nerdle
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natural sounds of wildlife
#963621 - 12/01/12 03:46 PM
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I want to have a few cuckoo, duck and woodpecker sounds etc to spice up my piece of music
(as you do) and I wonder where to find these sounds to use. Hoping for free and with
permission to use in my original work.
Can anyone recommend a good
sound library?
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BJG145
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Loc: Norwich UK
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#963636 - 12/01/12 04:09 PM
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You could try the British Sound Library archive...or simply Google "duck wav", which is
probably the easiest way... http://sounds.bl.uk/
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Hoopy Frood
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#963679 - 12/01/12 06:28 PM
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Also, have a look at the Freesound Project:
http://www.freesound.org/
A quick search there revealed multiple options for ducks, woodpeckers and cuckoos 
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Edited by Hoopy Frood (12/01/12 06:29 PM)
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Folderol
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#963726 - 12/01/12 10:51 PM
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Bear in mind it is very difficult to get such sounds without a fair bit of
background 'ambiance' and you will need to find a way to blend/mask this with your music.
To make matters worse all your sound clips are likely to have totally different
backgrounds!
I speak from the practical experience of recording a blackbird
some years ago.
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nerdle
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Loc: Romsey, Hamsphire
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#963812 - 13/01/12 11:57 AM
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Thank you luvly people! I'll explore your suggestions. I'll need to edit to
clean up the ambient noise (will have to learn how to do that now)! Found this
in the meantime - didn't know there were so many kinds of cuckoo! http://www.soundeffects.ch/surround-sound-effects-_e.php?action=insert_st&
amp;prodid=50644&Category=Eurasian%20Cuckoo%20(Cuculus%20Canorus)
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James Perrett
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: Folderol]
#963897 - 13/01/12 03:02 PM
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The real wildlife recordists use things like parabolic reflectors. I sent off for a free
birdsong flexidisc from the RSPB when I was young and was amazed at how well they had
isolated the wanted bird from everything else. James.
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nerdle
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#963907 - 13/01/12 03:32 PM
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Hello
Never thought of RSPB - me with a bird watching cousin!
Thank you
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Folderol
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Loc: Rochester, UK
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: James Perrett]
#963931 - 13/01/12 06:27 PM
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Quote James Perrett:
The real
wildlife recordists use things like parabolic reflectors. I sent off for a free birdsong
flexidisc from the RSPB when I was young and was amazed at how well they had isolated the
wanted bird from everything else.
James.
Interesting. When was that?
I ask because a friend got a boxed set
of RSPB cassettes in the early 70s and was very disappointed with them.
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John Willett
Sound-Link ProAudio
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#964023 - 14/01/12 11:25 AM
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Quote nerdle:
I want to have a
few cuckoo, duck and woodpecker sounds etc to spice up my piece of music (as you do) and I
wonder where to find these sounds to use. Hoping for free and with permission to use in
my original work.
Can anyone recommend a good sound library?
First place of call really should be
the WSRS - the Wildlife
Sound Recording Society.
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President - Federation Internationale des Chasseurs de Sons
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nerdle
Joined: 14/11/11
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#964063 - 14/01/12 02:31 PM
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Thank you. I had a look and couldn't see how to browse sounds and purchase one or two
with licence for commercial use. I think its for keen recordists (perhaps I should track
down one of them)!
I downloaded the eurasian cuckoo sound (from a different
site) and found the ambient woodland sound blissful and will use that too.
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John Willett
Sound-Link ProAudio
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Posts: 11955
Loc: Oxfordshire UK
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Re: natural sounds of wildlife
[Re: nerdle]
#964084 - 14/01/12 04:25 PM
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Quote nerdle:
Thank you. I had a
look and couldn't see how to browse sounds and purchase one or two with licence for
commercial use. I think its for keen recordists (perhaps I should track down one of
them)!
I downloaded the eurasian cuckoo sound (from a different site) and found
the ambient woodland sound blissful and will use that too.
I would contact the WSRS (yes, it's a
society for naturalists and recordists), tell them what you want and they, hopefully,
would put you in touch with members who could help.
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John - Sound-Link ProAudio
President - Federation Internationale des Chasseurs de Sons
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