Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:34:39 +0200 https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/ en-EN contact@hearthis.at contact@hearthis.at https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/ https://img.hearthis.at/8/1/9/_/uploads/8021508/image_user/w1400_h1400_q70_ptrue_v2_----cropped_1506530918.jpg no no https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/chorus-frogs-awaken-2019-04-21/ ------------------------------------------------------------------
I love Pacific Chorus Frogs. Whether you know it as Pseudacris regilla (Pacific Chorus Frog) or Hyla regilla (Pacific Treefrog), its voice is instantly recognizable. Being so common along the West Coast, regilla, was the easiest source available for sound recordists to use in film and television. Along with the American Bullfrog, it quickly became the dominant sound of "frog" in film.

This little 1-inch frog makes its voice known. Coming out right around sunset, the first members of a pod tentatively cree-eek and ribbit their way until more come up from their overnight burrows to join. Soon, very soon, a full chorus begins and they roar to life as a deafening wall of amphibia for hours until the nighttime air cools below their comfort zone. As they slowly make their way back into their burrows, waves of chorusing come and go, finally petering out in the voices of just a few individuals just before dawn.

Recorded in over the night of April 21-22, 2019, in Sinlahekin Valley, a single pod chorus of frogs comes alive in this quiet land nearly devoid of human sound. I'd play the full recording for you, but that would be 10 hours long. Instead I'll present some of the highlights along the way.

For the technically nosy:
Microphones: yes
recorder: indeed]]> ------------------------------------------------------------------
I love Pacific Chorus Frogs. Whether you know it as Pseudacris regilla (Pacific Chorus Frog) or Hyla regilla (Pacific Treefrog), its voice is instantly recognizable. Being so common along the West Coast, regilla, was the easiest source available for sound recordists to use in film and television. Along with the American Bullfrog, it quickly became the dominant sound of "frog" in film.

This little 1-inch frog makes its voice known. Coming out right around sunset, the first members of a pod tentatively cree-eek and ribbit their way until more come up from their overnight burrows to join. Soon, very soon, a full chorus begins and they roar to life as a deafening wall of amphibia for hours until the nighttime air cools below their comfort zone. As they slowly make their way back into their burrows, waves of chorusing come and go, finally petering out in the voices of just a few individuals just before dawn.

Recorded in over the night of April 21-22, 2019, in Sinlahekin Valley, a single pod chorus of frogs comes alive in this quiet land nearly devoid of human sound. I'd play the full recording for you, but that would be 10 hours long. Instead I'll present some of the highlights along the way.

For the technically nosy:
Microphones: yes
recorder: indeed]]> 3480559 no no Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:40:59 +0200 2019-07-28T09:40:59+02:00 5:53 https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/dawn-in-the-olympic-national-forest/
Sunrise was at 5:42 this morning, with the first almost-audible human-related sounds of very distant vehicles starting nearly an hour after that.

It's difficult to comprehend the sound of the wilderness we are losing. Even here, deep in the mountainous, moss-covered trees of the Olympic National Forest on the border of the Olympic National Park, it's only by creeping out in the early hours of the morning that we can hear long stretches of natural sound unbroken by human-created noises. With the ever-encroaching settlements of humankind, how much longer will it be before even that is lost?]]>
Sunrise was at 5:42 this morning, with the first almost-audible human-related sounds of very distant vehicles starting nearly an hour after that.

It's difficult to comprehend the sound of the wilderness we are losing. Even here, deep in the mountainous, moss-covered trees of the Olympic National Forest on the border of the Olympic National Park, it's only by creeping out in the early hours of the morning that we can hear long stretches of natural sound unbroken by human-created noises. With the ever-encroaching settlements of humankind, how much longer will it be before even that is lost?]]> 2416185 no no Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:53:32 +0200 2018-09-27T00:53:32+02:00 1:18:37 https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/pacific-chorus-frogs-pseudacris-regilla-dusk-down-mix-stereo/ 1440366 no no Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:05:05 +0100 2017-03-20T07:05:05+01:00 6:00 https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/pacific-chorus-frogs-pseudacris-regilla-dusk-parabolic/ 1440368 no no Mon, 20 Mar 2017 07:05:02 +0100 2017-03-20T07:05:02+01:00 6:00 https://hearthis.at/soundeziner/an-ode-for-ar-15-power-lines-nature-and-a-plane/
Backstory: A sunny morning in the Wild Sky Wilderness of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. My morning ambience recording ended by the encroachment of distant chainsaws, I'd packed up to leave when I stumbled upon power lines tearing through the forest. I stopped to look, only to discover that the power lines make a powerful sizzling sound. I found a nice spot beneath one set of lines and pressed record. Moments later the gunfire begins. As I discovered later, it was three AR-15 owners who'd found a quiet spot. The echoes of the gunfire painted a image of the mountains in my ears. They also reminded me of silence we've lost in our precious few wildernesses. A few more moments went by and plane soared somewhere in the distance, out of sight. Somewhere in the distance a train thrummed it's way through the mountains. Through it all nature persevered, both competing with humanity and continuing on despite it.

Technical notes: All the work I've done here is lop the ends off the recording. The power lines were not causing any interference. THAT'S THE ACTUAL ACOUSTIC SOUND THEY GENERATE.

recording miscellany:
Sound Devices 702
mid/ pressure: MKH8020
side/ gradient: MKH30
pad-free, filter free. Recorded in the raw (tm).]]>
Backstory: A sunny morning in the Wild Sky Wilderness of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. My morning ambience recording ended by the encroachment of distant chainsaws, I'd packed up to leave when I stumbled upon power lines tearing through the forest. I stopped to look, only to discover that the power lines make a powerful sizzling sound. I found a nice spot beneath one set of lines and pressed record. Moments later the gunfire begins. As I discovered later, it was three AR-15 owners who'd found a quiet spot. The echoes of the gunfire painted a image of the mountains in my ears. They also reminded me of silence we've lost in our precious few wildernesses. A few more moments went by and plane soared somewhere in the distance, out of sight. Somewhere in the distance a train thrummed it's way through the mountains. Through it all nature persevered, both competing with humanity and continuing on despite it.

Technical notes: All the work I've done here is lop the ends off the recording. The power lines were not causing any interference. THAT'S THE ACTUAL ACOUSTIC SOUND THEY GENERATE.

recording miscellany:
Sound Devices 702
mid/ pressure: MKH8020
side/ gradient: MKH30
pad-free, filter free. Recorded in the raw (tm).]]> 1439929 no no Sun, 13 Sep 2015 05:45:53 +0200 2015-09-13T05:45:53+02:00 12:28