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Introducing of our new team of Sound Magazine editors (part 3)! Greg, Ángel and Graham were each asked to pick a sound recording from a previous issue, that inspired them.

Our editor-in-chief Greg @soundgreg presents a recording by Richard Beard from issue 139: Dawn Chorus.

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Welcoming our new team of Sound Magazine editors! Greg, Ángel and Graham were each asked to pick a sound recording from a previous issue, that inspired them in some way.

Graham Norman presents a recording by Eric Davies from issue 211: Skylark at Gadbrook.

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Introducing our new team of Sound Magazine editors! Greg, Ángel and Graham were asked to pick a sound recording from a previous issue that inspired them in some way.

@soundarkstudios presents a recording by Les Goodyer from November 2022: Sounds from the soil.
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The 216 edition of the WSRS Sound Magazine is out now and available to all members, for streaming or download in our website.

To participate just join WSRS (link in bio). We welcome all contributions. Good, bad, interesting, informative, travelogues, funny…

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🙏 Huge thank you and appreciation to Simon Elliot from all at WSRS for editing the Sound Magazine these past 7+ years!

You can follow Simon’s recording adventures on his blog: https://t.co/aRJ0nchpgD

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📣 Still a few days left before the Wildlife Sound 2024 Annual Competitions draw to a close! So what best than to review your recordings in those days before the New Year and enter!

To participate just join the WSRS.
We look forward to hearing your recordings!

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🦍 World Gorilla Day 🦍

We invite you to take moment to learn more about this critically endangered species, through this captivating sound recording by WSRS member Colin Hunter (https://t.co/MmuPBuqxIR).

Consider donating to your gorilla conservation organisation of choice.

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Reading Tip!👇

DONALD KROODSMA - THE SINGING LIFE OF BIRDS

A classic. Kroodsma describes everything you need to know about bird sound in a captivating way based on his own questions and research.
Read this book and you will know more on the subject than 90% of all birdwatchers.

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A huge THANK YOU to the 107 members who took part in our recent survey! Your insights and suggestions are invaluable as we work to shape the future of your Society. We’re excited to dive into the feedback and use it to plan the next steps. Stay tuned for updates.

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From March to October 2020 (midst of COVID pandemic), a consortium of 261 contributors from 35 countries brought together by the Silent Cities project built a unique soundscape recordings collection to report on local acoustic changes in urban areas.

https://t.co/CxIVL7i9uM

[Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social @MathevonNicolas]

The Bioacoustics Winter School: deadline for application = Sept 30!
Please RT
https://t.co/w8KpJQyymR

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🏆And to close off the competition run, the Winner of the 2023 Documentary Competion is Ángel Pérez Grandi with Echoes from the Barn. He receives the Richard Margoschis Trophy 🏆

Congratulations Ángel! 👏👏

#wildlifesound #wildlifesoundrecording #naturesounds #audiodocumentary

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⚠️ Friendly Reminder ⚠️
We’ve had some brilliant suggestions so far. Be sure to add yours!

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The Runner-Up in the Documentary Competition is WSRS President Chris Watson with On My Doorstep.

Congratulations Chris! 👏👏

📸 Gavin Thurson via https://t.co/Ir3WIZl8ca
Audio copyright Chris Watson
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🏆 …and finally, the Silver Fox Trophy for the Overall Winner of the 2023 WSRS Competition goes to…

Clive Davies with Black Woodpecker Nest Chicks and Adult !! 👏👏👏

Clive wins a pair of DPA 4060 microphones kindly donated by The Sound Network (DPA Microphones UK).

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🥇 And the Overall *Restricted* Winner of the 2023 Wildlife Sound Recording Society competition is… Rob Bain with Frogs in Swamp !!👏👏

Rob wins a £50 voucher kindly sponsored by https://t.co/jBIQxaMKpu

Here’s Rob’s beautiful recording again.

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The audio programming language Csound (in conjunction with Reason and GRM Tools) was used to process hydrophonic recordings of water currents and sand particles, a tawny owl call, conventional (open-air) water recordings, and internal plant vibrations.”

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The Winner in the Creative Class is Mark Ferguson with Prehistoric Reflections.

Congratulations Mark! 👏👏

See below for Mark’s process.

#wildlifesound #wildlifesoundrecording #naturesounds #csound

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Processing techniques used for this short piece include time expansion, filtering, granular synthesis, reverb, and amplitude modulation.