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Here are a bunch of sound recordings I've made since the summer of 2005 -- everything from the sound of canoe paddles to Buddhist chants. I was inspired by Mike Merz's Archive project.
They were recorded using a binaural microphone into a minidisc in most cases. I've posted them in mp3 and aiff formats -- if you're just listening I'd recommend mp3, but if you want to work with them aiff is probably a better bet, as it's a lossless format, meaning bigger format but higher fidelity. Most clips run 30 seconds to a minute long.
As per the terms of the Creative Commons license, I'd encourage musicians, DJs and anybody else to use them as you'd like -- please let me know when you do so I can hear what you've come up with!
WASHINGTON, DC APRIL 2006
1. Hispanic-rights rally, April 10, downtown Washington mp3 aiff
HIKKADUWA AND BALIPATIYA, SRI LANKA JANUARY 2006 (these recordings are stereo but not binaural)
1. A flock of hundreds of crows, and waves of the Indian Ocean. mp3 aiff
2. Buddhist monks chanting at a ceremony to bless the rebuilding of a house damaged by the December 2004 tsunami. mp3 aiff
3. Trowels spreading mortar on a cinderblock wall. mp3 aiff
4. An amplified voice chanting and talking in Sinhalese. mp3 aiff
WASHINGTON, D.C. JANUARY 2006
1. A squeaky escalator at Washington's Union Station Metro stop. mp3 aiff
KAIROUAM, TUNISIA NOVEMBER 2005
1. Call to prayer, Kairouam mp3 aiff
2. Kairouam medina, with pirate beggar mp3 aiff
3. Man praying in Kairouam mosque mp3 aiff
WASHINGTON, D.C. SEPTEMBER 2005
1. Baseball game mp3
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND AUGUST 2005
1. crickets mp3
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA JULY 2005
JACKMAN, MAINE JULY 2005
1. canoeing on the Moose River mp3