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Testing my new Zoom H1 XLR with binaural mics
I already own the H6 from the Essential series and was originally going to get the extra module with the additional XLR combo jacks + 3.5 inch input so I could connect my binaural microphones for mobile use. But since the plug-in module costs almost as much as an additional recorder, I bought the Zoom…
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Let it snow, let it melt
Last night I was awakened by a sound as if someone tipping a large bucket of water from the roof of the house through the downspout. It was melting snow that had accumulated on the roof and then fell all down at once. My window microphones picked up the sound, of course.
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Merry Christmas, poor lamppost!
The lamppost in front of my house already has seen a lot in its life. It has been hit by cars and trucks at least twice, and then of course there are the many ugly politician faces on election posters that disfigure its pretty face every few years. The latest accident happened this morning when…
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A lonely field cricket
This recording was made outside my bedroom window just after midnight on August 29, 2024. You can hear the loud chirping of a cricket, as well as the typical noises of the night. An air conditioner is humming from somewhere, from time to time you can hear a soft rustling coming from different directions.
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Lorem ipsum
What happens if you paste a lorem ipsum placeholder text into Suno AI, and selecting orchestral/epic as genre? The result is quite impressive. Source link: https://suno.com/song/85082119-78bc-4b77-830f-48079ddf4b01
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Monster cats
I recently played around with Elevenlabs’ Sound Effects feature. This allows you to create sounds by typing in a prompt, with more or less good results. The following sound was created after typing "cat fight" as a prompt. Well, you don’t want to meet these monster cats fighting in a pile of garbage. 😄 More…
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Forbidden honk
Quite catchy fanfare melody horn, I’ve never heard this variant before. And yes, these horns are actually not allowed here, though nobody really cares.
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Five minutes of springtime ambience from my backyard
Recorded on april 9th, 2024 during noontime. A quite decent outside test using the XY mics of my new Zoom H6Essential recorder. It was slightly windy outside, so I put a cheap deadkitten over the mics.
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Tree branch crashes into a house
At around 3 o’clock this morning, a huge branch broke off an old tree on my street and crashed into the roof of a house. The residents were not injured, but the roof was severely damaged. Of course I have a recording of the accident. Despite all the misfortune it was quite spectacular. Thanks to…