Close recording of waves washing up on the beach. This sound was recorded beside a groyne, which some of the waves were hitting instead of reaching the shore. The sand in the area was wet from the tide washing up on it for a prolonged period. There was a few pebbles there too- though not as many as in my previous recording- they're also less audible here.
Weather got the better of me- as you might be able to hear, there's a lot of wind in the background, but it doesn't ruin it as such: I use my iPod's fabric case to protect the mic from the wind noise- it actually works! At least it wasn't as windy as at the clifftop- 28th May was VERY windy- there was high winds on the Humber Bridge too (which I crossed THREE times after taking a wrong turn) - though I made it across unharmed, with some spectacular scenery. All in all I'm rather pleased with this recording- it's a favourite of mine. If one day I should decide I hate it for whatever reason, I'd make a note to myself- don't look back in anger, this is incredible considering your minimal equipment.
Which brings me to THE equipment. A 5th-generation iPod touch with its built in mic and a windshield made out of its fabric case- hence the minimal wind noise. All later editing was done in Audacity including amplifying, fade in/out and low pass. Recorded at Withernsea Beach, East Yorkshire on a fine early summer evening, 28th May 2015. There you go. Download the sound to get a better preview!
Trying to match the standard of description of Philip Goddard here...
Type
Wave (.wav)
Duration
5:14.826
File size
57.6 MB
Sample rate
48000.0 Hz
Bit depth
16 bit
Channels
Stereo
Comments
7 years, 11 months ago
thanks!
8 years, 8 months ago
Thank you!
9 years, 5 months ago
Ncee it helped alot!
10 years, 3 months ago
great sound - terrific when you describe the equiment you used.
chillin' at its best !!
