[sdiy] Good 16 bits A/D choice for mono audio recording

[Mike]

> > I need to build a remote circuit that
> > will be installed in a remote forest region in Canada. It
> > will be similar to a datalogger type of application but the
> > unit will record mono audio 16bits/44ksample sec. for a
> > specified amount of time in a SD memory card.
> > The audio data will then be downloaded via cellular modem.
>
> If you're trying to answer the old "if a tree falls in a forest, and
no-one
> is there" question, I'm afraid the presence of an audio recording data
> logger counts as someone being there, though the noise isn't actually made
> until someone listens to the recording.
>
Paging Mr Schrodinger: your cat may be wandering around in a forest....

or even

http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/bonobo-conspiracy/?i=243

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Mike