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Binaural Diaries Field Recording

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk The Binaural Diaries is my collection of field recordings, or ‘sound photographs’. Much of this work is created using a technique called 'binaural recording'. This is a method of recording sound that uses two microphones, arranged with the intent to create a 3-D stereo sound sensation for the listener of actually being in the environment that was captured. Listen using headphones to enjoy this effect. My current field recording setup comprises of a pair of Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 binaural microphones and a Sony PCM M-10 recorder.
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Lydbrook Birdsong Boxing Day 26/12/2024 11:29

On Boxing Day, I set out to capture the serene atmosphere of Lydbrook in the Forest of Dean. The morning was cold and misty, and I placed my Sony PCM-M10 recorder on a fence in the backyard to make an unattended, long-form field recording. The soundscape was soothing: various birdsong filled the air, their melodies sharp against the stillness, occasionally interrupted by the hum of a passing car. Six and a half minutes in, church bells chimed, marking the peaceful passage of time. It was a balm ...

Jan 14, 202521 min

Bristol Cathedral Gaia Exhibition Choir - 27th Oct 2024

On a crisp autumn day, I visited the historic Bristol Cathedral with my family to experience Gaia exhibition, Luke Jerram’s suspended rotating Earth model. The air was alive with the gentle murmurs of visitors, their voices blending into a soothing hum as they moved through the space, captivated by the installation. The Gaia sculpture was stunning representation of our planet, suspended in mid-air, and after a while a choir began rehearsing for an upcoming performance. Their voices filled the ai...

Oct 29, 20246 min

Bristol Cathedral Gaia Exhibition Ambience - 27th Oct 2024

On a crisp autumn day, I visited the historic Bristol Cathedral with my family to experience Gaia exhibition, Luke Jerram’s suspended rotating Earth model. The air was alive with the gentle murmurs of visitors, their voices blending into a soothing hum as they moved through the space, captivated by the installation. The Gaia sculpture was stunning representation of our planet, suspended in mid-air, and after a while a choir began rehearsing for an upcoming performance. Their voices filled the ai...

Oct 29, 20244 min

Train From Bruges To Brussels 4th October 2019 17:11

A field recording made during a train journey from Bruges to Brussels on 4 October 2019 – 17:11. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/train-from-bruges-to-brussels/ The first leg of our journey home from Bruges. It was a popular route, with many fellow passengers spread across the two levels of the train. The three recordings I’ve cross-faded together capture the contrast between lively chat and the low-register rumbling of the train’s movement. Recorded using Sony PCM-M10 & Luhd PM-01 microphones...

Jan 31, 202110 min

NYE 2020 Fireworks

A last-minute unplanned recording of fireworks being let off in our neighbourhood using the Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics. I'd never heard such a cacophony of fireworks let off at such quick succession for so long. It's slightly muffled as a result of recording indoors with the window only slightly open. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/nye-2020-fireworks/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Photo by Fireworks Photo by Erwan Hesry

Jan 01, 20218 min

Early Morning Birdsong 3rd May 2020 05:30

Early Morning Birdsong - 3rd May 2020 05:30 https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/early-morning-birdsong/ Early morning field recording of birdsong Bristol. Inspired by International Dawn Chorus Day: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Clippy Stereo EM172 microphones Photo by Wojciech Święch on Unsplash

May 08, 20206 min

Clap For Our Carers - 2nd April 2020 19:58

Clap For Our Carers - 2nd April 2020 19:58. Field recording of our neighbourhood taking part in #clapforourcarers. This was the second such event of the covid-19 UK lockdown. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/clap-for-our-carers/ https://clapforourcarers.co.uk/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Clippy Stereo EM172 microphones Photo by Guillermo Latorre on Unsplash

Apr 02, 20205 min

Alistair Park Woodcarving - Drawknife on Larch

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques that he chose to demonstrate. It's clear that such craftsmanship r...

Sep 08, 20182 min

Alistair Park Woodcarving - Relief-Carving of David Bowie In Oak

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques that he chose to demonstrate. It's clear that such craftsmanship r...

Sep 08, 20183 min

Alistair Park Woodcarving - Using a Side Axe

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques that he chose to demonstrate. It's clear that such craftsmanship r...

Sep 08, 20182 min

Alistair Park Woodcarving - Splitting Larch using a froe and mallet

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques that he chose to demonstrate. It's clear that such craftsmanship r...

Sep 08, 20181 min

Alistair Park Woodcarving - Introduction and Gouging Lime Wood

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques that he chose to demonstrate. It's clear that such craftsmanship r...

Sep 08, 20182 min

Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018 1444

Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018. Field recording of the Sandbanks Ferry, sailing from Shell Bay to Sandbanks in Dorset. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/sandbanks-ferry/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics

Aug 26, 20184 min

Exeter RAMM Clock Room 230306 1221

Recording made of the 'Clock Room' at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, March 2006 Timekeeping Exhibition – Clock Room at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. The room contained a variety of different timepieces from grandfather clocks and pocket-watches to more antiquated mechanisms. Not all of the clocks were producing an audible sound, but I moved slowly around the room to take in different combinations of ticking sounds. You’ll occasionally hear other people passing through the room a...

Aug 20, 20183 min

Princesshay Viewing Room 230306 1038

In 2002 Land Securities unveiled it’s controversial plans for the redevelopment of Exeter city centre’s Princesshay Shopping precinct. Four years on, the demolition and archaeological excavation of this area has been completed, and construction is underway. The public have been given the opportunity to oversee part of this construction work by providing a purpose-built viewing platform. The re-development has caused a stir among Exeter resident for whom the change will mark another step in the h...

Aug 20, 20182 min

Police Helicopter Circling Overhead 26th July 2017 2204

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

Aug 19, 20189 min

Train Journey From Bristol To Severn Beach 23 June 2018 1015

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

Aug 12, 201837 min

French Rural Ambience 3 20180610

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

Jul 29, 20185 min

French Rural Ambience 2 20180606

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

Jul 29, 20182 min

French Rural Ambience 1 20180606

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

Jul 29, 20189 min

Thunderstorm, France, 10th June 2018

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

Jul 22, 201822 min
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