Binaural Diaries Field Recording

Binaural Diaries Field Recording

https://binauraldiaries.co.uk The Binaural Diaries is my collection of field recordings, or ‘sound photographs’. Much of this work is created using a technique called 'binaural recording'. This is a method of recording sound that uses two microphones, arranged with the intent to create a 3-D stereo sound sensation for the listener of actually being in the environment that was captured. Listen using headphones to enjoy this effect. My current field recording setup comprises of a pair of Sound Professionals SP-TFB-2 binaural microphones and a Sony PCM M-10 recorder.

Episodes

Lydbrook Birdsong Boxing Day 26/12/2024 11:29

January 13, 2025 • 21 mins
On Boxing Day, I set out to capture the serene atmosphere of Lydbrook in the Forest of Dean. The morning was cold and misty, and I placed my Sony PCM-M10 recorder on a fence in the backyard to make an unattended, long-form field recording. The soundscape was soothing: various birdsong filled the air, their melodies sharp against the stillness, occasionally interrupted by the hum of a passing car. Six and a half minutes in, church b...
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Bristol Cathedral Gaia Exhibition Ambience - 27th Oct 2024

October 28, 2024 • 3 mins
On a crisp autumn day, I visited the historic Bristol Cathedral with my family to experience Gaia exhibition, Luke Jerram’s suspended rotating Earth model. The air was alive with the gentle murmurs of visitors, their voices blending into a soothing hum as they moved through the space, captivated by the installation. The Gaia sculpture was stunning representation of our planet, suspended in mid-air, and after a while a choir began...
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Bristol Cathedral Gaia Exhibition Choir - 27th Oct 2024

October 28, 2024 • 5 mins
On a crisp autumn day, I visited the historic Bristol Cathedral with my family to experience Gaia exhibition, Luke Jerram’s suspended rotating Earth model. The air was alive with the gentle murmurs of visitors, their voices blending into a soothing hum as they moved through the space, captivated by the installation. The Gaia sculpture was stunning representation of our planet, suspended in mid-air, and after a while a choir began...
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Train From Bruges To Brussels 4th October 2019 17:11

January 31, 2021 • 9 mins
A field recording made during a train journey from Bruges to Brussels on 4 October 2019 – 17:11. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/train-from-bruges-to-brussels/ The first leg of our journey home from Bruges. It was a popular route, with many fellow passengers spread across the two levels of the train. The three recordings I’ve cross-faded together capture the contrast between lively chat and the low-register rumbling of the train’s ...
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NYE 2020 Fireworks

January 1, 2021 • 7 mins
A last-minute unplanned recording of fireworks being let off in our neighbourhood using the Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics. I'd never heard such a cacophony of fireworks let off at such quick succession for so long. It's slightly muffled as a result of recording indoors with the window only slightly open. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/nye-2020-fireworks/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics Photo by Fireworks Photo by Erwan Hesry
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Early Morning Birdsong 3rd May 2020 05:30

May 8, 2020 • 6 mins
Early Morning Birdsong - 3rd May 2020 05:30 https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/early-morning-birdsong/ Early morning field recording of birdsong Bristol. Inspired by International Dawn Chorus Day: https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/dawn-chorus-day Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Clippy Stereo EM172 microphones Photo by Wojciech Święch on Unsplash
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Clap For Our Carers - 2nd April 2020 19:58

April 2, 2020 • 4 mins
Clap For Our Carers - 2nd April 2020 19:58. Field recording of our neighbourhood taking part in #clapforourcarers. This was the second such event of the covid-19 UK lockdown. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/clap-for-our-carers/ https://clapforourcarers.co.uk/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 Clippy Stereo EM172 microphones Photo by Guillermo Latorre on Unsplash
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Alistair Park Woodcarving - Drawknife on Larch

September 8, 2018 • 2 mins
https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques...
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Alistair Park Woodcarving - Relief-Carving of David Bowie In Oak

September 8, 2018 • 3 mins
https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques...
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Alistair Park Woodcarving - Using a Side Axe

September 8, 2018 • 1 min
https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques...
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Alistair Park Woodcarving - Splitting Larch using a froe and mallet

September 8, 2018 • 1 min
https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques...
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Alistair Park Woodcarving - Introduction and Gouging Lime Wood

September 8, 2018 • 2 mins
https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/alistair-park-woodcarving/ Having talked about doing it for quite some time, I recently visited Alistair Park at his studio at Bower Ashton in Bristol to make field recordings of some of the sounds that his tools make in use. Alistair has been working with wood for over 20 years, and it was a great pleasure to see him practising his craft and to hear the sounds made by various wood carving techniques...
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Under The M4 Severn Bridge 23rd June 2018 11:00

September 2, 2018 • 6 mins
Field recording beneath the M4 Severn Bridge on the Severn Beach side. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/under-the-m4-severn-bridge Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics
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Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018 1444

August 26, 2018 • 4 mins
Sandbanks Ferry 13th August 2018. Field recording of the Sandbanks Ferry, sailing from Shell Bay to Sandbanks in Dorset. https://binauraldiaries.co.uk/sandbanks-ferry/ Gear: Sony PCM-M10 built-in mics
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Light Summer Rain

August 20, 2018 • 1 min
Light summer rain in Exeter 18/08/2008.
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Rain On Tent - Big Chill 2005

August 20, 2018 • 1 min
Sitting in the tent, and listening to the rain while camping at the Big Chill festival 2005.
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Exeter RAMM Clock Room 230306 1221

August 20, 2018 • 3 mins
Recording made of the 'Clock Room' at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum in Exeter, March 2006 Timekeeping Exhibition – Clock Room at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum. The room contained a variety of different timepieces from grandfather clocks and pocket-watches to more antiquated mechanisms. Not all of the clocks were producing an audible sound, but I moved slowly around the room to take in different combinations of ticking sounds...
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Princesshay Viewing Room 230306 1038

August 20, 2018 • 1 min
In 2002 Land Securities unveiled it’s controversial plans for the redevelopment of Exeter city centre’s Princesshay Shopping precinct. Four years on, the demolition and archaeological excavation of this area has been completed, and construction is underway. The public have been given the opportunity to oversee part of this construction work by providing a purpose-built viewing platform. The re-development has caused a stir among E...
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The Real McCoy Cafe 230306 1302

August 20, 2018 • 2 mins
The Real McCoy Cafe, Exeter, on a quiet day. 1st May 2006.
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Paignton Zoo Byebye

August 20, 2018 • 5 secs
Recorded at Paignton Zoo on 16 April 2006
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