Scott's Experience with the Marsh Trip

I have nothing to post because when I got back to Milwaukee I found that I had 13 seconds of static. It was my first time using the MD recorders and in the dark and cold something must have gone wrong. My advice to anyone going field recording is that you should know how to use your equipment before you get to the field. Do not try to figure out how to use it as your in the field, only bad things can come of this.

BayView & LedgeView (while others were at the Marsh)

From a solo trip to the LedgeView area; The wind seems to overpower the recording...

...and another.
While I was hanging out, the trees started to creak nicely with the wind gusts - it didn't pick up on the recording as prominently, however.

A band playing saturday evening during the BayView Bash 2006 - a few blocks away; Besides the guys voice on the PA, and the harmonica, at one point you can just start to make out the noise from the crowd, and some wind chimes in the neighbor's yard.



-Jose M.

Drops

This first recording was made where the path to the river (ditch?) was completely surrounded by trees and therefore birds. The dripping sound isn't rain - it's melting frost from the [cold] night before. I particularly enjoy how this "rain" spatializes the piece. Also of note is the gradation of birdcalls from near to far away.

The second file originated from about a hundred yards to the south - right next to the river. Yet again, birdcalls abound. But, away from the noise-shield of the trees and melting frost, manmade sounds can be heard - an airplane and a diesel engine (probably a tractor at the nearby farm). These prominent background noises mingle with the more delicate sounds of wing beats and bird calls (I think there's a crane in there somewhere) in the foreground.

Photo courtesy of Rob Danielson

-Brennan Alcott

Mike Jorgenson

Here are three sound files recorded from the Sheboygan Marsh. I like the first one because of the echoes of the dog and I just really like the sound of the truck backing up. That sound seems very clear to me. Also, I particularly like the birds or mice at the very end.
The second clip I like because of all the activity and the rough sound of the duck (at least I think it's a duck). Plus, again I really enjoy the length of the echoes.
The last sound I find calming. I must have a thing for echoes becuase the length of the echoes are really the things I enjoy from these recordings.

Picture taken by Rob Danielson

Plane vs. dog vs. Josh and Katie



This is the only sound i captured that i really found myself returning to. Its not a very beautiful mess of sounds. However, i love the conflict between them, and i think its actually pretty funny, maybe you had to be there. But, i brought 7 batteries with me, they all died, i only ended up getting like 20 minutes of recordings. When i finally borrowed a battery from Andy and settled down again, the dogs started barking, and i was really enjoying the space that their echoing barks mapped out. Just as i was getting excited that i was going to get something great, a plane comes by; in a few seconds i learned to love the plane. Then, Katie and Josh walked and talked by to set up their equipment, and, yeah... I was kind of irked at first, but i really like the sound, its simple, and hard to work with, but i find it funny, at least as a personal experience. Enjoy, if you can.

-Anthony Lopez

Picture taken by Stephen L. Thomas

Here are my tracks as uploaded so far. I will try to re-transfer them using the computers at school in order to boost quality.

-Andy Chaney

://pantherfile.uwm.edu/amchaney/public/images/Track01.cda
://pantherfile.uwm.edu/amchaney/public/images/Track02.cda
://pantherfile.uwm.edu/amchaney/public/images/Track03.cda

Sounds By Anna Krutzik

So I didn't really equalize either of my sound clips. And there's this strange warbly sound that I think is from the transfer. But out of everything that I got, trust me, these are the best ones. I like the echo of the dog bark in this one.

Play: Dogs, dogs.

Picture from:http://ds.advancedmn.com/images/content/misc/dog_bark2.jpg





And this one is not too terribly exciting except for the brief payoff at the end before my recording cut out.



Play: Dogs, Trucks, Birds.



Picture taken by Rob Danielson at Sheboygan Marsh

The joys of technology

Photo: Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire Coastal Walk by Terry Smith, Durham, England
http://www.shottonlad.plus.com/robinhoodsbay2.html

I was able to capture some beautiful sounds of rustling people, distant dogs, and a surprise phone call, which ruined the recordings for two fancy young lads in my presence. Either way, it was fun and I was able to get a nice illness from the whole experience!

Play disrupted echo

These two friendly neighbors of mine in the midst of the marsh rustled around off the "beaten path" if you will (which I know you must). I can picture them just out of frame in this photo I found moving about as if they need their Pampers changed. Though, all is not lost when the distant dogs can be heard and envisioned toward the end of this engulfing trail lined with beautiful trees. As we all come together in the serene essence of the sounds juxtaposed with this picture, a realistic yet fond memory takes over our minds as Holly's cell phone rings...may be bad recording etiquette, but it was my mama and I have no regrets!