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Horse Whinnies and Snorts

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TennesseeI recently had the opportunity to gather some horse neighs, whinnies and snorts at an equestrian event. Apparently, when separating a horse from other horses it identifies as part of it’s herd, it will neigh or whinny more frequently. I was holding Tennessee while his friend Ginger was competing in a dressage competition.

I switched on my recorder to capture his vocalized separation anxiety. He wasn’t too anxious because most of the time he spent eating grass. However, every so often he’d take a break from grazing to protest his situation with a whinny or snort. I edited them all close together, but each sound was recorded at a different level, so be prepared for some volume changes.

Tennessee Winnies and Snorts

This is Not a Website About My Cat

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This is not a website about my cat. First of all, the cats are not mine. I just live with them. Secondly, I can get away with this because I’m posting an animal sound. Anyway, before I get myself in trouble by saying something regrettable about cats, my wife’s cat Minuit (French for midnight) has a really great purr. I managed to capture a little bit of it along with some cat swallows and a partial meow the other night when I first got my Sony PCM-D50. The photograph is not Minuit, but actually his chief rival, Caro, the newest edition to the family who embodies pure evil. Just look at those eyes!

Minuit Purring

The Wonderful World of Nature

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First up i’d like to formally introduce myself, I’m John and a musician from London, England. You can find out more about me by going to the contributors page.

Now onto the sound. For my first sound here at audiocookbook.org I wanted to start quietly. The recording is of a bucket containing lots of snails. 137 of them to be precise. They were collected by my flat-mate who was trying to stop them eating all the vegetables she had just planted in our garden. Recording them was not easy because they are very quiet and also surprisingly fast escape artists as you can see from the photo. Although the recording is a little noisy (due to high gain settings) you can hear their little shells clattering together and there slimy suction action as they make a bid for freedom. Please note no snails were harmed in the making of this recording and they were set free after their 5mins of fame. Recorded with a matched pair of Oktava MK012’s and a DAV electronics BG1 preamp.
Snails in a bucket