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InsectsSummerSwellingAug16th2013.wav

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kvgarlic

August 30th, 2013

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Sound effects > Animals

Late August here in the Midwest is the time for the loud choruses of insects. This recording, done in the backyard of a small town, features the classic
"ebb and flow and swell" of the dusk insects. Since a park is nearby, you also hear in the background the excited voices of kids playing---maybe these youngsters do realize that soon they will be back in school and that the joyous, careful time of summer play and reflection will soon be over.

Recording made with my Zoom H4N recorder using its built-in internal microphones. The volume was set on 80.

Enjoy, and maybe you too can use this sound-file for your own meditation, or simply thinking and taking stock of the accomplishments and blessings during the outdoor seasons and comfortably contemplate the upcoming dark, and bare and gray seasons ahead.

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dusk
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insects
katydids
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night
peaceful
serene
sound-scape
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Type

Wave (.wav)

Duration

2:48.269

File size

28.3 MB

Sample rate

44100.0 Hz

Bit depth

16 bit

Channels

Stereo

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kvgarlic

3 months ago

Hi Radhaus.

Thanks for the nice feedback, so glad you were able to make something useful out of my audio. Your audio piece does pique my interest. I'll visit
RadioSpiral dot net later and check it out.

Kevin

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radhaus

3 months, 1 week ago

Beautiful! I'll be using this for a music program this weekend called "Late Summer" on RadioSpiral.net. My music project name is ʞu¡0ɹʞS (pronounced "skroink", and this will be part of the live music segment, where I improvise music for my radio program. The show is "I Scream Sunday" :)

Thanks for some really beautiful atmospheres!

kvgarlic

5 years ago

Thanks mister42

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mister42

5 years ago

this is an excellent recording. thank you.

kvgarlic

8 years ago

Glad this one worked for your podcast...I definitely put a lot of effort into my sound captures, and I am glad you noticed!

Kevin

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