Field Recording» nature sounds

Creaking Fence

jhuckle — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 08:52:15 +0000

A processed recording of a creaking fence. A good few days last week there were no aircraft flying which meant a good opportunity to record in the backyard.

This recording last about eighteen minutes. My intended target, the fence, lost out to repeated calls of an ice cream van. Exploring the sound a bit with some filters brought out a very eerie, ethereal feel to the plaintive calls of the speaker.

A disappointing holiday

jhuckle — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:13:47 +0000

Christmas I look forwards to for a lot of reasons but an extra for me is how unusually quiet it is, making for a good opportunity to record and document the relative silence. This year however was an exception and I didn’t bother. I think there are a couple of reasons for the unexpected extra urban noise this year; 1. this year was hit quite badly (for the UK at least) by snow meaning that many seasonal travellers had postponed their journeys until Christmas day, or 2. general urban noise levels are increasing and have increased appreciatively in the last 12 months. Although general urban noise is agreed generally to be on the rise I hope this doesn’t indicate an exponential increase.

Here’s hoping for next year.

Evening Thunder

jhuckle — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:46:27 +0000

Not the usual kind of thing I try to record but managed to get some good examples yesterday. Rain, thunderclaps.