![]() So, in an attempt to clarify the bird songs, I excitedly applied some “broadband noise reduction” using state-of-the-art sound editing software, with the goal of reducing the sound of the wind without compromising the bird songs. ![]() My previous dawn choruses from the same location are more diverse in composition, and not so pleasing from a purely musical standpoint. The more I listened, the more impressed I became. Oh my … such beauty residing within the whoosh … a wonderful interplay between the melodic flutey rambles of the thrushes and the lovely pure-tone whistles of the sparrows. Once again I was struck by the incessant whooshy-ness of this dawn chorus, but thankfully I listened long enough to realize that it is actually quite unique because it consists almost entirely of the very musical songs of just the two species, Hermit Thrushes and White-throated Sparrows, without other bird songs muddying the concert. Thank goodness I didn’t trash this recording! Over the last few months I’ve been organizing my vast collection of binaural soundscapes, and a few days ago I re-visited the recordings from my July 2016 visit to the bog. And if you’re using Apple AirPods, be sure to disable spatial audio processing. Please wear headphones or earbuds for a spacious and immersive listening experience. Note: The recordings featured below are “3D binaural soundscapes”. Note that this rendition has been pitch-lowered about an octave to appeal more to our human musical sensibilities, but otherwise it is an entirely natural earth-expression, with no layering of multiple recordings to densify the soundscape. ![]() So … without further ado … please listen to the following, which is my well-meaning attempt at affecting an alchemical transformation of my original field recording from base metal to gold, with the aim of distilling the “Celestial Music” perhaps contained therein. ![]() But upon further examination several days ago (almost exactly seven years later), I was shocked to discover that I had actually captured a soundscape worthy of considerable admiration and praise. I was disappointed with the recording for reasons I will explain later, and I almost threw it away. In early July of 2016, I recorded Hermit Thrushes and White-throated Sparrows singing at first light at Spring Pond Bog, a Nature Conservancy Preserve located in the Adirondack Mountains in northern New York. ![]()
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