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Re: What is a natural sound?

Subject: Re: What is a natural sound?
From: "Bernie Krause" bigchirp1
Date: Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:03 pm ((PDT))
An urban soundscape (mostly anthrophony) is not a natural soundscape.
That's because the
sound sources are not correlated, but are typically unrelated. In a
natural soundscape where most sources
are biophonic in origin, and especially in healthier habitats, there
is a direct relationship between sounds...
frequency, temporal and spatial niches... where the critters express
themselves acoustically, competitively and
cooperatively, in relationship to one another. The reason: so that
they establish vocal territory where their
voices won't be masked.

Bernie

On Aug 21, 2007, at 7:30 PM, Rory wrote:

> > Lots of confusion here, folks.
>
> Hi Bernie,
>
> I have a copy of your book and I was hoping that you would weigh in
> on this discussion.
>
> Could I ask a question?
>
> What is the confusion and what are your view on the question that
> this thread raises and the concrete examples that I and others have
> posed?
>
> Cheers
>
>
>

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