You have my round of applause for your efforts to make your background
natural sounds appropriate to the scene portrayed! It is a constant
source of irritation or amusement (depending on the mood I'm in) to
listen to the hopelessly mismatched sounds dubbed in with all types of
movies, educational productions, commercials, ect.
There is much to getting the sounds right. Even having the sound from
the correct state or area fails if the sound is from the wrong
habitat. For example - the Savannah Sparrow heard in so many movies
in suburban neighborhoods does indeed live in the midwest but out in
open fields and marshes.
I know I would be pleased to help you out if you have any questions on
North American sounds. Please contact me off line if desired. I'm
sure many others in this group would also be willing to help.
Kevin Colver
www.7Loons.com
On Aug 11, 2010, at 10:43 AM, bleublancrouge24 wrote:
> Hello all,
> I am looking for a comprehensive resource where i can type in a
> standard
> bird name or ornithological equivalent and play a recording of that
> bird
> in question. Along with that i am looking for information to come up
> that lets me know where that bird can be found in the world. Yes, for
> all continents.
> Or maybe there is something that will do that in the reverse, where i
> can type in a location and a list of all the birds from that area will
> come up along with the audio. This would be extremely helpful to me.
> The reason being, that i am a sound editor/supervisor in film and tv.
> For some of my projects, i need to be accurate in the nature i edit
> in.
> Because i'm not that familiar with different calls I would want to
> start
> studying and memorizing the more common names and what these birds
> sound
> like.
> I have come across many web sites where i can find lists of birds and
> locations but the problem is, that i don't know where i can go to have
> audio recordings as well.
> Sometimes i need to find out what birds certain recordings contain. I
> work with prerecorded libraries, and sometimes there is nothing more
> that a description of "forest day windy" on it, or "south america
> jungle", and i have no idea what kind of birds there are and where
> this
> recording was done. I want to be able to pick out the more common bird
> songs and know what they are. That way i will be able to use the
> correct
> recordings with the location in the story I'm working on.
> This will not only help me out with work but it will also help grow my
> appreciation for nature. i've always felt at ease in the country. i
> remember as a kid i would count the days when i would be able to go
> off
> to summer camp for as long as i could. it was a welcome change from
> growing up in the city of Montreal.
> I've only recently come across this group and it has opened me up to
> nature recording for pleasure. i've recently put together a recording
> rig and now i can record both for work and for myself. i've heard some
> amazing locations stemming from links in this group and i think i've
> come across a hidden passion inside. now i need to now what i
> recording.
> so if you can help me out with such a resource it would be greatly
> appreciated. North, Central and South America and Europe are
> essential.
> But if there was a way to know about African, Asian, Australian (& NZ)
> bird recordings, it would be a gem of a resource for me.
> You can email me off list if you prefer, peterlopata at yahoo dot com.
> cheers,
> P. mpse
>
> ps: some things I've found...-macaulaylibrary.org problems is
> searching
> under location i don't get common names, just scientific names.-The
> Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics (blb.biosci.ohio-state.edu) is good,
> but i would like to search by location.-The British Library: Sound
> Archive Catalogue lets me search location or names but has no audio to
> play on line.-www.naturesongs.com have North American and Costa Rica
> only.
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