Welcome, and please jump in. People like me are very weak in how to
properly incorporate natural sound with dialog. Even the techniques
of what compliments verses what is interfering is difficult for me to
determine.
I think many of us would agree that even the current dialogs used in
species id material is "overly over" and detracts from the recordings.
It is great to see another sound person that likes the BWCA. It is
an area that I visit about three times per year. The biomass is low
compared to about anywhere but the soundscape is very quiet. I hope
you return for the dead of winter when the snow deads the sound, yet
a wolf pack will carry for 7 miles.
--- In Paul Dickinson <> wrote:
> Hello nature recordists,
>
> I've been lurking on this list for the past year-and-a-half or so,
> and have finally decided that the time is right to jump in. I
really
> appreciate all of the information I've gleaned from the various
> participants in the group. The list has proven itself an
> indispensible resource- even if I can't keep up with it every day.
> It's great to know there's a like-minded community out there more
> than willing to share their experiences.
>
> I am an artist who works with sound, and incorporate a fair amount
of
> natural phenomena into my work; be it the buzzing of flies,
gurgling
> intestines, or the hum of the nervous system.
>
> In a previous life, I was a sound recordist for TV commercials,
> industrials, and low-budget horror/exploitation films. While most
of
> my work was dialogue-based, I occasionally got to do wild effects,
or
> (even better) sound effects design. Those occasional sfx jobs and
my
> earlier experiences recording sounds in the wild strengthened my
> resolve to focus on my own projects. The joy of getting a decent
> dialog track from a person with good pipes was no match for the
utter
> astonishment that occurred upon discovering that hermit crabs
> vocalize to one another (it's true! I actually recorded it in
> Mexico!), or, that in a quiet enough room, it's possible to record
> the sound of muscles contracting. Not quite as lucrative as the
> aforementioned dialogue track with good pipes, but a helluva lot
more
> satisfying. Anyway, I hope to be able to contribute in some way to
> the dialog that's already been established on this list.
>
> By the way, if you're looking for a place to record that's free of
> airplane/jet noise, I just returned from the Boundary Waters Canoe
> Area & Wilderness in northern Minnesota. It's designated as a no-
fly
> zone. During the 4 days I was there, I heard one airplane every
day:
> the US Forest Service flies over at around 11:30 A.M. Otherwise,
it's
> fairly free of man-made noise, especially at dawn & dusk. I'll be
> posting some recordings from there soon on my website:
> <http://www.goshyes.com>goshyes.com
>
> --
> Paul Dickinson
> Film/Video Teaching Associate
> UIC School of Art and Design
> Ph. 312-996-0767
> Fax 312-413-2333
>
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