Field recording

[Deru]

Agreed. I’ve surprisingly chosen the 4060’s over quieter mics in the past.
And noise can often add a desirable element for me.

[airimpirtlet]

hovercraft, i am interested in taking part in the meetup. could you pls pm me the details?

[timp]

an edit of the original:

Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for March 16, 2015 | GoComics.com

[Namonzy]

Both equally appreciated

[rmro]

My old and trusted Sony PCM-M10 has a ‘quirky’ on off button. You slide it and hold to switch on or off, however sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this and figured out any workarounds. I took the back off to have a look inside but it’s all buried underneath moulded plastic. I’m not ready to let it go yet!

[kbit]

You could try cleaning the switch with contact cleaner. Remove the batteries, spray contact cleaner into the switch, work it back and forth for 30-60 seconds. Don’t power it on until the excess contact cleaner has evaporated (which it usually does in a couple minutes) and clean the residue off the exterior. Not a sure fire fix but it’ll likely improve things without having to take the recorder apart.

[rmro]

Thanks, I did do that previously but gave it another spray and wiggle around which seems to have helped. It’s been around the world numerous times so hardly surprising if there’s grit and grime in there.

[fahmi_m]

Field Recording : 01 - at Babakan Siliwangi (Video Doc)

I did this field recording with Zoom R8 use internal mic (raw, no post-pro,no effect) in Babakan Siliwangi, urban park.

Free download (audio files).

*License : CC0 (free to use for your personal, research, or commercial projects)
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Info about location :

Babakan Siliwangi (also known as Baksil) is a 3.8 Hectare urban forest in Bandung, Indonesia. It is part of the green belt of Bandung and is a recreation place for the locals there. On 27 September, 2011, the United Nations certified Babakan Siliwangi as a world urban forest.

The location of Babakan Siliwangi which is not far from the city center (located north of downtown Bandung) makes Babakan Siliwangi become Green Open Space / Ruang Terbuka Hijau (RTH) which is most affordable by the citizens of Bandung.

[Shiftr]

A podcast with Gordon Hempton about silence.
It starts in Dutch but for the most part it’s in English (from 2:40)

De Correspondent - De Correspondent

[encephalitislethargi]

i wonder what this would sound like with hydrophones. i would love to some baka forest water drumming type samples on my own. very nice recording here too

[kbit]

I guess I should have given more context on that post, as it’s not my recording but figured those here would enjoy the comparison. But I agree, it is a nice recording!

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Managed to get out for the first time in a while. Here’s a recording of the river Bure in Norfolk close to its source - moving faster than Norflok rivers should…

[tristan_louth_robins]

Here’s edits from four long hydrophone recordings made on Lady Bay reef in late January 2021. The recordings were made within an approximate 50m radius about 200m out from the shore. The tide was very low, so I was able to reach the furthest parts of the reef system to the south of Lady Bay. I feel that these are some of the most interesting hydrophone recordings I’ve ever made, since the four locations present strikingly different soundscapes, suggesting remarkable biodiversity within these areas. The four locations are as follows:

All are stereo recordings made with Aquarian hydrophones.

1. immersed in dense forests of seaweed and seagrass.
2. a vast pool (~ 0.5m deep) filled with a variety of plants.
3. a tidal inlet at one of the furthest points of the reef.
4. a larger, deeper pool (~ 1m)seculded from the previous tidal inlet.

I can’t for certain identify certain sounds within these recordings, but some of the clicks, pulses and scrapes certainly point to fish, crabs and other species present in the reef. If you have any idea, please let me know!

Longer versions of these recordings will appear on the Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Sound Map in the near future.

[timp]

Fascinating recordings!

Do you happen to know Gethin Creagh who lives on Kangaroo island?
He is a brilliant film rerecording mixer I have worked with many times…

[tristan_louth_robins]

Thanks!

No, I don’t know Gethin but I’d be keen to make contact at some point. Please DM me if you have any details!

[Auguste]

Recorded straight after a heavy rainstorm in a woodland next to a large pool of still water, the drips were falling from the leaves of the trees above and landing in the pool. This was recorded along the edge of the river dart on dartmoor national park in the south west UK. recorded with a pair Usi pro’s and a Tascam Dr-100MK3.

[zoundsabar]

Beautiful! Perfect conditions for an exemplary recording.

[Auguste]

Ah thank you! I had brought all my recording stuff in my bag for the walk and it was pouring the whole time, when we got to this pool the rain stopped just long enough to get a good length recording next to the water without worrying about my equipment getting soaked! A lucky recording

[Raoul_Papazorgl]

it sounds a little like torn polystyrene, it gave me goosebumps. Weird but really nice sound.

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This is happening now for any folk interested:

Walking Festival of Sound / Artist talk with Chris Watson