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Wind chimes on a breezy day. This Outdoor Sounds. I’ve really been enjoying the simple things lately. We recently had a windy West Michigan day - it’s nature’s way of removing the rest of the leaves from the trees. And I capture the sounds of the little wind chime hanging off the roof on our deck. It was recorded with my Sennheiser Shotgun mic and Zoom F3 recorder.
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Outdoor Sounds
Jeff Large · Tech & Science · English
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Church silence. This is Outdoor Sounds. Sometimes the best sound is when there is none at all. I recently stopped pray in the middle of the night at a church I knew was open. It was close to midnight, just barely raining, and silent in a way I haven’t heard in a long time. Fortunately I had my equipment in the truck so I set up in this little grove or grotto on the side of the building and let it record while I went in to pray. You can listen for a whole lot of nothing. Just a few passing cars and the faint drops of rain from the roof. I was recorded with my Lom basicucho mics and Zoom F3.
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Sitting in the woods with nothing to do. This is Outdoor Sounds. This is a shorter recording from my hour and a half stint in the woods. The bummer is I didn’t check the battery before recording and I only captured about 20 minutes of it. Regardless, I hope you are as relaxed as I was listening to this. It was recorded with my LOM BasicUchos and MixPre 6.
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