DESCRIPTION: In Redwoods: Inside the Tree, hear what a Redwood tree "feels". Some wildlife calls are loud enough to vibrate 1000 year old wood. So you can actually hear animal calls through the wood using contact mics. The natural resonance of the wood filters the animal call of often gives it an ethereal character. Hear ominous owl hoots filtered through ancient bark and regal ravens resonating centuries old wood. This library offers you a large collection of an awe inspiring phenomenon I didn't know existed. I hope you enjoy listening to wildlife soundscapes from the perspective of Redwood trees. The tree itself is the subject, not the animal call. DEMO NOTES: Recordings in the demo alternate from outside (acoustic mics) to inside (contact mics) throughout the demo. If you'd like to listen to the full quality alternating outside/inside demo, get it – here. Also, here's a version of the outside/inside demo in parallel (with the outside in channels 1/2 and inside in channels 3/4). Get it – here. KEY FEATURES: Recordings made using acoustic and contact microphones in parallel Stereo/Quad/Ambisonics recordings + mono/stereo contact mics Wildlife sounds filtered through ancient Redwood bark The ability to switch between exterior and interior perspectives of the same event Active and quiet nature soundscapes RECORDING STORIES: Some wildlife is loud enough to resonate the wood of ancient Redwood trees! So, for example, you can hear the sound of a Great Horned Owl through the tree using contact mics. This only works with loud, lower frequencies calls like owls and ravens. Higher twittery birds don't have enough power to resonant the wood. You are hearing the wildlife translated through Redwood resonance of these ancient trees. You are hearing what a Redwood tree "feels" as sounds in its environment vibrate its wood! One thing to note – This project was done on private property protected by the Sempervirens Fund and I had permission to mount LOM Geofones in the bark using spikes. The bark on these trees was incredibly thick and limited use of these spikes for mounting did not damage these old trees. 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 (acoustic mics) + Mono or Stereo (contact mic/s) = 3 or 4 channel WAVs Quad (acoustic mics) + Mono or Stereo (contact mic/s) = 5 or 6 channel WAVs There are also 4 ambisonics files included in the "Stereo + Quad" version. Look at the spectrograms in the file list to more clarity LIBRARY INFO: Stereo Specs: 8.8 GB – 96 kHz / 24-bit – 29 stereo WAV files – Approx. 2.3 hours total Quad Specs: 11.4 GB – 96 kHz / 24-bit – 25 Quad WAV files – Approx. 1.8 hours total Stereo + Quad Specs: 20.2 GB – 2.3 hours total Metadata: Universal Category System, CSV, Soundminer, BWAV Categories: AMBForst, Old-growth Redwoods Location: Northern California, 2024, Spring 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 and 8030 Sennheiser AMBEO Lewitt LCT 540 S x4 LOM Geofone x2 Zoom F6 or F3 Radius Furries Cinela LEO20 and LEO25 Rycote MS Blimp
