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Blackbird

Posted on April 9, 2010

I recently bought a Portabrace1 case for my Tascam HD-P2 recorder. It took a little while to arrive as the case had to be shipped from the USA (and judging by the date on the manufacturing tag I suspect it was made to order as well) but it was well worth the wait - it protects the recorder all round while still allowing easy access to every control and connector. This evening I tested it in the field for the first time, and while walking around the local lanes I came across this Blackbird (Turdus merula) singing in a hedge about 3 metres away, with the sound of the Aller Brook audible in the background:



Posted from Ashcombe, England, United Kingdom.


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Tornado

Posted on July 12, 2009

Not the weather event, but the first main-line steam locomotive built in Britain for 48 years!

Tornado

For more information on this incredible project, have a look at the A1 Steam Locomotive Trust's website.

In this recording, No. 60163 Tornado bursts out of Kennaway Tunnel onto the sea wall at Dawlish, whistling to the spectators who have gathered to watch it pass by. The sound of the engine fades into the distance, but the whistle can be heard across the water until the train rounds the curve at Langstone Rock and heads inland up the River Exe.

The recording was made from a breakwater which juts out into the bay about 100 yards from the sea wall, using an Audio-Technica AT825 stereo microphone (in a Rycote windshield - the wind is always blowing out there!) and a Tascam HD-P2 recorder.

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