My apologies for not thinking to list reporter error as a possibility.=0D
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What I meant was (and said, altho it wasn't quoted either correctly or=0D
in context) was that detail was heard through headphones (because they=0D
tend to focus attention on what's coming through them) that were close=0D
to what our ancestors more likely heard and understood when the=0D
biophonies or geophonies were the only natural sounds heard in their=0D
environments. I. e. I was referring to the inherent temporal and=0D
frequency structure of the biophony and the connection between that=0D
and the origins of some of human cultural endeavour; natural=0D
soundscapes inspired our our music and language as well as providing=0D
an acoustic map that guided hunters on evening and nighttime journeys,=0D
for instance. Because journalists have limited space to present their=0D
cases, and have to endure a measure of editing from even higher ups=0D
who understand little or nothing about the subjects submitted, even=0D
the best publications cut and paste and cover what they believe are=0D
the salient points. Furthermore, these are unfortunately treated more=0D
as "fluff" or "fill" pieces. As a result and often, much is lost in=0D
translation which I why I rarely read those things if I'm looking for=0D
serious information.=0D
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That said, it's a subject developed and researched much more=0D
thoroughly in my new book, "The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the=0D
Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places," to be published on=0D
Little Brown (Hachette in Europe) 19 March. This will cover a wide=0D
range of historical background on soundscapes, their impact on human=0D
culture, and the resulting human interrelationships with acoustic=0D
aspects of the natural world.=0D
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BTW, I could use some help from group: We're looking for nature=0D
recording, music, and academic chat groups, networks, and associations=0D
(particularly in Europe, Latin and Central America, and Asia) to=0D
contact regarding this effort. Suggestions would be greatly=0D
appreciated (off-line, please). Thanks everyone and Happy New Year.=0D
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> I don't understand part of this article:=0D
> "I put on the headphones and was suddenly engulfed in birdsong-so=0D
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> "What you're hearing through the headphones is the world the way our=0D
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> Krause explained. "The microphone pulls in the biophony, so it seems=0D
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> This sounds like it's being suggested that our ancestors could hear=0D
> thing we can't hear because of mechanical noise, yet in this=0D
> situation there should have been none. I would have thought all that=0D
> was happening was that it was amplified by the recorder, and that=0D
> the listener was simply too far away to hear them unaided. Or is=0D
> this simply an illustration of the sounds that are out there to be=0D
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> I've only recently started making recordings, and even more recently=0D
> ambient recordings, so I've only just realised how hard it is to get=0D
> away from noise. My pet hate is "frivolous" noise - the sound of=0D
> small aircraft carrying joyriders, trailbikers tearing up a=0D
> mountainside, etc. Unlike the sound of a factory, I get no benefit=0D
> from the process making the noise, and in my opinion they don't get=0D
> a lot either, and the sound is continuous and carries for huge=0D
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> Here's a great article about quiet places:=0D
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> Morell interviewed Bernie Kraus, Robert Dooling, Kurt Fristrup, Hans=0D
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