The sound of a cicada can be deafening, but it can also be the perfect buzz to drown out the negative thinking in your head. It's loud, overpowering and sharp, and it's really weird that it comes from an insect.
An aerosol can spraying several times, either a paint can or an insect repellent. (my apologies for the bird calls and wind in the background, field-recordings are difficult in a rural area. ).
Perhaps one of the most peaceful sound----a lone cricket singing his pure, melancholy chirp. Enjoy!. I recorded this with my marantz pmd661 -- performance enhanced by oade brothers of georgia --- and my rode ntg2 shotgun microphone.
Wearing a protection-suite, i try to be as close as possible to the entrance of a beehive. Recorded in the garden of my friends. Binaural recording with soundman okm`s and a h4n. If you want to support my work, please visit:jardinsonore(. )bandcamp(. )comthere you find a lot more.
Crickets recorded on an august night in mount sinai, n. Y. Closer to dense wooded area, dog barking in the distance. Recorded on a zoom h4n, 48khz 24 bit, noise reduction and high pass filter.
A wonderful typical mid-summer soundscape of cicadas, and some katydids recorded on the edge of a small town in illinois. Towards the end of the recording you will hear a very cool doppler-effect as the truck passes from right to left. Recorded about 8:00 at night with my zoom h4-n recorder using it's internal microphones. I had the volume level set fairly high -- 80 -- so you will probably also hear the constant hum of the various central air conditioning units. .
What do you do if you enjoy recording the natural sounds of our planet and you can't sleep at 2:00 in the morning on a hot august evening?. You go out and record the insect chorus of course!. Recording made with the zoom h4n and the internal microphones. .
Recording of a single cricket which found its way into the bottom of a stairwell. The surrounding walls are cemented giving a prominent reverb. The recorder (zoom h2) was placed about six inches away from the cricket.
Pine forest in nord odal small place north of oslo, norway. Distant traffic can be heard in the background. Recorded with two akg 480 omni with a jecklin disk.
Pine forest in nord odal small place north of oslo, norway. The spot has a view over the valley, distant traffic can be heard in the background. Recorded with two akg 480 omni with a jecklin disk.