AMB95 Hawaii: Humpback Whales
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AMB95 Hawaii: Humpback Whales

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DESCRIPTION: 

  • Coming soon

KEY FEATURES:

  • Humpback whale ambiences in 3D (see below for more info on setups)
  • Deep water songs (without snapping shrimp)
  • Active nature and quiet nature ambiences
  • Close songs and calls
  • Distant songs and calls
  • 20-50 whales at the same time!
  • Trumpeting 
  • Whoops
  • Sub-bass grunts
  • Visceral clicks

RECORDING STORIES:

  • There are tons of underwater recordings of whales. But most are made with lo-fi hydros (and in mono). That's like listening to one of the most beautiful sounds in the world, with only one ear...that has severe hearing damage. That's no fun, and won't create awe. 
  • Underwater recordings can sound like you stuck a pair of Sennheiser MKH8020s underwater. You just need the right tools, subject, and underwater space. 
  • With a custom array of Gladys hydrophones, I successfully made, what I believe are the world's first 3D recordings of humpback whales.
  • This is like being teleported to another planet and it is hard to believe that sonic wonderland was happening just below the surface.  
  • The goal of the project being to capture isolated sounds of humpbacks (without snapping shrimp). 
  • After much toil and experimentation. I got the 3D hydro array to work. I hope you enjoy listening. 

        FILE LIST:

        • View larger version or Download CSV.
        • A spectrogram is included for each audio file. Double click on the photo in the file list to enlarge.
        • Files are delivered at 96 kHz unless frequencies above 48 kHz are present (then delivered at 192 kHz)

        LIBRARY INFO:

        Stereo Specs: TBD GB – 96 kHz (or 192 kHz) / 24-bit – TBD stereo WAV files – Approx. TBD hours total
        Quad Specs: TBD
        3D Specs: TBD
        Stereo + Quad + 3D Specs: TBD
        Metadata: Universal Category System, CSV, Soundminer, BWAV
        Categories: TBD
        Location: Hawaii, February 2025
        Mastering: read my Field Recording Mastering Rules for more info.
        Delivery: Instant - blazingly-fast - digital download
        License type: Single user, royalty-free - for a multi-user license, click here
        Sound Library Guarantee: If you're unhappy with my field recordings in any way, I'll give you store credit equal to the cost of the sound library. Read the full details – here.

        GEAR USED:

        • Gladys Hydrophone
        • For more info on the Gladys hydro, read my blog post The DIY Hydrophone that Showed me Underwater Recordings Could Be Beautiful - here. 
        • Zoom F3
        • Zoom F6
        • Zoom F8n Pro


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