Googling around, there's this ref on British Library to what I can only des=
cribe as "historic fish recordings" (which on typing it has made me smile) =
...
"The British Library Sound Archive has recordings of 250 different fish spe=
cies. A small collection of sounds of marine fish by A.D. Hawkins, some rec=
ordings of freshwater species and a number of American and Russian discs ar=
e of unusual interest."
And theres a 1968 recording by Hawkins of a haddock here http://cadensa.bl.=
uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/5?searchdata1=3Dhaddock01&library=3DALL done with =
"Admiralty hydrophone with Brook-Deal amplifier, Nagra IIIB tape recorder, =
19 cms"
I'm particularly liking the ref to to "Russian discs" of "unusual interest"
Tony
--- In "Jez" <> wrote:
>
> 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"
> <tony.whitehead2332@> 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
> 1984.
> > > >
> > > > 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
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> ------------------------------------
> > > >>
> > > >> "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > > >> sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> > > >> Krause.
> > > >>
> > > >> Yahoo! Groups Links
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> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >>
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> > > > 707-996-6677
> > > > http://www.wildsanctuary.com
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> > > > "While a picture is worth a thousand words, a
> > > > sound is worth a thousand pictures." R. Murray Schafer via Bernie
> > > > Krause.
> > > >
> > > > Yahoo! Groups Links
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> > > POB 536
> > > Glen Ellen, CA 95442
> > > 707-996-6677
> > > http://www.wildsanctuary.com
> > > chirp@
> > > Google Earth zooms: http://earth.wildsanctuary.com
> > > SKYPE: biophony
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