No sooner then I’d set up my recorder this Wren made his displeasure with my presence quite vocal.
Recorded March 2014
upton broad
Birdsong at Upton Broad
Another beautiful Norfolk day. I headed to the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve at Upton Broad to see what I could hear.
Recorded March 2014
Upton Broad, Norfolk
Field recording at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust reserve at Upton Broad is always a pleasure.
It was fairly quiet apart from the rustle of the reeds and, towards the end, a distant helicopter. So there’s something satisfying about finding a really good spot to sit down and listen and let the recording equipment do all the work.
Recorded November 2015
Upton Broad – 2015
Apart from the vast open waters at Upton, there’s plenty of running water too.
This spot is just so peaceful and relaxing. The water is clear and bright and even on the coldest days if flows quickly.
Recorded November 2015
Walking on Upton Broad
For a county that is supposed to be one of the driest, it can get pretty soggy underfoot out around the broads. The squelching is an audiophile’s dream.
Recorded November 2015
Upton Broad helicopter
What can I cay about this other than often the peace of some of the most beautiful countryside is disturbed by aircraft. A helicopter on this occasion. With the big open skies of Norfolk the sound seems to hang around for ages.
Recorded November 2015
Upton Broad – 2015
I knocked together a bit of kit that allowed me to record with binaural microphones mounted inside a blimp (microphone cover). The idea was to get the same full all round sound but without having to worry about the constant wind sound when using the ear plugs.
I explain on the Podcast a little more about how I constructed it and my hopes for the results.
But the proof is in the recording, so if you have half an hour to spare please join me on a walk around Upton Broad in Norfolk.
The microphones are Roland 10 EM plugged into an Olympus LS-11.
There’s even a bonus recording done with my new hydrophone!
NOTE – It was later pointed out to me that this isn’t really a binaural recording because of the way the microphones were mounted. But I still think it gave a lovely wide stern sound.
Recorded December 2015