What's the Best Distance for Recording Water SFX? 15'/5'/0' COMPARISON

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Hi everyone! This was a really fun video to make. In this field recording tip, I explore the different sounds of water based on how far away the recorder is. In this experiment, I used 15 feet, 5 feet and 0 feet for 3 different trials.

After recording all the audio, I head home to the studio to see what we got. Here you can hear the differences for yourself and decide which distance you like the best.

My Motivation:

As a naturalist and field recording artist, I am seeking the quietest places in the world. Along my travels, I capture recordings of singing birds, rain showers, waterfalls, bugs and other natural sounds. I believe there is medicine in these sonic landscapes and I want to share these healing sounds with you.

Our genetic code evolved alongside nature and hardwired us to respond to our landscape. That's why it's natural to relax while listening to birds, jump in response to snakes, and even to sleep at night!

I hope that by listening to natural soundscapes, you will reconnect with nature and your higher self. Allow nature to teach you through her sounds. Acoustic Nature: Nature is calling, it's time we listened.

How I Record:

I recorded these sounds with a Sony D100 and a DIY binaural recording rig that uses ultra low self noise microphone capsules. The specific capsules are Primo EM172. I use an array of paired capsules, wired in parallel, to record clean and crisp natural soundscapes. Recording with this setup, I am able to capture the sounds of nature as we really hear them. Because each pair of mic capsules represents a human ear, the resulting audio is directional (binaural), and creates a 3D atmosphere of sounds. To fully experience this effect, please use headphones ☺

Soundscape Recording Equipment:

•Sony D100
•DIY Binaural SASS with Primo EM172 mic capsules
•Olympus LS-10 PCM Recorder
•Benro Tripod
•A Winter Hat (Wind Protection lol)

If you would like to learn and hear more please check out these sites:

My Website: https://acousticnature.com
Soundcloud:   / acousticnature  
Instagram:   / acoustic_nature  

Thank you for reading + listening ♫

-Jared