Merlin audio

[Richard]

If anyone knows the way to edit Merlin audio recordings--if it’s possible to do so—I’d appreciate pointers. I’ve got two-plus minutes of dead air and chipmunks and rain and about 2 seconds total of a target bird.
Thanks in advance!

Richard Garrigus

[Steve Plumb]

I haven't tried myself with Merlin file but I use a free program call Audacity on my computer that does everything else I needed. It converts an incoming file to an editable format and then lets you export the result. A bit of learning was involved.
If there is something that would do the same on a smart phone I'd like to know about it.

Steve

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[Charles Duncan]

Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds agrees with Steve (as do I) that Audacity for laptop/desktop is the way to go for editing.  

To export a recording from Merlin: Open Merlin > tap Sound ID > My Sound Recordings. 

Select a recording and tap the Share Button (the square with an upward arrow) to the left of the Play button.  Email the recording to yourself and save the file to your computer. Then upload to Audacity for editing.

Important links are:

1.   Audio Editing in Audacity for eBird.  This includes a very helpful list of settings to use.  It can be a bit much without guidance.

2.  Audio-preparation-and-upload-guidelines

Note: If your intent from the beginning is to record a sound (rather than using Merlin to ID it for starters), then it may be best to use the free Voice Record Pro app, set to record as .WAV files. You can export the file to your computer via email or AirDrop.

Happy to help should anyone have questions!

—Charles

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