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Recording ocean sounds in Bali

A few years ago, Libby and I lived in Bali, Indonesia. To be honest, we didn’t go to the beach much but when we did, I’d always have my recorder with me! Originally, I wanted to capture audio at the famous ‘Eat Pray Love’ beach but when I arrived it was taken over by loud tourists.

Instead, I drove 5 minutes by motorbike to a small cave called “The Blue Point Beach” or “Pantai Suluban.” After passing several bars and a pretty dangerous small and steep walkway I finally found my way to the beach. It’s an open cave and luckily there weren’t many people there so I was able to record.

How I captured the ocean sounds

I walked around with my DPA 4060 in my hands and the Zoom H6 around my neck to record the sound on different locations inside this cave. I stepped in the wet sand and in the water to catch the waves coming in and out. Make sure to listen to the nice rumbling sounds at the beginning of the recordings and later on the waves are sloshing against the stones. Also, at the end of the recording, you can listen to water dripping from the stones.