Submerge yourself in the relaxing sounds of a modern-day rowing regatta in this latest soundscape album by Evocative Sound and Visuals. For Rowing on the River, listen to the graceful rhythms of single-scull (1x) and eight-person (8+) sweep rowing crews … Read More
What would it be like to be able to listen to the 28th annual Head of the Cuyahoga Regatta with your head above and below the water at the same time? Let’s first assume for the moment that you’d even want to do this. Granted, the Cuyahoga River hasn’t caught fire in 55 years. That’s due in large part to many groups, both government and volunteer, doing positive and determined work to clean it up and keep it pollution-free, mostly. Even so, yuck. Let’s say however, that with the aid of a pair of underwater microphones, or hydrophones, one can achieve this simultaneous perspective. Well then, it would sound a little like the video below. Put on your snorkel tube and enjoy sounds from a rowing regatta.… Read More
Put on your swim trunks or bathing suit, turn your thermostat up to 100 F (38 C) and listen to my latest blog post on making Soak, The Soothing Sound of Idaho Hot Springs, featuring the soundscape of Pine Flats Hot Springs along the South Fork of the Payette River in south-central Idaho. Recorded in April 2021, the 55:42 album transports you down a 100-foot jagged algae-covered cliff to the source of the springs, where hydrothermal water comes from the underworld at 138 F (59 C), onto a relaxing and comfortable waterfall-fed soaking pool, then finally to Class II rapids along the blue-green river.… Read More
Look at and listen to sounds of the Beaver Marsh at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northeast Ohio. For a different kind of recording, I used a pair of high-end contact microphones clipped to the boardwalk that spans the 70-acre marsh. You hear the 70-acre wetland from the wood’s perspective.… Read More
Listen to the underwater sounds of the Cuyahoga River as contestants paddle upstream past Scranton Flats during the 3rd annual Blazing Paddles Paddlefest, on July 24, 2021, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cuyahoga River, famous for catching on fire many times, … Read More