indeed - one of the things I like most about exploring with hydrophones
is that no matter how much of it you do, you really do never know what
sounds you'll find in waters. I'm sure even Bernie will confirm this.
You can look at a pond, see the same types of insects or fish are there
& yet the sound world within will be so different, even on different
days & at different times. The effect of temperature on sounds such as
those from aquatic plants is dramatic also.
there are some hydrophone based tracks on the free to download editions
of 'a quiet position':
http://www.jezrileyfrench.co.uk/a-quiet-position.php
<http://www.jezrileyfrench.co.uk/a-quiet-position.php>
& volume one of 'the bright work' is hydrophone based:
http://engravedglass.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/as-urfaces-residency-exhibit\
ion-release.html
<http://engravedglass.blogspot.co.uk/2009/06/as-urfaces-residency-exhibi\
tion-release.html> Bernie, its interesting (& perhaps a bit frustrating
from an archive point of view) that there will have been lots of sound
exploration using hydrophones prior to that 1984 recording but most of
it will have not been gathered for the purposes of listening per say.
There are some earlier recordings of pond life but not a lot in the
public realm & lots more of sea-based sounds of course. Talking of
which, it'd be good to see Prof. Marie Fish (I kid you not ! that was
her last name) book 'Sounds of Western North Atlantic fish' re-published
& available with a cd of the sounds she & her research partner
collected.
--- In "soundings23"
<> wrote:
>
> Fascinating stuff, thanks Bernie. There's something I like about this
whole sound world going on completely below our awareness - even in a
boating lake in a Devon seaside town which some might say is a little
mundane. I'm wondering now whether there's a difference between day and
night in terms of activity? I recall being told that rock pools are more
active at night - which will be my next hydrophone adventure.
>
> --- In Bernie Krause chirp@ wrote:
> >
> > To my knowledge, this is the first such recording made in 1984,
Greg.
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > http://soundcloud.com/wildsanctuary/tadpoles_insect_larvae
> >
> >
> >
> > Bernie
> >
> >
> > On May 3, 2012, at 2:02 PM, Gregory O'Drobinak wrote:
> >
> > > Hi, Bernie!
> > >
> > > Can you share some recordings of vernal ponds (or other small
aquatic
> > > environments) with us?
> > >
> > > I'm sure we'd all like to hear some of the rich aquatic sounds
that
> > > you've
> > > recorded.
> > >
> > > Thank you very much!
> > >
> > > - Greg
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ________________________________
> > > From: Bernie Krause chirp@
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Thu, May 3, 2012 3:13:23 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nature Recordists] Hydrophone ...
> > >
> > >
> > > Many tiny marine organisms make noise, Tony. Waterboatmen, insect
> > > larvae, tadpoles (spadefoot toads, for instance), all vocal with
> > > certain species. Keep in mind, though, that there's still lots of
work
> > > to do identifying all those that do (or don't) vocalize. One of my
> > > biggest surprises was when I first dropped a hydrophone into a
vernal
> > > pool at Mono Lake and heard those critters for the first time in
Message: 1984.
Subject: > > >
> > > Bernie Krause
> > >
> > > On May 3, 2012, at 12:49 PM, soundings23 wrote:
> > >
> > >> Bought a hydrophone from Jez riley French this week (many thank's
> > >> Jez, very prompt and all works fine - though I soldered on a
stereo
> > >> mini jack so I could output to both channels). First try is here
> > >> http://soundcloud.com/tonywhitehead/goodrington-hydrophone
> > >>
> > >> I'm now left wondering about the sounds! I'm guessing water
boatmen
> > >> of which there were quite a few small Corixidae. There were also
a
> > >> number of tadpoles. Any suggestions for a hydrophone newbie!
> > >>
> > >> I also like the way, despite it being a few feet down, it picks
up a
> > >> herring gull call distantly about a third of the way in.
> > >>
> > >> cheers
> > >>
> > >> Tony
> > >>
> > >>
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