Listen to the distant sound of a turn-of-the-last-century steam train whistle reverberating through the valleys of Ohio’s Amish Country during the Fall Steam Festival at the Age of Steam Roundhouse on Saturday, September 29, 2024.… Read More
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
Last month, I drove over to Newton Falls, Ohio (pop. 4,500) to record the sounds of an old round bank vault for my sound effects library Vaults, Safes, Keys and Locks. While there, the owner of the former bank, who … Read More
Tomorrow marks the 21st anniversary of the history-making cascading power failure that put much of the northeast United States and parts of Ontario, Canada in the dark. On August 14, 2003, a series of events occurred that switched off the lights for much of the eastern seaboard. High afternoon temperatures that day in much of the region lead to an increased energy demand on the power grid. This caused power lines to sag, some of which came in contact, or flashed, with overgrown trees below. … Read More