Drogo Weir, Teign Gorge, with full flow

An invigorating and also great sleep-assist soundscape. Drogo Weir has an incorporated fish ladder in the middle, which considerably increases the thundering quality of its sound when there's at least a reasonably full flow. On this day the flow was enough to overwhelm the fish ladder. I recorded this a bit closer than previous recordings (which also had less flow), so the basic recording is a bit hard on the ears for extended listening at realistic volume.

For this reason I produced a 'laid-back' version of it, with a slight tilt away from the treble. This sounds very much as though heard from a little further back, and is kinder on the ears, and it's that version that I'm presenting here. However, there is also a recoding of this weir with significant but not so overwhelming flow and a more 'rounded' sound, at https://freesound.org/people/Philip_Goddard/sounds/683327/ .

I made this recording on the morning of 11 December 2018, as an unexpected bonus during a short(ish) but strenuous hike in the Teign Gorge, Drewsteignton, Devon, UK.

Advisory
Best NOT to have the playing volume at more than a normal sensible level — and indeed, for extended listening, to have the volume a little lower, in order to help ensure the best longevity of your high-frequency hearing!

Also, like some of my sea recordings, this sound contains a lot of very low frequencies, both thundering and 'earthquaky'. To do this recording justice, high-grade speakers or (best) headphones with extended very low bass response need to be used.

This recording taking place.

The weir during this recording. The sound is really hard on my ears, this close, and I'm relieved to get further back from it! The bulge in the middle is where the flow has overwhelmed the fish ladder. The thundering element of the sound is, to me, really beautiful.

Techie stuff:
The recorder was Sony PCM-D100, with two nested custom Windcut furry windshields. It was used on a full-size Zipshot tripod.

Initial post-recording processing was to use Audacity to apply an EQ curve to compensate for muffling from the furry windshields.

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