The Sounds of Spring

So I last night I wandered out with the minidisc & mica in tow to capture some of the ceaseless sounds that pour in our window. Right click to download the MP3 files.

The Frogs & Insects
I wandered down to the rice fields around the corner to record this. There are fields closer (right next to our apartment), but because this particular cluster has about 8 fields lumped together -and they've all been filled - it is by far the loudest in the neighborhood. Be sure to listen for the really low frog that sounds like some kind of motor running. Listening through my headphones, I initially thought I was picking up the sound of someone's A/C unit. It wasn't until I took them off that I realized it was a frog.

The Ditch
This is the ditch/gutter right behind our apartment. It's normally empty or lightly trickling, but since spring rolled around it's been flowing like crazy. Never lets up. It usually sounds like we have a river for a downstairs neighbor.

Most nights we have a great combination of bassy water rush & high-pitched frogs, but my mic isn't good enough to capture it all together accurately. Maybe there will be a microphone upgrade when I'm back in the States.

If any new insects roll in or the sounds of summer differ greatly from those of spring, I'll be sure to let you know.
Mike