Enquiring Ear

Field recording and found sounds

Month: February 2006

  • Lowestoft Wind Generator

    Ness Point windmill, from the mic position
    Ness Point windmill, from the mic position

    Windmill in 15mph wind 1 min 10s

    Some subjects you know are going to be a challenge. A wind generator, not surprisingly, needs wind and this was recorded in a 15-17mph northeasterly wind. That’s not the sort of weather made for easy sound recording!

    This recording was taken about 100m from the generator at Lowestoft. The sound probably impacts about 500m away at this location next to the sea. This generator is sensitively sited in a really ugly industrial part of town next to a gasometer, and is visually reasonably well shielded from the town.

    A gull turned up later and made a nice counterpoint to the blades

    recorded 19 Feb 2006