Of course there are some wildlife sound recordists who
also enjoy their motorcycles, well at least 1. My
Ducati's howl may be noise to a lot of people but it
is music to my ears. I just hope it warns kangaroo's
etc to keep off the road till I have passed. I too
have been frustrated by unwanted noise on countless
occasions, but come on lets be honest, wildlife sound
recording is definitely a minority pastime. Most
people look at you blank when you remark on background
noise in an area they think is really quiet. Some
control perhaps for off road vehicles, endless new
tracks etc. But if you are going to record near a
tarmac road you are going to get traffic noise. At
least the bikes are usually traveling much faster and
therefor are gone quicker than say that 40 ton truck.
I lived close to Heathrow airport for many years and
was constantly amazed that people would expect you to
sign petitions about aircraft noise! As if there was
no correlation between proximity to airport and
aircraft noise. Sorry I like aircraft and flying as
well as motorcycling. We mostly live in urban areas
for the convenience, work etc. They cant seem to
build the houses fast enough, and around here the
gardens back onto the freeway, but they do have a 12
ft high fence to deflect the sound! We cant have our
cake and eat it.
Tony Baylis
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