They say it’s better not to look at the welding arc as it may easily cause eye injury. Ok – let’s have a listen then, it’s perfectly safe. Here are the sounds of the wheelchair ramp being renovated at the Gagarin cultural centre in Sergiyev Posad.
Recorded October 6th, 2011 (CA-14 + STC-9000)
Published October 7th, 2011.
Сразу вспомнил детство, когда дедушка дал мне это стекло из тёмной материи от сломанной маски для сварочного аппарата, и я долго смотрел на солнце. А потом, при случае, и на солнечное затмение.
Спасибо за тёплые воспоминания 🙂
Thanks Vladimir, what a fascinating sound. I listened wearing my protective goggles just in case!
Кир, замечательно! Вдвойне приятно, когда звуки вызывают образы из прошлого.
That’s great Des. Your air alert recording is amazing.
What a beautifully clean sound. The background sounds of people walking along, and perhaps its the workers talking, help give this recording a 3-dimensional feel. You are always good at providing a sense of place with your recordings.
Oh thank you. It was recorded with Church Audio CA-14 omni mics and in my opinion, they are really underestimated when it comes to field recording. They may sound a bit heavy on the lower frequencies sometimes but I would often prefer to leave it as it is. The sound that they produce is still clean and transparent and the hiss is quite low. The 3-dimensional feeling can be explained by the fact that the mics were used in pseudo-binaural mode attached to the jacket collar. And yes, the voices heard on this recording belong to the workers.