A field recording of sand squeaking underfoot at Porth Oer (Whistling Sands) beach on the Llyn peninsula North Wales. Zoom H2 front on-board mics.
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
0:36.512
File size
6.7 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
13 years, 1 month ago
I heard a BBC Radio programme about this phenomenon, a French scientist was convinced that the silica had to have a coating of salt and a certain humidity to 'sing'.
See also
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singing_sands
13 years, 1 month ago
Great 'ben' ;-) so it's not common but real great to hear. But why does it sound like this?
Thanks for comment on my sound: http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/sounds/163293/
14 years, 7 months ago
thank you - reminds me of squeaky footsteps in hot sand on Sydney beaches (Australia)
17 years, 4 months ago
Nice. There is a beach like that where I grew up in Esperance (Western Australia), 'Lucky bay' ... high quartz content, finely granulated.
