6. Re: What is a good nature sound recording?

["rock_scallop" rock_scallop]

While defining a "good" nature sound recording is difficult for me because =
so much of that is widely variable and subjectively personal, there are thi=
ngs that do make for a "bad" nature recording. The worst for me are longer =
(hour or so) recordings marketed mainly for relaxation that sound fine on i=
nitial casual review, but eventually on subsequent deeper review become obv=
iously composed of repeated short tracks looped together.

What makes that bad is not inherently the repeating of material - as I have=
 had clients request for that specifically. But what makes it bad is the de=
ception in marketing where the customer is led to think they are getting an=
 hour of material when in actuality it is merely only ten minutes - just re=
peated.

What makes a good recording? - an honest recording.

John Hartog
rockscallop.org