AMB24 Alaska: Wind

DESCRIPTION: 

• In Alaska: Wind, get an expansive collection of forest winds from the pristine wilderness of Alaska. Hear the power of the Alaskan Range as gusts whip down from the high mountains. Hear blustery blasts whipping through the birch and cottonwood canopy and scrappy tundra spruces straining to stay vertical. 
• This library offers you a large collection of arctic wind. I hope you enjoy listening to the natural music of the wind as it sings through the boreal forests of Alaska. 

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KEY FEATURES:

• Zero birds, insects, or other wildlife in all recordings
• Deciduous winds of Cottonwood and Birch
• Coniferous winds of Spruce
• Canopy winds
• Swirling gusts
• Squeaky trees and creaking branches
• Close deciduous leaves fluttering

RECORDING STORIES: 

• Read the full blog post– here.
• I arrived in late May in Lake Clark National Park, and the spring leaves had just budded. The forest had that lovely fresh green of spring.
• Lake Clark is a massive 40-mile glacial lake with a major mountain pass of the Alaska Range at the north end of the lake. 
• Winds whip down from the mountain pass and sail across the lake unimpeded. When these winds reach the boreal forest of cottonwood, birch, and spruce at the edge of the lake, the foliage comes alive. 
• A strong storm came through with winds powerful enough to make 6-foot lake swells. This made for ideal wind recording conditions.
• It can be tricky to capture the sound of spring foliage without birdsong.
• The secret is to record during the day when there are extremely heavy winds. When winds are strong enough birds tend to stop singing, so you can record daytime winds even during springtime. Otherwise, you have to record at night while the wildlife sleeps.
• My favorite sound was a mixed grove of cottonwoods and spruce. The sound of the short spruce needles mixed with the deciduous leaves of the cottonwoods made a rich, full-spectrum wind filled with the eerie squeaks and creaks of the forest.
• I also loved mixing the sound of distant lake waves with canopy wind. When you retreat about a mile from the lakeshore, the lake waves blend beautifully with the sound of the canopy foliage. I loved finding the perfect balance of lush canopy with a touch of distant roar from the waves. It gives the wind recordings a beautiful sense of power.

FILE LIST:

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• A spectrogram is included for each audio file. Double click on the photo to enlarge.
• Named markers are included in each file to help find interesting events in an otherwise uniform waveform. Markers are included in the Soundminer and BWAV description fields starting with the prefix "Marker Text".

FILE TYPES:

• Stereo Only: recorded in AB (L/R) – these recordings do not include a Quad version
• Stereo: Double Mid/Side decoded to Stereo (L/R)
• Quad: Double Mid/Side decoded to Quad (L/R/Ls/Rs)

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