Available August 18th at 10:00am CDT
DESCRIPTION:
I'm bouncing around in the back of a sled, being hauled by large snowmobile. We're 50 miles out in the wilderness, going 40 mph across a frozen lake. Trying to get to our campsite before a windstorm hits. I've just set up a 3D rig in a beautiful leafless birch forest and I'm excited to record another storm. I love storms like birders love birds.
We make it back to camp and hunker down for the night. I fall asleep listening to the roar of the wind in Scots pine and birch. It soothes my soul after too many weeks in the city.
A calm day follows. I use the good weather to set up more mics before another round of weather. That evening, we decide to go up to the top of one of the fells to see the extended sunset you get in March in Lapland. It's calm down at camp, but the weather up top gets spicy real quick.
Above the treeline the wind starts to whip. This is a ridiculously fun type of wind, the kind that's so strong you can actually lean into it. I spent the next hour of so leaning 30-45 degrees into the wind, and it actually holds me up with invisible arms. So fun. Watch the end of the behind the scenes video for a taste of that madness. With some sleeping pad wings, you could jump and almost fly a bit.
That's a wrap on my 145th sound library from the natural world, and I hope you enjoy listening. I'll talk to you again soon.
BEHIND THE SCENES:
- Stories and sounds from my recording adventures.
KEY FEATURES:
- Polar wind with zero wildlife
- Light, moderate, and heavy wind
- Scots pine, coniferous wind
- Leafless birch, deciduous wind
- Eerie creaking branches
- Airy tones from the middle of frozen lakes
SPECTROGRAM DEMO:
- A compilation of my favorite sounds from this collection.
FILE LIST:
- View spectrograms for each track, search, and filter in the Airtable spreadsheet.
- Click "View larger version" in the bottom right corner of the File List below to open in a new tab.
- Mobile File List viewing is limited. Use a desktop computer for the best experience.
FILE TYPES:
- Stereo Only – these recordings do not include a Quad version
- Stereo
- 3D (see below for more info)
LIBRARY INFO:
| Stereo Specs: 11.7 GB – 96 kHz / 24-bit – 93 stereo WAV files – Approx. 5.5 hours total |
| 3D Specs: 18.7 GB - 96 kHz / 24-bit – 41, 8-channel 3D WAV files – 2.3 hours total |
| Stereo + 3D Specs: 30.4 GB – 5.5 hours total |
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Metadata: Universal Category System, CSV, Soundminer, BWAV |
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Categories: WINDVege, WINDTurb, Birch Forest, Scots Pine Forest, Frozen Lake
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Location: Finland, Northern (Lapland), Southern (Iisalmi), March 2026
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| 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:
- 3D Rig 1: LOM Usi (x8) - 4.0.4 array - 3D Tree Ears (4 stems). 8 mics strapped to 4 smaller tree trunks.
- 3D Rig 2: LOM Usi (x8) - 4.0.4 array - 3D Tree Ears. 8 mics strapped to one large tree trunk.
- LOM Usi
- Lewitt LCT 540 S
- Zoom F3 and F8n Pro
- Sony A10
- Cinela LEO20s
- Cinela LEO-Lewitt (custom blimp)