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
I’ve been doing some more hydrophone recording recently, and I often come across sounds of water bugs in bodies of water. I started looking for some information on the internet to help me identify them, but unfortunately there doesn’t seem to be much clear information on the internet for identifying water bugs by their vocalisations. … Read more Freshwater Invertebrate Vocalisations
I’ve been thinking a little about the next iteration of my surround recording rig today, and have been pondering trying a few different things out with regards to microphone angles and spacing. There is an interesting web based app that you can use to visualise the effects of changing microphone polar response, angle or distance … Read more Stereo Microphone Visualisation
I got a little time to go out for some field recording the other weekend around the Burrill Lake area (just south of Ulladulla) on the south coast of NSW, where I found a great sounding patch of frogs in the Meroo National Park. I stumbled across them almost by luck during the afternoon, and … Read more Frogs of Meroo National Park