August 7, 2008
One of the first lessons that one learns when recording nature sounds, is that every moment is unique. Breezes ebb and flow. No two waves of the ocean sound exactly the same. A bird doesn’t sing his song exactly the same each time. No trickle of water is the same sound from one moment to the next. When one starts to add up all the little events that are happening simultaneously in a particular audio environment, then the possibilities seem endless. I find myself going out and recording 3, 4, 5 hours or more to find just the right nuance that invokes that feeling of “being there”. Ideally I try to have a finished product of about 70 minutes long and perhaps even 130 minutes long with no looping.
Sometimes though, nature does not co-operate. Many animals, particularly birds and amphibians, are only vocal at certain times of day, or when environmental conditions such as temperature or amount of daylight are in their comfort range. This can limit the length of time that an audio environment is present.
One recent example of this is “Spring Owls and Frogs – Boreal Forest ©”
. I had the equipment set up over a number of evenings at a particular pond starting in the evening in the spring of 2008. The wood frogs and peepers only call in the spring as the evenings get milder. However, it was only for about 20 minutes of twilight on just one evening, that three great horned owls discussed where their mating territories were. The result is a delightful evening recording.
Sometimes though, nature does not co-operate. Many animals, particularly birds and amphibians, are only vocal at certain times of day, or when environmental conditions such as temperature or amount of daylight are in their comfort range. This can limit the length of time that an audio environment is present.
One recent example of this is “Spring Owls and Frogs – Boreal Forest ©”
. I had the equipment set up over a number of evenings at a particular pond starting in the evening in the spring of 2008. The wood frogs and peepers only call in the spring as the evenings get milder. However, it was only for about 20 minutes of twilight on just one evening, that three great horned owls discussed where their mating territories were. The result is a delightful evening recording.Nature Sounds.ca
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