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Recordist's notes
i left my microphone on the ground near an ant hill in heathland and this is what happened, luckily the mic was fine! the sound comes from them chewing on my wind screen. recorded with an AT BP4025 into an Olympus LS-100. jeremyh.bandcamp.com/ soundcloud.com/jeremyhegge
About the place
Umina Beach is a town of about 16,413 people in New South Wales, Australia. OttoAnna lists 7 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Olympus LS series and Audio-Technica microphones. Olympus's LS line (LS-10, LS-11, LS-14, LS-100, LS-P4) – small recorders with good built-in mics.
Recorded nearby
More by Jeremy Hegge
Marley lagoon at 1am (summer)
Cronulla, Australia
Dawn at marley lagoon (summer)
Cronulla, Australia
Dusk by a creek in the valley (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Quiet aquatic life in a creek (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Evening cicadas in a pocket of temperate rainforest (summer)
Engadine, Australia
Crickets at midday in the coastal grasslands (autumn)
Engadine, Australia
More wind recordings
Sources & credits
- “Brisbane Water National Park, Australia - ants attacking my microphone” by Jeremy Hegge – CC BY-ND 3.0 · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0