I'm deep in the Amazon rainforest, sleeping on an open platform with just a thin mosquito net between me and the jungle. The sounds of the rainforest weave into my dreams and eventually wake me up. Long version at https://youtu.be/GsZG1ggSQFw

Amazon Rainforest Waking Up

Wash Cycle 2: Electric Boogaloo

Wash Cycle

Listen to 16 minutes of raw, unfiltered sounds of the Perseverance Mars rover traveling in Jezero Crater. The noise generated by the interaction of the rover’s wheels and suspension with the surface can be heard, along with a high-pitched scratching noise. Perseverance’s engineering team continues to evaluate the source of the scratching noise, which may either be electromagnetic interference from one of the rover’s electronics boxes or interactions between the rover mobility system and the Martian surface. The entry, descent, and landing microphone was not intended for surface operations and had limited testing in this configuration before launch.
 
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Sounds of Perseverance Mars Rover Driving – Sol 16 (16 minutes)

NASA engineers combined three segments from the raw audio file recorded while the Perseverance Mars rover rolled across a section of Jezero Crater on sol 16 of the mission. Sections 0:20-0:45, 6:40-7:10, and 14:30-15:00 were combined into this 90-second highlight clip. There has been processing and editing to filter out some of the noise.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Sounds of Perseverance Mars Rover Driving – Sol 16 (90-second highlights)

Hogacre Bees

Geese Fighting In The Rain

Went car camping in the Trona Pinnacles this past weekend. Before we left I took some time to make a binaural rig for my Clippy EM272 lavalier omni-microphones. Rig is based on this design http://www.trackseventeen.com/mic_rigs.html from Curtis Olson. I'm really impressed with this design so far, more testing to come!

Recorded with a MixPre 3 II using 32-float at 96 kps and 40 dB gain. I also had a windjammer over the setup which was essential because it was insanely windy. Most of the "windiness" you'll hear in this recording is just the roaring fire. Processing including multi-band compression in the mid range and equalization. Mainly cut some low frequencies and boosted the high end because of the windjammer.

Solo Firepit during a Windy Night

Caught this lovely singing out of somebody's window in the morning. Haven't heard it before and I couldn't figure out where it was coming from...

Angel In The Neighbourhood

As I was laying in bed and trying to fall asleep, I saw a bright flash of light shine through my blinds. It looked like a flash of lightning, but we've lived in southern California for over five years and have never seen lightning. A few seconds went by, and sure enough I heard the familiar rumble of thunder in the distance. I debated whether or not to get up and put my recording equipment together, but I ultimately decided to do it. I managed to capture a few more rumbles as the mysterious storm moved past. If you think that you're hearing rain at any point, we didn't see a single drop of it.

Thumbnail credit: /u/ArceusBlitz

Recording Date:		2021.09.09
Recording Time:		22:45 PDT (UTC-07:00)
Location:			Orange County, California
Audio Interface:	Sound Devices MixPre3-II
Rate, Depth:		192 kHz, 32-bit float
Gain:			65 dB
Microphone(s):		Sennheiser MKH 8050, MKH 30
Mic Arrangement:	MS Stereo
Mic Protection:		Cinela Pianissimo DMS
Dynamic Range:		DR16 (foobar Dynamic Range Meter)

Editing done in Reaper with iZotope Ozone 9, RX 8, and Goodhertz Midside.

Rolling Thunder (Senn. M/S)

Composed, produced and performed by Stan LePard in 1996. This is a 2020 remix.

Used in the "Home" version of Windows 98 for the set up music.  Also used in Windows XP, Internet Starter Kit 3 and Encarta Virtual Globe 1998.  

The original mix is here: https://soundcloud.com/stanlepard/1996-internet-starter-kit-velkommen-original-mix

Complete modern grooves playlist: https://soundcloud.com/stanlepard/sets/groove-modern

Website: https://stanlepard.com

Velkommen

Windows 98: Velkommen

Recorded by vincent chanter. 'This is a recording of a corvid roost with the calls of Ravens and Jackdaws in the forest. Recorded on a warm September evening just before sunset.'

Newborough forest, Isle of Angelsey, WALES

One of my favorite things in life is enjoying beautifully detailed, transparent, stereo recordings, and my personal mission is to capture the world around me in the same manner. For the best experience, I recommend listening to these recordings in an environment with accurate stereo image reproduction, or with a nice pair of headphones. Helpful comments & critiques are welcome.

Recommended Reading: The Magic in 2-Channel Sound by the late Siegfried Linkwitz https://www.linkwitzlab.com/The_Magic/The%20Magic%20in-Edit-SL.pdf

Rolling Thunder (Senn. M/S)

Chris

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