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Recordist's notes
A dead tree moving against another in the wind created unpredictable rhythms and patterns of creaks. The internal sounds can be heard by putting your ear on the trunk and were recorded with a contact mic. The external sounds were also recorded in sync. This track is mix that moves from the outside to the inside of the tree and back. Inside the wind blowing through the tree top creates lovely, but quiet, bass frequencies. Outside a chiffchaff calls nearby and later a blackbird sings.
About the place
Braník is a town of about 17,777 people in Prague, Czechia. OttoAnna lists 32 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Contact microphones. Piezo pickups that record vibrations in solid materials instead of airborne sound.
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River Vltava and traffic
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Passing cyclists, roller bladders, beside the ice factory
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Level crossing bell and 2 trains
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Level crossing bells and passing train
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Children's adventure playground
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Walking over a dead village, Opencast atmosphere
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Whistling windgenerator
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Sources & credits
- “Tree creak, U Ledáren 50, 147 00 Praha 4-Braník, Czechia - Creaking tree in wind - mixed external/internal sounds” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0