Tag: Sound Effects

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The Other Sodding Tractor

Please see my previous post and then join me as I try to record the tranquil sounds of the River Deveron, near to Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It clearly isn’t my day for field recording! Today is a public holiday and I would expect any self-respecting farmers to take a day off. Not in Banff. So please enjoy the tranquil sounds of the River Deveron passing you by and the delightful sound of a f**king tractor pull a rake around a nearby field. Using my directional parabolic mic (DM), I can hear the sounds of tractors and other industrial noises several kilometres away.

The sounds of the River Deveron + and an annoying f**king tractor! by Richard Broom
The Other Sodding Tractor

The Other Sodding Tractor – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sodding Tractor!!!

Join me as I try to record the sound of birds today. It is public holiday here today in Scotland. There is no wind. It would have been a perfect day to record bird sounds in the woods near to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duff_HouseDuff House in Banff, Aberdeenshire. Wonderful bird sounds but oh my, the noise of a f**king tractor on Banff Golf Course provided unwanted background noise to the recording of the birds who were really going for it in the woods today. Pah!

Duff House Sounds + sodding tractor! by Richard Broom
The Sodding Tractor!!! – Richard Broom Photography
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The Pilot’s Briefing

Join us on a British Airways flight and listen to the pilot briefing the passengers about the up and coming flight to Chania, Crete. I’m sure someone will tell me that the image I have chosen is not that of an Airbus A380!

The Pilot's Briefing by Richard Broom
The Pilot’s Briefing – Richard Broom Photography

The Pilot’s Briefing – Richard Broom Photography
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The Cave and the Libyan Sea

Join me in a cave close to the Libyan Sea in Crete. The cave was a natural echo chamber. Listen to the waves breaking and the echo as the sound of the waves bounced around inside the cave. You will also hear me tramping about in the cave. There was no sand but plenty of gravel underfoot.

The Cave and the Sea by Richard Broom
The Cave and the Libyan Sea – Richard Broom Photography

The Cave and the Libyan Sea – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sounds of a Taverna in Hora Sfakion, Crete

Join me in a Taverna right next to the sea in Hora Sfakion, Crete. Listen to people enjoying a fine meal and you will also hear the sounds of the waves washing up on the nearby beach. What a wonderful place to enjoy Greek food.

The sounds of a Taverna, Hora Sfakion, Crete by Richard Broom
The Taverna in Hora Sfakion, Crete

The Sounds of a Taverna in Hora Sfakion, Crete – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sound of Cretan Bees

Join me at the Vritomartis Naturist Resort close to Hora Sfakion, Crete as I listen to the very busy bees and other insects buzzing around large plants close to our beautiful room which overlooks the Libyan Sea. You might also hear the occasional bird!

The Cretan Bees by Richard Broom
The Sound of Cretan Bees

The Sound of Cretan Bees – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sound of Cretan Sheep

Join me here in wonderful Crete as we listen to a large herd of sheep passing close to the chalet where we are staying at the Vritomartis Naturist Resort in Crete. The sound of sheep bells (the sheep have bells around their necks for some reason) really is one of the wonderful sounds you will hear on this most delightful Greek Island. I can also highly recommend the Vritomartis Naturist Resort. A wonderful hotel in all respects.

Sheep And Bells Crete Mixdown 2 by Richard Broom
The Sound of Cretan Sheep – Richard Broom Photography
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The Fun of the Fair

Join me a the fairground and hear the sounds of old fashioned fairground organ banging out it’s jolly tune.

The Fun of the Fair by Richard Broom
The Fun of the Fair
The Fun of the Fair – Richard Broom Photography
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The Cornish Pastie Shop

Join me at the Cornish Pastie shop at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham in the UK. The Cornish pasties were edible but not the best I have ever tasted. The NEC is generally very busy (as you’ll hear) and the food outlets do charge top dollar for their mass-produced products.

The Cornish Pastie Shop, NEC, Birmingham by Richard Broom
The Cornish Pastie Shop
The Cornish Pastie Shop – Richard Broom Photography
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British Airways Blues (‘Your call is important to us’)

Join me as I listened for a total of over 3 hours to of ‘music on hold’ and ‘your call is important to us’ messages whilst I waited for British Airways to answer the telephone today. After a total of three hours of no reply, I gave in. British Airways, and before it BOAC and BEA, is or was something we British used to be proud of. I did get hold of one unhelpful chap from BA who dismissively gave me another number to call because I had ‘the wrong kind of Business Class ticket’ (yes, Business Class!) and the number he gave me promptly disconnected me and so I went to the back of the queue again.

Sadly… we live in changed times. Is the UK going down the tubes and taking British Airways with it? It’s certainly beginning to look like it.

British Airways – such a disappointment (and I speak as an IAG shareholder!!!!).

British Airways Blues by Richard Broom
British Airways Blues
British Airways Blues – Richard Broom Photography
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The Suck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow…

Join me for my rather warped idea of what it would sound like if you were sitting in the middle of an internal combustion engine. Best with headphones on….

All done on my Machine Mikro.

The Engine Soundscape by Richard Broom
The Suck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow
The Suck, Squeeze, Bang and Blow…

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The Sound of Swooping Swallows…

Join me as I try to imagine the sound swooping swallows would make as they fly around the sky over our heads. I always think that swallows are avian jet fighters and yet so graceful. I could watch them for hours…

All sounds created on my Machine Mikro (what a clever little box it is!)

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The Sound of Swooping Swallows
The Sound of Swooping Swallows…
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The Golden Age of BBC Radio – Come in Tokyo

Join me and listen into some clips from the golden age of BBC Radio Comedy from the 1950s. I remember listening to the radio (no TV in those days during the day) to BBC Radio Comedy programmes on a Sunday afternoon. Names like Tony Hancock, Keneth Williams, Keneth Horne and many more spring to mind.

Radio always had the best scenery…

I created the background music (if you can call it that) on my Native Instruments Maschine. I have no musical knowledge or training it (and it shows). I just plug noises into the spreadsheet arrangement (image below) which is the Maschine 2 software, push the button and see what pops out. It seems to work and, of course, it is royalty free!

You can listen to my musical efforts on their own by clicking here.

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The Golden Age of BBC Radio – Come in Tokyo
Tony Hancock – courtesy BBC
Mashine 2
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The Crazy Sound of Surf

This is what happens when you put the sound of surf crashing onto rocks (see my previous post) through Adobe Audition filters (flanger, phases and echo). Quite a noise! Best with headphone on.

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The Crazy Sound of Surf
The Crazy Sound of Surf – Richard Broom Photography
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The Cacophony of Birds

Join me at a bird colony on a rock which sticks out of the sea just West of Portsoy, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. If you listen, you will hear the sea washing around the column of rock and the birds, who cling to and nest of the sheer rock face (see image) and make an almighty noise. You can hear the natural echo as the bird sounds bounce off the cliff faces which surround the rock column. You will hear seagulls, gannets, razorbills, cormorants and many other birds – all squawking away. You’ll hear ‘peak squawking’ at about 2 minutes.

Recorded using my parabolic mic and a Zoom H6 (my Zoom F6 still missing in transit!)

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The Cacophony of Birds
The Cacophony of Birds – Richard Broom Photography
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The Stream Meets the Sea

Join me on the beach at Portsoy, Scotland where the stream that flows down from the hills crossed the beach and flows into the sea.

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The Stream Meets the Sea
The Stream Meets the Sea – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sound of Portsoy Beach

Join me and listen to the waves crashing onto Portsoy beach. Portsoy is in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and was the setting for a Peaky Blinders episode last year. Portsoy has some wonderful walks in and around this most delightful town. The harbour is also well worth a visit. By the way, I used my panoramic microphone (1 dish, two mics) to record the sound.

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The Sound of Portsoy Beach
The Sound of Portsoy Beach – Richard Broom Photography
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The Pilot Speaks…

Join me on a transatlantic KLM flight heading towards Europe. Listen to what the pilot has to say.

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The Pilot Speaks…
The Pilot Speaks – Richard Broom Photography
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The Train Station Piano Player

Join me whilst I listen to a talented young man playing the piano in Amsterdam Central Station’s lobby.

The Piano Player (Central Station Amsterdam) by Richard Broom
The Train Station Piano Player
The Train Station Piano Player – Richard Broom Photography
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The Pre-Flight Safety Briefing

Join me on a KLM flight and listen to the safety briefing many of us, I suspect, don’t listen to.

The Aircraft Safety Briefing by Richard Broom
The Pre-Flight Safety Briefing
The Pre-Flight Safety Briefing – Richard Broom Photography
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The Amsterdam Street Party – King’s Day

Video and sounds from Amsterdam’s King’s Day celebrations – a huge street party in Amsterdam!

Join me on the vibrant streets of Amsterdam and listen to the King’s Day celebrations!

Amsterdam King's Day Street Party by Richard Broom
The Amsterdam Street Party – King’s Day
The Amsterdam Street Party, King’s Day – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sound of Water

Join me and listen in to the sound of water passing through a short tunnel under a footpath in the woods.

As promised, this is an example of sound recorded using two microphones fitted to my parabolic microphone rather than just one microphone. See what you think…(also see my posting regarding the parabolic microphone here)

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The Sound of Water
The Sound of Water – Richard Broom Photography
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The Pesky Aircraft Overflight…

Join me as I try to record bird sounds in the wood only to have a light aircraft fly overhead…

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The Pesky Aircraft Overflight…
The Pesky Aircraft Overflight – Richard Broom Photography
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The Coffee Shop…

Join me in Starbucks and listen out for the wifi password (but you have to guess which of many Starbucks outlet it is!!!)

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The Coffee Shop…
The Coffee Shop – Richard Broom Photography
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The Helicopter Experience

Join me as we all take off in a modern helicopter (best with headphones on).

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The Helicopter Experience
The Helicopter Experience – Richard Broom Photography
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The Train to Brussels

Join me on the train travelling smoothly and comfortably between Amsterdam and Brussels

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The Train to Brussels
The Train to Brussels – Richard Broom Photography
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The Departure Lounge

Join me in the departure lounge of an airport (we’ve all been there!)

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The Departure Lounge
The Departure Lounge – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sound of a Wedding

Join me an enjoy the sounds of a wedding in an old Norman Church.

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The Sound of a Wedding
The Sound of a Wedding – Richard Broom Photography
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The Cafe in Harrods, London

Join me for a cup of tea in the cafe in Harrods department store in London.

Harrods Cafe by Richard Broom
The Cafe in Harrods, London
The Cafe in Harrods, London – Richard Broom Photography
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The Train Snack Bar Announcement

Join me on one of our British trains. Over the years I’ve learned that the food on our British trains generally is massively overpriced and doesn’t taste so good (French trains so much better in all respects). Please note that it is the train loudspeaker system that is delivering quite badly distorted sound (along with the badly distorted sandwiches!). Brexit = terrible food!

The Train Snack Bar Announcement by Richard Broom
The Train Snack Bar Announcement
The Train Snack Bar Announcement
The Train Snack Bar Announcement – Richard Broom Photography
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The Sound of the Railway Station

Join me at a British train station as the train makes ready to depart, and then departs.

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The Train Station
The Railway Station – Richard Broom Photography
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The Walk in the Woods…

Join me and enjoy the sounds from our dog walk in the woods near to Duff House in Banff, Aberdeenshire, this morning. You’ll hear the sounds of woodland birds, including a fine woodpecker, streams and all the other sounds (including, if you listen very carefully, golf ball hits from the nearby Dufff House Royal Golf Club.)

All sounds recorded on my parabolic (directional) microphone using a ZoomH6 recorder (My Zoom F6 still hasn’t arrived!). The sound was mixed (using adaptive noise reduction) using Adobe Audition.

A walk in the woods by Richard Broom

The Walk in the Woods…

The Walk in the Woods – Richard Broom Photography
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The Hypersonic Train at Warp Factor 6!

Join me as we take a Warp Factor 6 train ride (fun with sound effects in Adobe Audition). Rest assured, however, no British train will ever go that fast – not with Boris Johnson driving. Thinks…..didn’t we invent trains?

The Hypersonic Train by Richard Broom
The Hypersonic Train at Warp Factor 6!
Richard Broom Photography
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The Boiling Kettle

Join me for a cup of tea or just listen to a good old sound effect – a kettle boiling in our kitchen earlier this morning.

The Kettle Boiling (sound effect) by Richard Broom
The Boiling Kettle
The Boiling Kettle – Richard Broom Photography
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The Squabbling Crows

Join us as we listen to a group of crows squabbling over something…

The Battle of the Crows by Richard Broom
The Squabbling Crows
The Squabbling Crows – Richard Broom Photography
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The Big Birds and the Little Birds

Join us in our back garden where, because we live on the coast, we have seagulls swirling about over our heads all day. After a while, you stop noticing their shrieking (about a minute into the recording, the seagulls really shout out loud!). You can hear the tiny birds tweeting away. They sit in a tree in the garden waiting to be fed…always hungry.

The Big Birds and the Little Birds by Richard Broom
The Seagull – Richard Broom Photography
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The Parabolic Microphone

A new microphone system!

I have purchased a parabolic microphone from the Parabolic Microphone Company.

Today was the first day I ventured out into the woods with the ‘para-mic’ to test it out – results below.

Briefly, the parabolic microphone is a directional mic. Basically, point it at a sound source and press the record button (listen to the babbling brook recording above).

On this first try out down in the woods close to Duff House, I forgot to put the ‘wind condom’ on the dish (second image below) and so I picked up quite a bit of wind noise. Moreover, there was a gentle but steady wind through the trees in the wood and that gave me a small amount of background noise which I’ve managed to reduce in post-processing using Adobe Audition.

I used my Zoom H6 to record the sound. I’m still waiting for my Zoom F6 to arrive.

The first recordings will be coming up shortly. Please stay tuned.

The Parabolic mic (without wind sock) – Richard Broom Photography
The parabolic mic with the wind ‘condom’ attached – Richard Broom Photography
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The Chatty Lady Train Journey

Join me on a train travelling across the Netherlands with a group of very chatty ladies.

A Train Journey in the Netherlands with chatty ladies by Richard Broom
The Chatty Lady Train Journey
The Chatty Lady Train Journey
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The Noisy Cafe, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Join me in this noisy and busy cafe in Central Amsterdam, Netherlands.

The Noisy Cafe by Richard Broom
The sounds of a noisy but busy cafe in Central Amsterdam, Netherlands
A cafe in Amsterdam, Netherlands
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The Sound of Dutch Coffee…

Join me as we sit in a delightful and vibrant restaurant and coffee house in Amsterdam.

The Cafe Netherlands.WAV by Richard Broom
The Sound of a busy restaurant and coffee house in the Netherlands…
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I just love Soundworks…

I just love Soundworks.

Sound……often more important than what we’re seeing.

And……..this film, I-Origins (look out for misspelling in titles) which didn’t, I think, get a lot of attention is an excellent film, sound and all…

SoundWorks Collection – The Sound of I-Orgins with Dolby Atmos from Michael Coleman on Vimeo.

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