Jecklin Disk

Very quiet morning, the back door of our garage is talking in the wind.

Tascam DR05X, 24bit, 48 kHz
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2 omnis and a Jecklin Disk
Uploaded as 16bit FLAC.

A Steel Door - 2023/08/23 - Talking in the Wind

Recorded with Zoom F3 + Superlux S502, edited in Ableton Live 10. A compilation of few recordings, with one additional layer running throughout the entire piece. It’s my first one, so go easy on me!

Hungover Stroll Through Świerklaniec Park (Sober Me, Not-So-Sober Cousin)

Dusk at the Heronry - Waterbeach Lake. Easter 2025.  The unique sound of herons 'quacking'.  I understand this to be the 'begging call' of young herons at the nest.  Some distance away - I didn't want to get too close and disturb these birds.  I was setting up an overnight recording rig to capture the following morning's dawn chorus.  "Pammy' the binaural dummy head with a pair of MKH8020 mics to a SD MixPre-6. 24/48kHz.

Dusk at the Heronry

I put out a droprig close to a nest of a Grey-headed Woodpecker in an aspen close to a small brook. In this recording you can discern a drumming Grey-headed Woodpecker and later on a dusk-singing Blackbird and Robin. And after sunset you will hear two wolves howl in the distance and in the final minutes a calling Great Grey Owl.

Uppland. May 5, 2025.
Zoom F3 + Clippy EM272 as tree ears

ASMR - small brook at dusk with wolves in the distance

This howl took me by surprise. The wolf call I have heard before is when the parents call to their young in August to September. Often the young wolves join the choir in September. This is obviously quite another call. Discussed it with several colleagues knowledgeable about wolves and we came to the conclusion that this is most likely an 'alpha male' doing this to let other packs or wolves in local territory to stay away. This is the time they are having their pups and if they have young nearby the parents are likely on high alert!

Uppland. May 5, 2025.
Tascam FR-AV2 + MikroUsi as tree ears

Wolf howling at dusk

Mediterraneo, Costa Brava, Girona.

Rana Perezi and birds in a pound ms stereo

250517T1300Z FROGS AND BIRDS MS STEREO 2

Ambiente de ribera acompañado del canto de pequeñas aves como el pinzón común (Fringilla coelebs), curruca capirotada (Sylvia atricapilla), verdecillo (Serinus Serinus), petirrojo (Erithacus rubecula), herrerillo común (Cyanistes caeruelus) y alguna más.

6-06-2025_Rio Ripoll, Parc Natuarl de Sant Llorenç del Munt i l´Obac.wav

approached two guys to ask if I could record them fixing their car... and this happened lol 

missed opportunity

wasn't expecting this

Frogs in a creek at night: Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera).

2025.08.09 Night Creek Excerpt 1 (Frogs) Omni Mid-Side and Omni AB 63 cm

Note that this is a typical example of a koala's growling being triggered as a response to the distant sound of a vehicle engine (in this instance, probably a light aircraft).

2025.08.09 Night Creek Excerpt 2 (Koala) Omni Mid-Side and Omni AB 63 cm

This is the sound of a Freight Train in a train yard preparing for its trip out of Richmond, CA.

Freight Train recorded with a Schoeps MK2(pair) and a Jecklin Disk

“Senur” first chapter.

In 10th of February 2013 I recorded a concert with Amateur symphony orchestra. 
The program contained a wonderful melody “Senur” composed in four chapters by Sigurður Sævarsson. It was composed for string orchestra and obo. Both the orchestra and the soloist, Guðrún Másdóttir, played it flawless. 
I was pretty happy with the recording result, even though the concert hall (a church) sounded terrible for recording. It has a very harsh sound and difficult peaks in some resonance frequencies. 
Over the orchestra I used a Jecklin disk with a double pair of mics, parallel MKH8020 and MKH20 in 45°+45° (see following picture). 
Close to the soloist was a pair of MKH8040 and far behind in the hall was a pair of SE4400a with spaced Omni (70cm). 
 
Past months I have got a few emails where people ask me for a sound sample with my Jecklin disk. So this is it. Hereby is the first chapter of Senur. The only post work I do for this Soundcloud work out was turning off MKH8020 on the Jecklin disk and the SE4400a far behind in the hall. Then I increase the gain of MKH20 on the Jecklin disk about +8dB

Other mix of this recording and more information can be found here:
http://fieldrecording.net/2013/03/15/senur-first-chapter/

Information about the Jecklin disk:
https://picasaweb.google.com/104187345157190691446/DIYJecklinDisk?authuser=0&feat=directlink

Composer Sigurður Sævarsson:
http://sigurdursaevarsson.com/

Amateur symphony orchestra:
http://www.ahugasinfonia.is/

"Senur" chapter one, with MKH20 on Jecklin disk

Recorded at the approach end of the Reading Air Show with a Jecklin Disk using two Audio-Technica AT4022 microphones and a Sound Devices 702 recorder.  This is a rare opportunity to hear B-29 bomber performing a high speed low-altitude fly-over.  

This is very close to what it must have sounded like to the Allied prisoners of war who were starving at the Omori prison camp in Tokyo, when suddenly a B-29 flew low over the camp.  Many spirits were revived on that day for sure.

Recording levels were set with minimal gain in order to hopefully eliminate any clipping.  The sound is best heard with wide-range monitors turned up slightly.  If the lapels on your shirt flap during the fly-over you have the sound level set about right. 

Rare B-29 Superfortress bomber FiFi performs a high speed low altitude flyover, AT4022, Jecklin disk

Recorded at the approach end of the Reading Air Show, three B-25 mitchell bombers, (Briefing Time)(Yankee Warrior) and (Panchito), perform a low-altitude fly-over.  Recorded with a Jecklin Disk using two Audio-Technica AT4022 microphones and a Sound Devices 702 recorder.  The recording gain was turned down in an effort to avoid clipping.  When listening, you should increase the gain on your system.  Wide-range monitors, good speakers, or headphones are best to realize the feel of the sounds.

A Steel Door - 2023/08/23 - Talking in the Wind

Gerwin Meijer

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