Description

Recording waterfalls & streams in Thailand

While living in Chiangmai, Thailand, one day I drove my motorbike to the Mae Kampong Waterfall. It was rainy season so the waterfalls were strong with fast-flowing water. Near the Maepong Village and Doi Mon Lan trek, this 7 level waterfall is known as a must-see destination! If you come early to the village you can be lucky and listen to the sound of gibbons.

I spent a total of 6 hours in the area exploring and recording sounds. My focus on this day was to capture sounds on as many plateaus of the waterfall as possible that I could reach safely. I decided to start on the top and work my way down.

About this waterfalls sound library

I did five recordings in total and four of them with the Zoom F4 in 192/24 and one recording with the Zoom H6 in 96/24.

TOP-LEVEL

For this level, I used my DPA 4060 with long cables to get as close as possible to the stream and recorded for about three minutes.

2ND LEVEL After this recording, I walked down to the second plateau where the water stream was bundled and flowed down a natural stream. In addition, I captured with my Zoom H6 in front of the stream where I could record a variety of sounds and let it run for almost 9 minutes.

3RD LEVEL For this recording, I placed the microphones left and right apart very close to the stream and captured about 3 minutes.