This past week the eastern seaboard experienced some high winds and heavy rains. Meteorologists told us it was part of an atmospheric river and might develop into a bomb cyclone. I do wonder if these meteorologists are getting too excited about naming things but whatever makes them happy.
I live in the great state of New Jersey, and the weather over the last week did not present as anything worthy of a bomb cyclone, but the winds sure did pick up. Most of the leaves have fallen but there are some nice spruce trees in the yard that provided a medium for the wind to pass through. The leaves rolling across the ground also play a role in filling out the image.
The first recording opens with some powerful "Warren Buffetting"
I also dig the subtle material.
Recording Geek Note: Rig consists of Schoeps CMC1′s with MK4 capsules set up for double ORTF. It was tracked with a Cooper CS 104 feeding a Sound Devices 744T
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Cold November Rain
I have never been much of a Guns ‘n Roses fan, but "Cold November Rain" seemed like an appropriate title for this post as it was both cold and raining. I wanted to get the rig outside because it was Thanksgiving Day and I knew traffic would be at a minimum. The rig is out on a stone patio near
Mountain Lake Biological Station
This post comes from Stephen Vitiello who has been spending time at the Mountain Lake Biological Station in Pembroke, VA: I was tipped off to some sounds to listen for – juvenile barred owls, calling after sunset. I left a pair of DPA 4060s in a tree over night and captured some call and response and a moment of rain.
Bird Deck
One of the things I love about long holiday weekends is that most of my neighbors head out of town. Last weekend was Memorial Day weekend here in the states, and in terms of noise, that means quiet. Not only were the neighbors quiet, but temperatures didn’t peak enough for HVAC units to start kicking on. With quiet in mind,