Used books are perfectly readable and can be got thru Amazon for $12.00.. N=
ew ones, if they can be found, are ridiculous.
BTW, a little-know bit of soundscape history: this book was based on the Na=
tural Soundscape Program I developed for the National Park Service in 2001.=
It was part of a program by that name devised to help visitors orient them=
selves to listening and recording soundscapes in the national parks. I had =
written a listening and recording guide for park educational rangers that c=
onsisted of actual programs and workshops for visitors. In 2004, a couple o=
f Representatives (Young and Pombo) decided that the word, soundscape, was =
too radical (never mind the terms, landscape and seascape from which the te=
rm was derived), and told the NPS office in Fort Collins, where the soundsc=
ape program was headquartered, that if they didn=92t change the term they=
=92d lose what little funding they had. Hence, the Natural Sounds Program=
=85without the visitor component.
Bernie
On Oct 30, 2014, at 4:54 PM, Scott Hughes [naturerecordist=
s] <> wrote:
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> Bernie,
> They can try ABE BOOKS - looks like there are copies of your book availab=
le in various US locations, varying prices from $40.00 to $202.00 + shippin=
g
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> http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=3Dt&tn=3DWild+Soundscap=
es%3A+Discovering+the+Voice+of+the+Natural+World
>
> Scott
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>
> On 2014-10-30, at 7:42 PM, "Bernie Krause [nature=
recordists]" <> wrote:
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>> If you can get hold of a copy of Wild Soundscapes: Discovering the Voice=
of the Natural World (http://www.amazon.com/Wild-Soundscapes-Discovering-V=
oice-Natural/dp/0899972969) it might be helpful since it was the first comp=
rehensive book on field recording related specifically to natural soundscap=
es. It came out about 13 years ago and is now out of print, and the chapter=
on technology is (of course) way out of date. But the basic protocols and =
concepts are pretty cogent and still relevant.
>>
>>
>> Bernie Krause
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>>
>> On Oct 30, 2014, at 3:45 PM, [naturerecordis=
ts] <> wrote:
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>>> "d. I still don't have the name of a book (apart from Bernie's) to star=
t understanding the concepts :-)"
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Sudipto,
>>> I do not have a book in mind. It may be there are as many good approach=
es to editing as there are good nature sound artists. Don=92t forget there=
are some on this forum who may not have written books on the subject but m=
ay be very happy to respond to your queries. So do not hesitate to ask.
>>>
>>>
>>> My personal approach is to produce stereo soundscapes while keeping the=
time line intact. I edit to make it sound the best that I can. Here are s=
ome of the steps that may occur in my process, though I usually approach ea=
ch recording uniquely.
>>>
>>>
>>> Adjust the overall amplitude. Attenuate excessive high hiss, low rumble=
, or other objectionable ambience, to make it sound natural or interesting.=
Balance the Left and Right channels if necessary. Do anything else I feel =
like doing. Select and split my section from the source recording. Apply fa=
des in and out. Save As with a file name that refers to the position from t=
he source recording =96 I use date, time of day, and recording location. Li=
sten to it, and decide if I like it or not.
>>>
>>>
>>> John Hartog
>>>
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>> Wild Sanctuary
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>> Glen Ellen, CA 95442
>> 707-996-6677
>> http://www.wildsanctuary.com
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>> SKYPE: biophony
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>> TED Global talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/bernie_krause_the_voice_of_the=
_natural_world.html
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Wild Sanctuary
POB 536
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
707-996-6677
http://www.wildsanctuary.com
SKYPE: biophony
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TED Global talk: http://www.ted.com/talks/bernie_krause_the_voice_of_the_na=
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