Half-speed version of part of a real 'Wow!' wind chimes duo hung up from trees high up in the Teign Gorge — but how come it's so beautiful yet sounds so sad?
1. Woodstock Chimes of Olympos (relatively low-pitched Ancient Greek scale)
2. Woodstock Chimes of Mars (high-pitched; not sure what the scale is!)
Puzzlingly, a strong emotional atmosphere that I pick up from this duo's sound is that of a pervasive deep melancholy or sadness — though not as intense and profound as when pentatonic chimes are combined with the Olympos.
I recorded this on 1 April 2014, on the rough slope just below Hunting Gate, which latter marks the highest point of the Hunter's Path, high up on the north side of the Teign Gorge, Drewsteignton, Devon, UK.
For more details about the different chimes used, please go to https://www.philipgoddard.com/shop/store-windchimes.htm.
Recording four Woodstock chimes in an earlier session (19 March 2014). On this occasion the recorder (light grey furry windshield) is perched on a small branch rather than on a tripod.
Techie stuff
The recorder was Sony PCM-M10, with Røde DeadKitten furry windshield. I have no note nor memory as to whether I had the recorder for this session perched on a branch (as in the photo above), or a Zipshot Mini tripod and thus closer to the ground.
Post-recording processing was to apply EQ in Audacity to correct for the muffling effect of the windshield — and then more recently stereo widening / sharpening-up using the VST plugin A1 Stereo Control (160% widening). This half-speed version was created by use of the 'Change speed' effect in Audacity.
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Type
Flac (.flac)
Duration
39:31.340
File size
122.7 MB
Sample rate
44100.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
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