Hi Doug,
I have extensive knowledge when it comes to identifying mystery
sounds and jumping to the wrong conclusion.
#1
As a rough guess it sounds to me like partial cycle from (an unknown)
reciprocating hydraulic cylinder, the start lasts 137ms, followed by the volume
being filled , 1100ms, at the end some resonance & ringing as the piston rod
rubs on the rod gland, or it could be from the body / bucket the piston is
moving.
Slowing down the recording considerably and filtering allows you to analyze it
in detail.
Drift integrating with a beam width of 81ms seems to show a half second pulse
around 8 Khz, which I suspect is an artifact from the recording device.
#2 I thought initially based on the location description it could be part of a
grain feeder cycle?, worm drive advancing corn / drying or processing
machinery? - but playing it backwards slowed down, indicates a cylinder
filling.
A longer recording preferably in stereo may allow a more detailed analysis.
BR,
Mike
caused most likey by the
--- In Doug Von Gausig <> wrote:
>
> I've posted a mystery sound that was sent to me by a man in Michigan. His
> explanation of the sound is attached, and I have cleaned it up and boosted
> it a bit for this sample. The sample is at
> http://www.naturesongs.com/mystery-riffert1.wav . Take a moment and see if
> you know what this might be.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Doug
>
> Location: Midland, Michigan-USA
>
> Habitat: We live about 6 miles north of Midland in a rural area. We have
> about 2 acres, with the back half being wooded. Our road is a dead end
> with little traffic and is about half farm fields (corn and field grains
> grown)...there is a small cluster of about 4 houses at the near end of our
> road (including ours)...behind all of our houses is a large woods (1/2 mile
> wide by 2 miles long which is also connected to other woods in a fairly
> continuous stretch that heads into northern Michigan which is generally a
> wooded area). Our local woods are very low lying and are often wet (even
> sometimes in the middle of summer). The area is very quiet (you can hear
> neighbors talking very lowly) and this sound dominates many nights.
>
> Time of day: we have only ever heard the sound after dark and usually
> early in the night (approx 10pm to about 1am)...and only in the summer
> (June, July, August)
>
> A recording is attached...it is not of great quality as I recorded it with
> a digital camera with a tiny microphone (it is actually a video clip, but
> since it is dark, nothing can be seen)...the clip is about 14 seconds and
> the sound is at the end at around 12 seconds. Your volume will need to be
> turned up.
>
> The sound is repetitive occurring at about 15-20 second intervals for long
> periods of time (up to hours at a time). On the recording I only captured
> one cycle of the sound being made...sorry). My wife at first mistook the
> sound for a neighbor sawing boards on a table saw of sorts b/c of the
> repetitive nature and the quick ascending noise...reminiscent (to her
> anyway) of a board being quickly sawed. I do not remember hearing the
> noise last year (2008) but definitely heard it in 2007 and this year. This
> is not to say that I did not hear it in 2008, but I sure do not remember it.
>
> There only seems to be one of the creature making the noise...as I am
> unable to discern another variant. Occasionally, the area the sound comes
> from changes (especially after I went in search of it, it moved farther
> back into the woods).
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