WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NATURE ROOMTONE, QUIET NATURE, AND ACTIVE NATURE, LIBRARIES?

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This library pulls the best quiet nature moments from over 150 hours of recordings in the Alaskan wilderness.

For Alaska: Quiet Nature, I focused on two ecosystems: lakeshore and boreal forest

moose tromping through the water right in front of my mics! The first half of the trip focused on the marshland around beaver ponds and the lakeshore of Lake Clark . These recordings are full of sparse and resonant shorebirds, soothing distant water, and a lone

The second half of the trip was spent in the boreal forest. With the help of my waterproof Cinela Pianissimo blimp (read more about the waterproofing – here ) I was able to record continuously for 7 days!

The Anker USB-C battery I use to power my MixPre-6 can run 3 channels recording at 192kHz/24-bit for about 18 hours. So, I usually left my mics in the woods from about 5:00 pm until 11:00 am the next day.

The next morning, I'd hike out, change SD cards and batteries, and move the mics to the next location I found in my explorations the previous afternoon.

In this way, I was able to record about 18 hours per day for 7 days in a row. The mics never left the woods and survived curious Grizzly Bears, blustery winds, and several rainstorms!

After growing up in the American Southwest, one of my favorite things about Alaska is the lack of snakes, ticks, scorpions, and poisonous ivy.