Tag Archives: field recordings

train

On my way to work I got stopped at a railroad crossing. This is the recording I took of the train going by. It is quite intense. If you listen to the whole thing you will hear a lot of metal scraping and screeching sounds. I thought the train was going to derail. Recorded in Rockford, Illinois with an H2 Zoom. Read More…

Airport

Airport ambiance, children talking, an announcement, and just an overall ambient airport terminal experience. Read More…

Wataru Lights

Wataru Lights reflects the motion and sounds of Japanese traffic lights and intersections. It is composed of many of the field recordings I took while in Okinawa, Japan. Read More…

Daily Transit

Demonstrating the art of sound (Concrete Music), Daily Transit is entirely composed of my field recordings with the exception of the organ and drum beat. Read More…

CCMixter

CCMixter.org is another great place to download and share sounds and music. You can download sounds and use them in your own audio projects. What I really like about CCMixter is that any sounds you use to create a song, if you upload the completed song back to their website, there is an option to […] Read More…

Freesound

Freesound.org is an awesome place to download free sounds. I have downloaded a lot of sounds from there that I use in my music projects and track\song compositions. They are great quality and there is a huge selection. Because of this, I felt it was only right to give back by uploading my own sounds […] Read More…

Cuckoo Clock

Recording of the cuckoo sound that of our cuckoo clock makes in our living room. My in-laws sent it to us from Japan. Read More…

Birds Chirping

Recording of some birds chirping outside located in Rockford, Illinois. Read More…

Okinawa Monorail

Recording of my monorail train ride while visiting Okinawa train. The Okinawa City Monorail Line also called the “Yui Rail,” and is a monorail line in Naha, Okinawa, Japan. Read More…

Windshield Wipers

Recording of my cars windshield wipers wiping the rain away while driving in a storm. Read More…

Wind Chimes

A recording of the wind chimes blowing in the wind on the back porch of my house. Read More…

5 Cent Arcade

A recording I took while walking through a local 5 cent arcade venue. Read More…

AM Radio

Recording of me changing stations on an am/fm clock radio. Read More…

Bowling Alley

Recording I took at a local bowling alley. You can hear the bowling balls rolling and knocking over pins and people getting excited and yelling. Read More…

Okinawan Dialect

A women sitting behind me on a bench while I visited an Aquarium in Okinawa, Japan speaks in a dialect I did not recognize. It is possible she is speaking “hogen,” an Okinawan, dialect with a strong accent. Read More…

Brd whistlr toy

Kids playing with little bird flutes that make whistling sounds when you blow into them. The pitch changes as you move a little stick in and out of the flute. Recorded on a market street in Okinawa, Japan. Read More…

Thunderstorm

Recording of a thunderstorm. You can hear the rain, thunder, and some windchimes blowing in the wind. Read More…

JP Airprt check-in

At a Japanese airport a man announces in English and in Japanese that customers should check-in at the counter. Recorded on my trip to Okinawa, Japan. Read More…

Okinawa, Japan

I recently went on a trip to Okinawa, Japan for a week and a half and while I was there I captured over 150+ sounds. I started recording from the very busride to the airport, announcements on the plane, at the Japanese airport(s), and of course in Okinawa, Japan - Eisa, markets, Japanese voices, Eisa […] Read More…