SonicSnapshots http://www.sonicsnapshots.com Field recordings and a whole lot more. Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:12:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 field,recording,sound,audioAudio BlogsJim Blodgetnofield,recording,sound,audioField recordings and a whole lot more.Field recordings and a whole lot more.Sonicsnapshotshttp://feedburner.google.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. Crows and Jays http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2011/10/29/crows-and-jays/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2011/10/29/crows-and-jays/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 01:10:20 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=43 I was sitting at the breakfast table this morning when I heard a murder of crows in the backyard. I grabbed my Edirol R-09HR recorder and made this recording. Towards the end you can hear a jay joining in the argument.

Download - (9 minutes, 160kbps, stereo, 10.4 Mb)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2011/10/29/crows-and-jays/feed/ 0 noI was sitting at the breakfast table this morning when I heard a murder of crows in the backyard. I grabbed my Edirol R-09HR recorder and made this recording. Towards the end you can hear a jay joining in the argument. Download - (9 minutes, 160kbps, sterJim BlodgetI was sitting at the breakfast table this morning when I heard a murder of crows in the backyard. I grabbed my Edirol R-09HR recorder and made this recording. Towards the end you can hear a jay joining in the argument. Download - (9 minutes, 160kbps, stereo, 10.4 Mb) field,recording,sound,audio Salem Art Fair http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/07/29/salem-art-fair/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/07/29/salem-art-fair/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:31:23 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=40 Salem Art Fair

Salem Art Fair

Spent some time at the Salem Art Fair. I made this recording with my Apple iPad using an application called Recorder HD.  I had the iPad in my backpack and carried it around in my right hand moving through the crowd. You can hear a vendor playing a hand made flute and catch snippets of conversation.

Later I sat down and painted the above image using the Brushes application on the iPad. Several people stopped to watch me paint and ask questions.

Download audio file (salem-art-fair.mp3)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/07/29/salem-art-fair/feed/ 0 noSpent some time at the Salem Art Fair. I made this recording with my Apple iPad using an application called Recorder HD.  I had the iPad in my backpack and carried it around in my right hand moving through the crowd. You can hear a vendor playing a hand mJim BlodgetSpent some time at the Salem Art Fair. I made this recording with my Apple iPad using an application called Recorder HD.  I had the iPad in my backpack and carried it around in my right hand moving through the crowd. You can hear a vendor playing a hand made flute and catch snippets of [...]field,recording,sound,audio Spring Squall http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/05/05/spring-squall/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/05/05/spring-squall/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 02:34:47 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=37 Rain on Leaves

Spring Rain

Made this recording on our back porch using my new Edirol Wave Recorder. I heard thunder and thought I'd get some storm sounds. It hailed, but no more thunder.

Download (160kbps, 1.3 Mb mp3)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/05/05/spring-squall/feed/ 0 noMade this recording on our back porch using my new Edirol Wave Recorder. I heard thunder and thought I'd get some storm sounds. It hailed, but no more thunder. Download (160kbps, 1.3 Mb mp3) Jim BlodgetMade this recording on our back porch using my new Edirol Wave Recorder. I heard thunder and thought I'd get some storm sounds. It hailed, but no more thunder. Download (160kbps, 1.3 Mb mp3) field,recording,sound,audio Website Update http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/03/10/website-update/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/03/10/website-update/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:53:11 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=27 Yesterday I migrated this blog from Blogger.com to my own server and into a Wordpress installation. I'm still tweaking things, but so far I've managed to import all the old posts and chose a new theme.

I was using Feedburner as the feed source for podcasting and for RSS subscriptions. I've given Feedburner the new RSS feed address and it seems to be working in iTunes and in Google Reader.

I still need to add categories and tags to all my old posts. I also plan to modify the theme some.

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/03/10/website-update/feed/ 0 Ankeny Wildlife Refuge http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/03/08/ankeny-wildlife-refuge/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/03/08/ankeny-wildlife-refuge/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:09:36 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=24 Ankeny Wildlife Refuge

Ankeny Wildlife Refuge

Last Saturday I went for a walk in the afternoon at the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge south of Salem, Oregon. I wanted to try out my new Edirol R-09 HD recorder. It has a built-in stereo mic and can record in WAVE onto SD cards.

Here's a recording I made at the end of the Rail Trail. It includes geese flying over, ducks, frogs, song birds, crows, and insects. It was difficult to get a clean recording because of nearby road noise, airplane overflights, and wind.

Download (8:22 - 11.5 Mb)

Download audio file (ankeny2.mp3)

Ankeny Geese painted on iPod Touch

Ankeny Geese painted on iPod Touch

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2010/03/08/ankeny-wildlife-refuge/feed/ 0 noLast Saturday I went for a walk in the afternoon at the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge south of Salem, Oregon. I wanted to try out my new Edirol R-09 HD recorder. It has a built-in stereo mic and can record in WAVE onto SD cards. Here's a recording I made at the Jim BlodgetLast Saturday I went for a walk in the afternoon at the Ankeny Wildlife Refuge south of Salem, Oregon. I wanted to try out my new Edirol R-09 HD recorder. It has a built-in stereo mic and can record in WAVE onto SD cards. Here's a recording I made at the end of the Rail Trail. [...]field,recording,sound,audio Christmas Toy Train http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2009/01/26/christmas-toy-train/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2009/01/26/christmas-toy-train/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:46:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=4
Every Christmas we put up the "Talking Silver Rail Express" toy train under the Christmas tree. My Dad gave it to us in the early '90s. It creates one of those "memory" sounds.
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]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2009/01/26/christmas-toy-train/feed/ 0 no Every Christmas we put up the "Talking Silver Rail Express" toy train under the Christmas tree. My Dad gave it to us in the early '90s. It creates one of those "memory" sounds. Download (mp3 file, 672 K, 96khz, mono) Jim Blodget Every Christmas we put up the "Talking Silver Rail Express" toy train under the Christmas tree. My Dad gave it to us in the early '90s. It creates one of those "memory" sounds. Download (mp3 file, 672 K, 96khz, mono) field,recording,sound,audio Monster from the 50’s http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2008/02/14/monster-from-the-50s/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2008/02/14/monster-from-the-50s/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:43:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=5 Can you name this famous monster from the 50's? Here's a hint. He's big and Japanese.

Amazon.com has mp3 downloads for sell and they carry many movie soundtracks.

Download file - (27 seconds, 220K)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2008/02/14/monster-from-the-50s/feed/ 0 noCan you name this famous monster from the 50's? Here's a hint. He's big and Japanese. Amazon.com has mp3 downloads for sell and they carry many movie soundtracks. Download file - (27 seconds, 220K) Jim BlodgetCan you name this famous monster from the 50's? Here's a hint. He's big and Japanese. Amazon.com has mp3 downloads for sell and they carry many movie soundtracks. Download file - (27 seconds, 220K) field,recording,sound,audio Alien http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2007/07/18/alien/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2007/07/18/alien/#comments Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:27:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=6 I discovered Gizmoz which is a web service that creates animated avatars. I needed an alien voice so I used the Mac's built-in Zarvox speech to text voice to create this short clip.

Download - (5 seconds, mp3 file, 23K)


]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2007/07/18/alien/feed/ 0 noI discovered Gizmoz which is a web service that creates animated avatars. I needed an alien voice so I used the Mac's built-in Zarvox speech to text voice to create this short clip. Download - (5 seconds, mp3 file, 23K) Jim BlodgetI discovered Gizmoz which is a web service that creates animated avatars. I needed an alien voice so I used the Mac's built-in Zarvox speech to text voice to create this short clip. Download - (5 seconds, mp3 file, 23K) field,recording,sound,audio Crows Before Breakfast http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/12/03/crows-before-breakfast/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/12/03/crows-before-breakfast/#comments Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:24:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=8 Crows usually don't hang out at our house. This morning when I got up I could hear a mob at the top of our fir trees having an arguement. I threw on a hat and coat and stepped out on our back porch with my mp3 recorder and a stereo lapel mic clipped to the front of my jacket. I made a beautiful 10 minute recording standing in the 30 degree F fresh air, but when I got back inside, I discovered that I had plugged the mic into the headphone jack. Dang. By the time I got back outside, most of the group had departed. So what you hear is a much smaller group. This recording was made at 7:30 am on Sunday, December 3, 2006.

Download - (2 minutes, 128kbps, 22kHz, 1.9 MB)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/12/03/crows-before-breakfast/feed/ 0 noCrows usually don't hang out at our house. This morning when I got up I could hear a mob at the top of our fir trees having an arguement. I threw on a hat and coat and stepped out on our back porch with my mp3 recorder and a stereo lapel mic clipped to thJim BlodgetCrows usually don't hang out at our house. This morning when I got up I could hear a mob at the top of our fir trees having an arguement. I threw on a hat and coat and stepped out on our back porch with my mp3 recorder and a stereo lapel mic clipped to the [...]field,recording,sound,audio Mac Speech Test http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/08/12/mac-speech-test/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/08/12/mac-speech-test/#comments Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:38:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=9 Today I was experimenting with my MacBook's built-in text to speech feature and wondered if I could record the speech. I did it by attaching my mp3 recorder to the Mac's headphone jack. I then downloaded the mp3 file, opened it in Audacity, added a music track and saved it as a wav file. I then used iTunes to convert the wav file to mp3 and add the file info.

Download - (30 seconds, 128kbps, 44kHz, 470 KB)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/08/12/mac-speech-test/feed/ 1 noToday I was experimenting with my MacBook's built-in text to speech feature and wondered if I could record the speech. I did it by attaching my mp3 recorder to the Mac's headphone jack. I then downloaded the mp3 file, opened it in Audacity, added a music Jim BlodgetToday I was experimenting with my MacBook's built-in text to speech feature and wondered if I could record the speech. I did it by attaching my mp3 recorder to the Mac's headphone jack. I then downloaded the mp3 file, opened it in Audacity, added a music track and saved it as a wav file. I [...]field,recording,sound,audio Audacity for Intel MacBook http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/09/audacity-for-intel-macbook/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/09/audacity-for-intel-macbook/#comments Sun, 09 Jul 2006 16:30:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=10 I had a hard time finding a version of Audacity (absolutely the best free, open source audio editor) which would work on the new Intel based Macintosh computers. I finally found a link to a zipped file of the application. It's version 1.3 which as of this writing is a beta version. Here's the link to the zip file:

Link to download Audacity 1.3 for Intel MacBook

I've been putting it through its paces and so far so good. I've only found two things that don't work. You can't export as an mp3 file because there is not a Lame encoder which works yet. This is not a big deal. I save out of Audacity as a WAV file and use iTunes to convert to mp3 and add id3 tags. I also discovered that the program crashes when you try to use software based audio play through to listen while recording. This is not nice because you cannot listen to other tracks while recording a new one.

Download - (37 seconds, 595 Kb, 128 kbps, 44.1 kHz)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/09/audacity-for-intel-macbook/feed/ 0 noI had a hard time finding a version of Audacity (absolutely the best free, open source audio editor) which would work on the new Intel based Macintosh computers. I finally found a link to a zipped file of the application. It's version 1.3 which as of thisJim BlodgetI had a hard time finding a version of Audacity (absolutely the best free, open source audio editor) which would work on the new Intel based Macintosh computers. I finally found a link to a zipped file of the application. It's version 1.3 which as of this writing is a beta version. Here's the link [...]field,recording,sound,audio Neighborhood Fireworks http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/05/neighborhood-fireworks/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/05/neighborhood-fireworks/#comments Wed, 05 Jul 2006 20:31:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=7 Lots of people set off fireworks in our neighborhood. No one seems to care that some of the big ones that go way up in the air are illegal in Oregon. I made this recording at about 9:45 pm (dusk) standing on my back porch.

Download - (8:30, 7.8 Mb)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/05/neighborhood-fireworks/feed/ 0 noLots of people set off fireworks in our neighborhood. No one seems to care that some of the big ones that go way up in the air are illegal in Oregon. I made this recording at about 9:45 pm (dusk) standing on my back porch. Download - (8:30, 7.8 Mb) Jim BlodgetLots of people set off fireworks in our neighborhood. No one seems to care that some of the big ones that go way up in the air are illegal in Oregon. I made this recording at about 9:45 pm (dusk) standing on my back porch. Download - (8:30, 7.8 Mb) field,recording,sound,audio Morning Thunder http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/04/morning-thunder/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/04/morning-thunder/#comments Tue, 04 Jul 2006 14:04:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=11 This morning I awoke to the sound of thunder and garbage trucks. I made this 12 minute recording standing on my back porch at about 9 am. Listen for a wide variety of sounds including chickens, crows, and other birds.

Download - (11:45, 10.8 Mb)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/07/04/morning-thunder/feed/ 0 noThis morning I awoke to the sound of thunder and garbage trucks. I made this 12 minute recording standing on my back porch at about 9 am. Listen for a wide variety of sounds including chickens, crows, and other birds. Download - (11:45, 10.8 Mb) Jim BlodgetThis morning I awoke to the sound of thunder and garbage trucks. I made this 12 minute recording standing on my back porch at about 9 am. Listen for a wide variety of sounds including chickens, crows, and other birds. Download - (11:45, 10.8 Mb) field,recording,sound,audio Podomatic.com podcast http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/28/podomatic-com-podcast/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/28/podomatic-com-podcast/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2006 16:30:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=12 Here's the easiest and fastest way I've found to create a podcast. It took me about 5 minutes to get set up and create my first podcast. Podomatic.com is a free service for storing and sharing audio and video files

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/28/podomatic-com-podcast/feed/ 0 Podcasting a Flash File http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/22/podcasting-a-flash-file/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/22/podcasting-a-flash-file/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:45:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=13 Ever wonder what happens in iTunes when you enclose a Flash file instead of a mp3 file? Well, this should answer that question. This post includes a link to a .swf file on the Breeze server at Chemeketa Community College. The file is a slideshow with music.

Here's a direct link to the file.

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/22/podcasting-a-flash-file/feed/ 0 noEver wonder what happens in iTunes when you enclose a Flash file instead of a mp3 file? Well, this should answer that question. This post includes a link to a .swf file on the Breeze server at Chemeketa Community College. The file is a slideshow with musiJim BlodgetEver wonder what happens in iTunes when you enclose a Flash file instead of a mp3 file? Well, this should answer that question. This post includes a link to a .swf file on the Breeze server at Chemeketa Community College. The file is a slideshow with music. Here's a direct link to the file. field,recording,sound,audio Photo Safari Backyard Flowers http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/11/photo-safari-backyard-flowers/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/11/photo-safari-backyard-flowers/#comments Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:24:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=14 Photo SafariWhile photographing flowers in my backyard, I recorded my voice using my MP3 recorder. Later I used iMovie to match the still photos to my voice. I saved the movie as an MP4 file and uploaded it to Ourmedia.org. This enclosed file should automatically download in iTunes.

Link to movie... (15 Mb)

Update: Later I also uploaded the same mp4 file to Google Video and to YouTube.com. They both converted the movie to Flash and in the process somehow messed up the synchonization of the photos with my voice.

I also tried using SwishPix to create a slideshow with narration. I used the same mp3 audio file I used to make the mp4 movie. The SwishPix slideshow is only 2.5 Mb compared to the 15 Mb mp4. The slideshow doesn't advance automatically. Users have to click to advance to the next slide, but it's kind of nice having manual control. You can jump around between pictures while listening to the narrative. I also like that you can add captions to each picture.

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/02/11/photo-safari-backyard-flowers/feed/ 0 noWhile photographing flowers in my backyard, I recorded my voice using my MP3 recorder. Later I used iMovie to match the still photos to my voice. I saved the movie as an MP4 file and uploaded it to Ourmedia.org. This enclosed file should automatically dowJim BlodgetWhile photographing flowers in my backyard, I recorded my voice using my MP3 recorder. Later I used iMovie to match the still photos to my voice. I saved the movie as an MP4 file and uploaded it to Ourmedia.org. This enclosed file should automatically download in iTunes. Link to movie... (15 Mb) Update: Later I [...]field,recording,sound,audio First Video Podcast http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/19/first-video-podcast/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/19/first-video-podcast/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:52:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=15 Here's my first example of a video podcast. I've enclosed a mp4 movie file. Let's see if iTunes will download it and play it.

Link to download.

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/19/first-video-podcast/feed/ 0 noHere's my first example of a video podcast. I've enclosed a mp4 movie file. Let's see if iTunes will download it and play it. Link to download. Jim BlodgetHere's my first example of a video podcast. I've enclosed a mp4 movie file. Let's see if iTunes will download it and play it. Link to download. field,recording,sound,audio Thyroid Dysfunction http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/12/thyroid-dysfunction/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/12/thyroid-dysfunction/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:51:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=16 This nursing lecture was given by Terri Wenzig at Chemeketa Community College on January 6, 2006.

Download - (58:30, 13.4 Mb)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/12/thyroid-dysfunction/feed/ 0 noThis nursing lecture was given by Terri Wenzig at Chemeketa Community College on January 6, 2006. Download - (58:30, 13.4 Mb) Jim BlodgetThis nursing lecture was given by Terri Wenzig at Chemeketa Community College on January 6, 2006. Download - (58:30, 13.4 Mb) field,recording,sound,audio Chemeketa Podcast #1 http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/06/chemeketa-podcast-1/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/06/chemeketa-podcast-1/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:50:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=17 Listen to this cool new podcast from Chemeketa Community College.

Download - (4 minutes, 979K)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2006/01/06/chemeketa-podcast-1/feed/ 0 noListen to this cool new podcast from Chemeketa Community College. Download - (4 minutes, 979K) Jim BlodgetListen to this cool new podcast from Chemeketa Community College. Download - (4 minutes, 979K) field,recording,sound,audio Crickets http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2005/09/25/crickets/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2005/09/25/crickets/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2005 15:12:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=18 I made this cricket recording on August 8, 2005 at about 10pm in my backyard. It has some background traffic noise.

Download - (30 seconds, 590K)

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2005/09/25/crickets/feed/ 1 noI made this cricket recording on August 8, 2005 at about 10pm in my backyard. It has some background traffic noise. Download - (30 seconds, 590K) Jim BlodgetI made this cricket recording on August 8, 2005 at about 10pm in my backyard. It has some background traffic noise. Download - (30 seconds, 590K) field,recording,sound,audio Welcome http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2005/09/25/welcome/ http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2005/09/25/welcome/#comments Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:10:00 +0000 Jim Blodget http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/?p=19 Welcome to SonicSnapshots. Soon we will be adding links to resources for recording in the field and samples of recordings.

]]> http://www.sonicsnapshots.com/2005/09/25/welcome/feed/ 0 Jim Blodgetnonadult