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Re: Sounds to record in Fall / Autumn

Subject: Re: Sounds to record in Fall / Autumn
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Wed Nov 4, 2009 10:30 am ((PST))
Hi--
Some of my favorite ingredients that I associate with Fall in the 
Upper Midwest (USA) under a nearly full moon last night:

http://tinyurl.com/ybqyeeh
4 channel surround QuickTime (5 mins, 9.5 mb)

Those with stereo monitoring should hear the front and rear channels 
folded together.
The file is well-saturated to lessen the negative impacts of AAC 
compression so you'll need to adjust playback to a level that seems 
suitable to you. Rob D.

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At 3:08 AM +0000 10/9/09, Steve wrote:
>Yeah --- I've noted too that the sound of the woods changes a lot as 
>the leaves fall, though I bet we still have more leaves here than in 
>Wisconsin! Perhaps a time-lapse recording would demonstrate this 
>effect but I'm not ready to do that this season. And, some care to 
>match other conditions would be required. Still, it'd be fantastic.
>
>When Rob says "A very slight breeze will go along way in establishing
>the seasonal mood." I agree 100% but my hope is to record it really 
>zipping along --- enough so one can hear mid-sized branches clacking 
>together. Simply because that's the experience I associate with 
>being out in November in a nice Beech-Maple stand here. Maybe a few 
>Crows or a Pileated as well.
>
>Anyone else have Fall (Northern Hemisphere) aka approaching winter 
>projects planned?
>
>Cheers!
>
>--- In 
><naturerecordists%40yahoogroups.com> 
>Rob Danielson <> wrote:
>>
>>  At 2:15 AM +0000 10/8/09, Steve wrote:
>>  > <snip>
>>  >I, too, would be delighted to hear what other people are trying to
>>  >accomplish this fall...
>>  >
>>  >Steve P
>>
>>  Of course, there's a northern hemisphere bias to this being "Fall." ;-)
>>
>>  I'm very lucky in that I've been able to monitor the Fall changes
>>  daily. If I had to venture out here in the upper midwest this time of
>>  year to do a few days of recording I'd consider that the coyotes are
>>  vocalizing a lot as the young ones learn to hunt, start to disperse
>>  and winter hunting territories are being debated. Prime times are
>>  typically 7-11 pm and then 2-4 am around here. Owls are teaching
>>  their young to hunt and there seems to be more conversation. They're
>>  also having more heated interactions, possibly over hunting grounds.
>>  The "dawn chorus" shrinks to nothing in the early Fall as long as it
>>  stays warm at night and the insects are singing strong. But after a
>>  few, cool nights in the 30's & low 40's, the birds that winter-over
>>  become quite vocal through the morning for some reason. This
>>  coincides with the on-set of leaf fall. I was out of town for three
>>  days when the winds had been strong. When I returned and resumed
>>  monitoring I was immediately struck by how much the acoustic space
>>  had "opened up" with the loss of only 20%-30% of the leaves. Of
>>  course, wind usually reduces animal vocalizing and can mask other
>>  events to a great degree. Wind forecasts here in the US seem to have
>>  gotten quite good so one might want to consider these before
>>  setting-out. A very slight breeze will go along way in establishing
>>  the seasonal mood. Activities at wetlands will increase soon with
>  > migrating water fowl. Rob D.


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