I for one would love to hear your vocalzing Hermit
crabs, are you able to post this as an MP3?
Tony.
PS Creating an MP3 file is not something I have
accomplished, any guidlines appreciated.
> --- 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
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been
> removed]
>
>
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