Native Tree Society BBS

Dear NTS: Both of these recordings where made on the same day, and in the Meshomasic State Forest in Connecticut - and at two different sites inside the park. Wind conditions remained consistent during both recording time periods. The first sound sample heard is of the white pine. The second sound s...

I recently drove up to Catlin Wood for the first time since last summer to record the song of hemlocks. Winds were forecast by the National Weather Bureau to be at 10-15 mph, which are pretty good conditions for recording. However, at upon arrival at 5:45 or so, there was no wind whatsoever. Only un...

NTS, Although not really tree related, it is the sound of male wood frogs. I thought this soundscape that I just captured came out pretty descent... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdGDAcjr2eY&list=UUSG6_-zJFcSOQp-Euz4UPXQ&index=1 PIC00018.jpg PIC00043.jpg Rana sylvatica (wood frogs) Taken from the i...

Thank you Bob and Ed; I will have a recording of the piece (and hopefully a video) that I will be able to post and share with NTS.

Dear NTS: This coming Wednesday, April 10, 2013 @ 8:00 pm will be the premier of my new composition Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing) at Roulette in Brooklyn, NY. Composed for the violinist Mari Kimura - and a first for me as a composer, the Shinrin-yoku project involves the Augmented Violin System (dev...

NTS; here are two of my recent soundscapes - Part II features the "the American Beech Shake"... Woodscape Snowmelt Part I: Taken from the info found below. Location: Manchester, CT Date: March 9, 2013 Time: 10:30 a.m. State: CT Description: late morning in the woods during snowmelt Habitat: natural ...

Since we are in the middle of winter (at least here in New England), I thought it may be a good time to post some recordings of compositional works by 20th and 21st century composers that have been inspired by trees. On these really cold evenings when there is nothing left to do but keep warm in the...

Thanks for posting this Ed; this article is building your own stuff is indeed much more fun. I am using a handheld mic, not a shotgun mic like Joe uses. However, my mic is wireless, can record stereo or surround sound, and clips in nicely into the three different sized parabolic dishes that I have b...

Thanks for listening Larry, and I am glad you found this one relaxing. I will definitely keep going with more stuff; I still have to finish up Part I of this series, but it will be up soon.
Michael

This is Part II in a series of two soundscapes that I captured at what is considered a sacred site in northwestern Massachusetts. Part II is a 4'20" soundscape of a natural spring adjacent to a small cave, where at least four different tribes of indigenous peoples of the Americas have held special c...