My trek to the park

I visited Spassland Park recently and made a few recordings. The date was September 23, 2006. The day started out with heavy rains in the early afternoon and then was calm near the end of the night. The park is located in Germantown, Wisconsin just kiddy-corner to County Line Elementary School. The park features a ball diamond, two tennis courts, a covered pavilion, a play-set, and many other recreation inspired areas. A paved trail circles the entire park and runs along residents backyards on the North side.

The equipment I used for the recordings was simple and easy to find. For the mic I used two Panasonic WM61-A electret condenser microphone capsules that were soldered to a stereomic cable with connector. The recording device was a SONY NH-700 digital sound recorder with 80 minute Standard Mini-Discs. I used JVC HA-G101 stereo headphones to listen in-on what I was recording.

I hope you enjoy the recordings and will continue to check back to see my updates!

Soda Machine

The first recording here for you was taken mid-afternoon during a light rain. I was underneath a pavilion and was able to get a mic inside of a soda machine, while the other mic focused on the rain drops in a nearby puddle. Have a listen…

Garbage Can

The second recording taken was inside of a garbage can that was half covered by the pavilion. The sound heard is of the rain hitting the garbage that was inside of the can.

Have a listen…

Teens Idea of Fun

The third recording for you is of some teens that came to the park at around 10:00 pm that evening. They came in their cars and made noises loud enough for me to pick them up from across the park. (See above photo) I was listening to some crickets and then something happened…

Frisbee Golfing with an Animal

The fourth recording I took was at the, far, North-West corner of the park. The wind had picked up a bit and some Frisbee golf goals were clanging in the wind and in the thicket across from me there was an animal or something making noise. Have a listen…

Water Fountain Dripping

The fifth recording taken was at a drinking fountain between the tool shed and the pavilion. There was water running into the drain of the fountain and next to me was the pump; that is the constant hissing that you hear. Have a listen…

Welcome Everybody

Hello bloggers,

This is the first of many blogs I have begun to undertake. In the near future I will soon have recordings availiable for your listening pleasure. I have done this to recognize unique sound qualities in field recordings. These will be helpful tools to use for a guerrilla filmaker like myself.
Making your own recordings is alot cheaper and can be adaptable for creative ends. I hope you will continue to visit periodically to check on my updates.

with a smile, Joshua McClain