Name: Reef hydrophone recording. Culion Island, Palawan, Philippines by Charles Kenwright
Duration: 2 min 56 s
Description: This is a recording of a reef. I used an Ambient ASF MKII hydrophone plugged into a Zoom F3 recorder. I´ve mixed three tracks to try and give it some depth - 1 front, two left and right, a little bit behind. The sound of shrimps snapping away and the occasional base burble and scratching sounds make for a lively reef.

An especially busy day underwater at one of my favorite hydrophone listening spots; the Marina Drive bridge between Long Beach and Seal Beach. I can hear croakers, for sure, and what may also be garabaldi. I have seen, and heard them over in the marina and the popping sound they make is pretty distinct.

Croaker fish recorded with Hydrophones - San Gabriel River - Sep. 11 2024

Midwife Toads Dusk Chorus

A Mirror Of Grey Herons

A rookery in Landshut recorded early on a Sunday morning. I went back there the following Sunday with a parabolic microphone to record close ups of the bird calls. I´ve dropped them into my original mix. I think it gives a little more interest to the general recording.
There are at least 1000 rooks, jackdaws and a few crows roosting here in the centre of town. This area with many trees and two small streams incorporates the local hospital, the swimming baths and a town park. There´s not much human sound to hear except for the church bells which, I think give the recording an acoustic fingerprint of birds using the town as a safe refuge to roost. They come from a large area surrounding Landshut.

Rookery-Landshut #2

This is a recording of a reef. I used an Ambient ASF MKII hydrophone plugged into a Zoom F3 recorder. I´ve mixed three tracks to try and give it some depth - 1 front, two left and right, a little bit behind. The sound of shrimps snapping away and the occasional base burble and scratching sounds make for a lively reef.

Reef hydrophone recording. Culion Island, Palawan, Philippines

And The Earth Finally Took You Under

And the Earth Finally Took You Under

The first proper outdoor test of my new homemade 'Gladys' hydrophone.  Some common frogs in a neighbours garden pond.  Thanks Katie!  Pleased with how they sound.  Nice flat response.

Frogs Gladys Hydrophone

Dawn chorus with Woodcock

Part of this blog post on Sound Ark Studio's blog: 
"The Outer Hebrides and other Hydrophone News"
http://www.soundarkstudios.com/blog/the-outer-hebrides-and-other-hydrophone-news

3. Hydrophone Waves

I´m a photographer, videographer and sound recordist living in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany

Reef hydrophone recording. Culion Island, Palawan, Philippines

Charles Kenwright

Related tracks