SD29 17-Year Cicadas

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DESCRIPTION: In 17-Year Cicadas, get a large collection of rare swarming insects. Hear visceral screeches and crackling wing flutters. Hear electric clicks and massive walls of swe lling sound. Hear long ambiences of morning songbirds singing in counterpoint with droning cicadas and isolated screeches so close you can feel their ultrasonic energy. This library offers you the sounds of the natural wonder of Brood X. These 17-year cicadas won't be heard again until 2038! It was wild to experience this 90-100 dB sound in person. I hope you enjoy them too. Thanks for listening. DOWNLOAD THE QUAD DEMO KEY FEATURES: Isolated sound design clips of cicadas alone Ambiences with cicadas and other wildlife Close isolated cicadas Distant swarms Drones Electric clicks Melodic calls Synchronized swells Ultrasonic content up to 70 kHz – see spectrograms in file list below for reference. 3 distinct species Please note: the "Pitch Shifted Demo" was made to demonstrate the potential of the sounds in this library. However, 17-Year Cicadas does NOT include pitch shifted sounds, only mastered field recordings. RECORDING STORIES: I spent 5 days recording cicadas in June 2021. It was my first time experiencing this lovely natural wonder and I'm excited to share the sounds. First off, there's more that one species of 17-year cicadas. Three species emerge at the same time! Magicicada cassini (intense noise from 3 to 30 kHz). These sound similar to typical, yearly North American cicadas. These are by far the loudest and peak in the heat of the afternoon sun. Magicicada septendecim (droning from 1.2 to 1.5 kHz). This sound is created by millions of single "pharaoh" calls that combine into a lush cricket-like chorus. These calls start in the morning with an otherworldly drone. Magicicada septendecula (short pulsing from 6 to 9 kHz). This rhythmic species is the least common and seldom heard. 17-year cicadas only sing during daytime and usually peak in activity on hot sunny summer afternoons. The cicadas roost in the treetops for their mating dance, so I had to find a way to get close to them. This mostly involved climbing trees or using a long boom pole to get up into the canopy. Luckily I found that the cicadas would land on the blimp furry and get slightly snared in the hairs for a few seconds. This made for some great close up screeches, clicks, and drones. The tricky part was finding a tree that was climbable or short enough to use the boom pole. Most of the Eastern US trees are over 30 meters and I couldn't easily get close to the singing cicadas. There are many broods of 17-year cicadas with offset cycles. So find a brood near your region, and mark your calendars for the next emergence. Here's a good resource: Cicadamania. If you want to dive deeper into the world of these fascinating species, I'd recommend the book Bug Music by David Rothenberg. Included Species: 17-year cicadas: Magicicada Septendecim, Magicicada Septendecula, and Magicicada Cassini FILE LIST: Click "View larger version" in the bottom right corner of the File List below to open in a new tab for easier viewing. This works best on a desktop computer. View spectrograms for each track, search, and filter in the Airtable spreadsheet. FILE TYPES: Stereo: Double Mid/Side decoded to Stereo (L/R) Quad: Double Mid/Side decoded to Quad (L/R/Ls/Rs) SAMPLING RATE: 81 sound design clips are delivered at 192 kHz. These only include cicadas. 14 forest ambiences are delivered at 96 kHz. These contains cicadas and other wildlife. LIBRARY INFO: Stereo Specs: 7 GB – 192 kHz or 96 kHz / 24-bit – 95 stereo WAV files – 95+ sounds – Approx. 127 minutes (2.1 hours) Quad Specs: 14 GB – 192 kHz or 96 kHz / 24-bit – 95 quad WAV files – 95+ sounds – Approx. 127 minutes (2.1 hours) Metadata: Universal Category System, CSV, Soundminer, BWAV Categories: ANMLInsc, 17-year cicada, Brood X, Species: Magicicada Septendecim, Magicicada Septendecula, and Magicicada Cassini Location: United States, Delaware – June 2021 Mastering: read my Field Recording Mastering Rules for more info. Delivery: Instant - blazingly-fast - digital download License type: Single user, royalty-free - for a multi-user license, click here Sound Library Guarantee: If you're unhappy with my field recordings in any way, I'll give you store credit equal to the cost of the sound library. Read the full details – here. GEAR USED: Sennheiser MKH8040 pair and MKH30 in Double Mid/Side Sound Devices MixPre-3 II Cinela Pianissimo Double Mid/Side Blimp Show more