2024_Lake_Enid_MS_lake_sounds

Lakeshore field recording made in July 2023 at the Long Branch campground in the Long Branch Recreation Area on Enid Lake near Oakland, MS. Recorded with Sennheiser 418S mid-side stereo shotgun microphone housed in Rode blimp (without furry). Recorded early evening. Unprocessed (other than M/S to standard stereo). Edits made as noted below (to cut out my voice describing recording situation).

Specific sound notes with timestamps

Gentle lakeshore water lapping, some mic handling noise near beginning. Distant cough 0:50. Distant aircraft noise. 1:19 - edit, insect noise louder; water lapping shore CU. Cicadas begin 1:55 with BG human voices (2). 2:36 super CU water lapping begin. 3:07 mic handling noise, CU footsteps walking over dirt, rock, sticks, sand, leaves (3:12- 3:48). 3:50 crickets with distant water lapping (faint human voices in distance barely audible; bird chirps. 4:31 audible edit.; CU water lapping and crickets faint vox in BG. 4:51 audible edit. CU shore water lapping BG crickets and other insect/bird chatter — stationary POV; 5:45 faint human voices in BG; 6:23 prominent bird chirp until 8:00. 8:02 audible edit. Multiple bird chirps with faint human vox. 8:40 mic handling noise. 8:56 loud cicadas (faint human vox in BG). 9:33 edit. CU water lapping to end 9:41.