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The Longplayer Conversation: Chris Watson and David Attenborough

December 2, 2017 by Tim Duck

The British Library have posted up video from their recent 2017 Longplayer Conversation, bringing together long time collaborators, sound recordist Chris Watson and naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough for a discussion of of some of their experiences around nature field recording. It is a fantastic chat between two of the greats of nature documentary … Read more The Longplayer Conversation: Chris Watson and David Attenborough

Richard Fidler interviews Chris Watson

October 19, 2017 by Tim Duck

Richard Fidler recently interviewed field recordist Chris Watson as part of his Conversations series on ABC Radio. It is a great interview, likely to be of interest to many people. Check it out at: http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/conversations/conversations-chris-watson/9036566 Fortunately I will be getting a chance to see Chris Watson perform at the Wired Lab Open Day this weekend, … Read more Richard Fidler interviews Chris Watson

Being Hear Short Film

September 2, 2017 by Tim Duck

There is a short film featuring Gordon Hempton discussing the importance of quiet and listening. Silence, as he puts it, “is the think tank of the soul.” Check out the video below: Being Hear from Spruce Tone Films on Vimeo.

The Same Song Sung in 15 Places

May 2, 2017 by Tim Duck

I recently came across a video of a person going by the name wikisinger singing in different places to show the effect of the acoustics and associated reverberation. The video is similar in style to another I had previously seen of a drummer playing in various places, and you can check them both out along … Read more The Same Song Sung in 15 Places

Fish singing dawn chorus

February 19, 2017 by Tim Duck

New Scientist published an article a little while back discussing some hydrophone recording research into dawn and dusk choruses of fish off the Western Australian coast. You can check out the article and a sample recording at: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2106331-fish-recorded-singing-dawn-chorus-on-reefs-just-like-birds/

In Search of Pistol Shrimp Video

January 18, 2017 by Tim Duck

Ambient (Audio equipment manufacturers) have a great little video on their website that follows their team as they take their hydrophone rig out to locate some pistol shrimp around some reef areas. These shrimp are easy to hear, but harder to see. The video features some great hydrophone recordings and underwater footage. Check it out … Read more In Search of Pistol Shrimp Video

Commercial Aviation World Map

January 7, 2017 by Tim Duck

I’m currently reading Gordon Hempton’s book “Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox”, which I am enjoying a lot. In it Hempton refers to a Creative Commons map of the world that shows “scheduled airline traffic around the world, circa June 2009. Contains 54317 routes, rendered at 25% transparency.” Here it is below: By Jpatokal (Own … Read more Commercial Aviation World Map

Yosemite Soundscapes

January 7, 2017 by Tim Duck

Yosemite National Park have produced a short episode of their “Yosemite Sound Notes” about Soundscapes and the value of the sound of the natural environment (biophony and geophony). It even includes some Bernie Krause discussing the health side effects of sound on people. Check it out below…

Bernie Krause: The Voice of the Natural World

January 5, 2017 by Tim Duck

Bernie Krause gave a TED Talk a few years ago about “The Voice of the Natural World” which is a neat little snapshot of some of his soundscape recording and its value for ecological studies. Check it out below:

Silencing Ecosystems

December 21, 2016 by Tim Duck

An article and video on CNN came out the other day discussing the work of Bryan Pijanowski in recording the acoustic environment in the jungles of Costa Rica, and how Pijanowski is concerned about the silencing of these ecosystems over time and what they might mean for the health of ecosystems and the possible extinction of … Read more Silencing Ecosystems