Binaural field recording.
Rainwater flowing over our roof. 20/04/2014 1757
http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/2014/04/rainwater-flowing-over-rooftop/

Rainwater Flowing Over Rooftop

Sounds and music recorded at Exeter Respect Festival in 2009.

Exeter Respect 2009 - 07 Ainote-San 2

Exeter Respect 2009 - 06 Ainote-San 1

Exeter Respect 2009 - 05 Ainote-San Soundcheck

Exeter Respect 2009 - 04 Exeter Respect Festival 3

Exeter Respect 2009 - 03 Exeter Respect Festival 2

Exeter Respect 2009 - 02 Exeter Respect Festival 1

Exeter Respect 2009 - 01 Phonic Fm Promo

Fireworks at the Double Locks, Exeter - Nov 2008

Fireworks at the Double Locks, Exeter - Nov 2008 #1

Fireworks at the Double Locks, Exeter - Nov 2008 #2

A field recording made of coastal sounds at Salcombe Regis in October 2008.

In October we went for a walk along the coast starting and ending at Salcombe Regis. On route we passed a secluded (and deserted) beach, which we subsequently learned was a naturist beach! I made a recording while climbing down the steps to the beach.Unfortunately my microphone picked up activity from my mobile phone part way through - hence the presence of some rough edits.

Salcombe Regis

The sounds of busy Amsterdam streets. Cyclists, trams, boats and cars.
http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/2014/10/amsterdam-city-street-sounds/

Amsterdam Street Sounds - Pedestrian Crossing 20140919 15:49

The Champ Sonique sound art installation by Mo Becha in Amsterdam.
http://www.anythingispossible.nl/projects/champ-sonique
http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/2014/10/champ-sonique-sound-installation-amsterdam/

Champ Sonique installation 20140922 16:33

Rain & Birdsong - Ranworth Broad, Norfolk 2015

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/ranworth-broad-norfolk/

Ranworth Broad 1 20150613 1525

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/travel-metro-journey-barcelona/

We used the Barcelona Metro a lot during our visit in 2006, and I took this recording on our way back from Parc Guell to our 'pension' just off La Rambla.  We were riding Linea 3 from Vallcarca to Liceu.

Recorded on 3rd June 2006

Barcelona Metro Journey 180606

Binaural Diaries - Barcelona Metro Journey

Sitting in the tent, and listening to the rain while camping at the Big Chill festival 2005.

Rain On Tent - Big Chill 2005

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/thunder-storm-recording/

Thunder storm recording in our back garden on 17/11/2006

Thunder Storm

Light Summer Rain

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/pub-ambience/

Recorded in December 2009.

Pub Ambience

Field recordings made at Woodhill Bay, Portishead on 14th October 2016.
This was my first outing using the Sony PCM-M10, and involved some clambering on the headland rocks to try and get into a good position.  The tide was quite far out, and the sea calm.

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/woodhill-bay-portishead/



Gear:
Sony PCM-M10

Portishead Waves Ambience 14th October 2016 16:01

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/

Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016.

It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10

Leigh Woods 21st November 2016 #4

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/

Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016.

It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10
Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 in-ear binaural mics

Leigh Woods Binaural 21st November 2016 #3

Leigh Woods Binaural 21st November 2016 #1

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/carcassonne-june-2018/

A series of field recordings made in Carcassonne, France, combined into a continuous audio journey.

00:00 Admiring the view from the ramparts.
01:30 Inside the Basilique Saint Nazaire.
03:20 Listening to the goats from Le Pont Vieux.
05:24 Pidgeons being fed next to the Aude river.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10

Carcassonne, France, 8th June 2018

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/swimming-pool-ambience/

The sounds of an outdoor swimming pool in the Haute-Garonne region of France. As well as the sounds of swimming, the background ambiance includes the sounds of crickets, bees, cockerels crowing and birdsong.

Swimming Pool, France, 7th June 2018

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/thunderstorm-france/

Field recording of a thunderstorm from the window of a holiday gite, in Beauville, Haute-Garonne. This is a long 22-minute recording, over which time the storm gets livelier and louder.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

Thunderstorm, France, 10th June 2018

Recording of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in southern France.  Number 1 in a series.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

French Rural Ambience 1 20180606

Recording of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in southern France.  Number 2 in a series.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

French Rural Ambience 2 20180606

Recording of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in southern France.  Number 3 in a series.

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

French Rural Ambience 3 20180610

Binaural field recording of a train journey from Lawrence Hill station in Bristol to Severn Beach taken on 23rd June 2018.

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/train-journey-from-bristol-to-severn-beach

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10
SP-TFB-2 binaural in-ear mics

Train Journey From Bristol To Severn Beach 23 June 2018 1015

Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018.
Field recording of the Sandbanks Ferry, sailing from Shell Bay to Sandbanks in Dorset.

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/sandbanks-ferry/

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018 1444

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/

Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use.

Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques that he chose to demonstrate.

It's clear that such craftsmanship relies on an intimate understanding of the associated tools and materials. It goes without saying that the appearance and feel of the wood are key when crafting the raw material into the end result, but I was interested to learn that also the smell of the wood and the sounds made when working it all feed into the creative process.

In this recording Alistair demonstrated the use of a very old drawknife on a piece of larch. 

You can learn more about Alistair’s work at his website http://www.carvings-with-stories.co.uk, his blog https://carvingswithstories.blogspot.co.uk and Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Bristolwoodcarver/.

Alistair Park Woodcarving - Drawknife on Larch

Early Morning Birdsong - 3rd May 2020 05:30

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/early-morning-birdsong/

Early morning field recording of birdsong Bristol.

Inspired by International Dawn Chorus Day:
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10
Clippy Stereo EM172 microphones

Photo by Wojciech Święch on Unsplash

Early Morning Birdsong 3rd May 2020 05:30

A last-minute unplanned recording of fireworks being let off in our neighbourhood using the Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics.

I'd never heard such a cacophony of fireworks let off at such quick succession for so long.  It's slightly muffled as a result of recording indoors with the window only slightly open.

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/nye-2020-fireworks/

Gear:
Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

Photo by Fireworks Photo by Erwan Hesry

NYE 2020 Fireworks

A binaural field recording made in Ueno Park, Tokyo, on 16th March 2009.

Ueno

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/japan-buddhist-chanting-at-chion-in-temple/

A field recording made while listening to Buddhist chanting at Chion-in temple in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto on 25th March 2009.

Buddhist Chanting at Chion-in temple

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/japan-izakaya-at-myoden-station/

A field recording made in an Izakaya at Myoden Station in Chiba, Tokyo on 28th March 2009

Izakaya 2

A field recording made during a train journey from Bruges to Brussels on 4 October 2019 – 17:11.

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/train-from-bruges-to-brussels/

The first leg of our journey home from Bruges. It was a popular route, with many fellow passengers spread across the two levels of the train. The three recordings I’ve cross-faded together capture the contrast between lively chat and the low-register rumbling of the train’s movement.

Recorded using Sony PCM-M10 & Luhd PM-01 microphones

Train From Bruges To Brussels 4th October 2019 17:11

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk

The Binaural Diaries is my collection of field recordings, or ‘sound photographs’.

Much of this work is created using a technique called 'binaural recording'. This is a method of recording sound that uses two microphones, arranged with the intent to create a 3-D stereo sound sensation for the listener of actually being in the environment that was captured.  Listen using headphones to enjoy this effect.

My current field recording setup comprises of a pair of Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 binaural microphones and a Sony PCM M-10 recorder.

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