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Ambient / Wave Organ

Wave Organ – SF Wonder

At the end of a little spit on the north shore of San Francisco, near the Exploratorium science museum, awaits one of the most wondrous audio experiences I’ve ever encountered: the Wave Organ. I had a chance to record some of its delightful, odd sounds there a couple of years ago.

      1. Wave_Organ - Tom Campbell

If you’re planning a visit, keep in mind the Wave Organ is best experienced at high tide.

Recording Notes: MicroTrack II CF recorder, stereo T-microphone
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Ocean – Cumberland Island

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Ambient / Experiments

San Francisco Fog Horns

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Ambient / Experiments

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Ambient

Gentle Rain + Train

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The Singing Well

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Experiments

Inside Fizzy Water: An Audio Experiment

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Ambient

Cumberland Island: Pre-Dawn Cacophony

This track was recorded on Cumberland Island off the Georgia coast in May 2009, in the pitch dark about an hour before dawn. Sitting at a picnic table under the live oak trees at...