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MothTakingOff.flac

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June 20th, 2006

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Sound effects > Natural elements and explosions
Insects

A moth taking off. This moth was flying around the light in my bathroom. When I went to record him, he landed on the mic. Here you can hear him run up the microphone, whirr his wings and take off. He then flies around the light a few times, colliding with the shower curtain on occasion. 19 June 06. Sony MD and stereo mic.

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buzz
field-recoding
flying
hum
moth
nature
taking-off
whirr
wings

Type

Flac (.flac)

Duration

0:10.766

File size

571.8 KB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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dobroide

19 years, 2 months ago

Odd, and a bit scary when you listen in headphones! Specifically, it would be frightening to hear the first half of this sample while in bed and trying to sleep. Argg...

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