reserve a space. Registration and payment are due by May 31. Participation is limited to 20.

Participants may register for two college credit hours through the San Francisco State University Biology Department. If interested, see Jim Steele at the field campus after you arrive. He will have a form for you to fill out and will take your payment at that time.

Workshop participants should bring a recorder, microphone, and tape. If you need equipment, please contact the Library as soon as possible. A limited amount of recording equipment is available for loan.

For more details, contact:
Tammy Bishop
Macaulay Library
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, New York 14850

phone: (607) 254-2198
fax: (607) 254-2439
email: macaulaylibrary@cornell.edu