Field recordings (some edited, mixed, mastered, etc.)

Vinyl Crackle

The geothermal activity in Iceland is well known, but the natural sounds created by this activity are known by few. 
Recordings are done in A-B Stereo with Schoeps MK4 microphones.
Many hours of recording.

Hot springs in Iceland

Undersea recording at Gufunes, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Location: http://ja.is/kort/#q=index_id:1541854&amp;x=362826&amp;y=408892&amp;z=10&amp;type=aerial
Recorded:22:30, 8/8/2011
Weather: Calm, dry and around 7°C.
Recorder: Korg MR1000 (24/96) with Sound Devises 552 preamp
Microphones: Aquarian H2a-XLR Hydrophone with 40cm spacing.


Undersea recording at Gufunes, Reykjavik, Iceland

Many Icelanders own a summer house. Almost all this summer houses have a outdoor hot tub spa.
In July 2011 I spent one week in workers union summer house. Of course there was a hot tub where my son spent many hours for fun. I put my Aquarian mics in the tub. Part of the result can be hear in this session.
Recorder: Korg MR1000 with SD552 preamp.
Mics: Aquarian H2a XLR40cm apart
Pix: Olympus 4040 in Ewa-Marine pocket.
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Boy in a hot tub.

Longer version at: http://fieldrecording.net/2012/01/04/aramot-a-las-americas-tenerife/ 

Fireworks at Tenerife 2011-2012

Nature reserve in Floi 2011 – Part 1. Listen and see more at: http://fieldrecording.net/2011/11/01/fridland-i-floa-2011-1-hluti/

Nature reserve in Flói 2011 – Part 1

This was recorded on the first night that myself and the team arrived at the Villa Carmen Research station in the Peruvian Amazon. 
Enjoy! 

Equipment: 
Sound Devices 552
Schoeps MK4 Stereo 
Rode NT1A Stereo 

Villa Carmen Research Station - On the porch at night

Nature reserve in Floi 2011 – Part 2. Listen and see more at: http://fieldrecording.net/2012/01/21/fridland-i-floa-2011-2-hluti/

Nature reserve in Flói 2011 – Part 2

Recorded at Fort Cronkhite north of San Francisco. The doors to the old bunker have recently been sealed off for safety reasons so no door movement could be recorded. In spite of this I grabbed a tire iron and got to improvising latch and impact sounds. Schoeps CMC6/MK41-MK8 MS.

Fort Cronkhite Doors

Une hôtesse de l'air sur le party au retour de SXSW, Austin, Texas.

L'hôtesse de l'air sur le party

A recording I took inside the lift at my studio. At the time, the lights in the lift and corridors weren't working so it was almost pitch black. Anyone seen the film Angel Heart?

To The Second Floor

Recorded near the beach in a sea pool below the Hotel “Europe Villa Cortes GL” at Tenerife. 
More information, longer and different version of the recording can be found at: http://fieldrecording.net/2012/04/05/skepnurnar-i-lauginni/
Pictures can be found at:
https://picasaweb.google.com/104187345157190691446/HungrySnailsInTheSeaPool

Hungry Snails

Found a large Velvet Ant walking on my driveway today, and couldn't help but notice the odd sounds this insect was making. The recording is of the insect crawling around inside a cardboard box, before I let it go back into my backyard. The Velvet Ant, also known as the "Cow Killer" is actually not an ant, but a wasp. I recorded this with 2 DPA 4060 Lav's and Sound Devices 702 recorder at 24bit-96Khz. 


Recording of a Velvet Ant.

Texas Yard Sounds at Austin

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/2012/06/construction-site-temple-meads-20120613-13-55/

Construction site - Temple Meads 20120613 13-55

Recording today of a container full of thousands of Maggots squirming in wet mud. I buried two H2a-XLR hydrophones below the surface (in the mud), and placed two DPA-4060 Lav microphones on the top surface and let the maggots call all over the place. All 4 channels are unprocessed, unedited 24bit-96khz captured with a Sound Devices recorder.


Hydrophone/Lav Recording of 1000 Maggots in sticky wet mud.

All sounds in this recording is made by one phase power line (picture), bass from nearby party, strong gust, sheep and birds. No post work.
More information and another part of this recording can be found at:
http://fieldrecording.net/2012/06/22/opus-for-power-line-bass-wind-and-birds/

Field recordings (some edited, mixed, mastered, etc.)

Philippe Dambournet