digital sounds, phonography

60163 Tornado 26 September 2009

Trackside recording of the Peppercorn 60163 Tornado passing along the old LNER route in Bedfordshire. The recording starts with the sound of the whistle a few hundred yards away and the the locomotive and train passing very close at high speed.

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A1 Peppercorn 60163 Tornado

digital sounds, phonography, sci-tech

Sony PCM M 10

I’m seriously looking at buying a M 10 and have been doing the usual web research and conseqeuntly picked up a few interesting links to reviews, specs and opinions. Here they are.

Pricing

Product previews and reviews

PCM M 10

PCM M 10

http://www.soundonsound.com/news?NewsID=11803
aircraft, digital sounds, phonography, world war 1

Bristol Fighter, Old Warden 2nd August 2009

The Bristol f.2b Fighter makes one of my favourite aircraft sounds. Each time I record it I discover another facet of the complex soundscape it generates. The sounds the Rolls-Royce Falcon III on this machine makes sounds like the whine of a supercharger when you get downwind of it flying but I think this is the sound of the epicyclic gearing, which I think in itself is a unique feature in an engine this early.

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The picture below was taken during the display.

Bristol Fighter

Bristol Fighter, August 2009

aircraft, digital sounds, phonography

EasyJet Flight Safety Briefing

I recorded this safety briefing a couple of weeks ago on the EasyJet bus at Glasgow. The Stewardess recited the whole 2 ish minutes without once looking at any kind of paperwork – impressive. If you are familiar with this recital then you can easily visualise the gesticulations of the flight attendants and the bored resignation of the aloof ‘frequent flyers’ cradling their free papers.

Continue reading and listening to EasyJet Flight Safety Briefing

aircraft, digital sounds, phonography

de Havilland Vampire, Little Gransden, August 2009

Display from a de Havilland Vampire T.11, WZ507 based at North Weald, Essex at the Little Gransden Airshow in 2009. Operated by the Vampire Preservation Group

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de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507 spectrogram

de Havilland Vampire T.11 WZ507 spectrogram

Vampire Preservation Group Vampire T.11

Vampire Preservation Group Vampire T.11


aircraft, digital sounds, phonography, world war 2

P-51 Mustang, Janie, August 2009

A sound recording of P-51 Mustang “Janie” recorded in August 2009.

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And a spectrogram of the recording.

P-51 Mustang Janie Spectrogram

P-51 Mustang Janie Spectrogram

aircraft, digital sounds, phonography, world war 2

P-51 Mustang, Marinell, Little Grandsden, August 2009

Sound recording of a recently rebuilt P-51 Mustang “Marinell” at the 2009 Little Gransden Airshow.

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And a spectrogram of the recording.

P51 Mustang Marinelle Spectrogram

P51 Mustang Marinelle Spectrogram

aircraft, digital sounds, phonography

Spartan Executive, Little Gransden August 2009

2 sound recordings of Spartan Executive aircraft, considered the Lear Jet of the 1930s, popular with US Oil Corporations and owned by the very wealthy.

First recording is of 2 Executives taking off.

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Spectogram of Spartan Executive take off

Spectrogram of Spartan Executive take off

Second recording of 2 aircraft in a display. The two aircraft are discernible by the note of the engine/propeller, obviously a radial.

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Spectogram of 2 Spartan Executive in display

Spectrogram of 2 Spartan Executive in display

One of the aircraft is based (as far as I know) at Little Gransden. In the display is the leading aircraft.

aircraft, digital sounds, phonography

Hawker Demon, August 2009

Another recording on my new web site http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-demon-august-2009/

aircraft, digital sounds, phonography

Hawker Hunter FGA.9 G-ETPS

I’ve posted a recording of a Hawker Hunter on my new website.

It is available from http://www.field-recording.org.uk/hawker-hunter-fga-9-g-etps/