Available on Tuesday, Jan. 7th

DESCRIPTION: 

• In Redwoods: Fog & Needle Rain, get an expansive collection of rain-like soundscapes from an old growth Redwood grove in the Santa Cruz mountains of California. Hear the almost imperceptible sound of thousands of tiny Redwood needles falling and morning fog drips from overnight fog banks rolling in from the Pacific. Hear delicate droplets gently landing on thick duff mats and ominous wind gently sweeping through 250+ ft canopies above.
• This library offers you a large collection of tiny falling things. I hope you enjoy listening to the natural music of the weather as it sings through the ancient spaces of Redwood groves. 

KEY FEATURES:

• Zero wildlife, you'll only hear needle rain and fog drips
• The subtle sounds of almost silent Redwood groves
• Redwoods shedding needles in springtime
• Fog drips
• Light coniferous wind
• All recordings in this library were made from the forest floor
• The needle rain could only be heard through the Lewitt LCT 540 S with its insanely low self noise and high sensitivity. I actually couldn't hear the needles falling with my naked ear. 

RECORDING STORIES:

• In October, I achieved a boyhood dream of climbing into the canopy of an old growth Redwood tree. I used to climb 50 ft into this old post oak tree in my backyard as a kid...and dream of going even higher into a Redwood. It was a long road to make this happen...more people have climbed Everest than have climbed into the canopy of an old growth Redwood. It is extremely hard to get access for all sorts of reasons. After years of research and failed attempts to get this project off the ground, I finally found a privately owned grove of old growth redwoods that were protected by a conservation group called the Sempervirens Fund. I pitched the project and we worked together to make it happen! We will be sharing 3 mini-documentaries about the recording adventures in the next few months. This first episode focuses on recording on the forest floor in March 2024. Episode 2-3 will be about climbing into the canopy in October!

FILE LIST:

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• A spectrogram is included for each audio file. Double click on the photo in the file list to enlarge.

LIBRARY INFO:

GEAR USED:

• Lewitt LCT 540 S
• Radius Furries
• Zoom F6