Binaural Diaries Field Recording

Field recording of a police helicopter circling over our neighbourhood on 26th July 2017. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/police-helicopter-circling-overhead Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Image By Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK (Police Helicopter G-POLA) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Binaural field recording of a train journey from Lawrence Hill station in Bristol to Severn Beach taken on 23rd June 2018. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/train-journey-from-bristol-to-severn-beach Gear: Sony PCM-M10 SP-TFB-2 binaural in-ear mics

As hot air balloons passed over our neighbourhood, the local dog population went into overdrive. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/neighbourhood-dogs-going-berserk/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Luhd in-ear binaural mics

Recording of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in southern France. Number 3 in a series. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

Recording of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in southern France. Number 2 in a series. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

Recording of the rural ambience in the garden of a holiday gite in southern France. Number 1 in a series. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/thunderstorm-france/ Field recording of a thunderstorm from the window of a holiday gite, in Beauville, Haute-Garonne. This is a long 22-minute recording, over which time the storm gets livelier and louder. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/revel-market/ Revel Market takes place every Saturday morning in Revel's covered central square and surrounding streets. It was a pleasure to see the great range of food produce on sale and the bustle of locals and tourists alike. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Sound Professionals SP-TFB2 in-ear binaural mics

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/swimming-pool-ambience/ The sounds of an outdoor swimming pool in the Haute-Garonne region of France. As well as the sounds of swimming, the background ambiance includes the sounds of crickets, bees, cockerels crowing and birdsong.

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/carcassonne-june-2018/ A series of field recordings made in Carcassonne, France, combined into a continuous audio journey. 00:00 Admiring the view from the ramparts. 01:30 Inside the Basilique Saint Nazaire. 03:20 Listening to the goats from Le Pont Vieux. 05:24 Pidgeons being fed next to the Aude river. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

A series of field recordings made on the Bristol and Bath Cycle Path near Bitton Station. Bikes and steam trains pass by, sometimes with snippets of conversation, and a backdrop of birdsong and occasional cow mooing. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/log-fire/ Field recording made of a crackling log fire fire on New Year's Day while staying in a cabin at Kingstone Brewery in Monmouthshire 01/01/2018. The sound of the burning fire had a pleasing low-register rumble that added to the relaxing feeling of a warm fire in winter. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/bigbury/ Field recording made at Bigbury-on-Sea in Devon on 10/06/2017. The popping sound is from barnacle colonies attached to the rocks on which the microphone was positioned. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/ Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016. It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/ Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016. It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/ Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016. It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles. Gear: Sony PCM-M10

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/ Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016. It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 in-ear binaural mics

http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/leigh-woods-bristol/ Field recording made in Leigh Woods, Bristol on 21/11/2016. It was a rainy day, so much of the subject matter is the sound of rain against the leaf mould, the trees, and puddles. Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 in-ear binaural mics

Field recordings made at Woodhill Bay, Portishead on 14th October 2016. http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/woodhill-bay-portishead/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10

Field recordings made at Woodhill Bay, Portishead on 14th October 2016. This was my first outing using the Sony PCM-M10, and involved some clambering on the headland rocks to try and get into a good position. The tide was quite far out, and the sea calm. http://binauraldiaries.co.uk/woodhill-bay-portishead/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10