Spring Birds: How I recorded birds in the woods in DSD

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I live and work in the woods, surrounded by wildlife. There are
many species of birds and in the spring their songs are pretty
amazing. Over the years, I have thought about recording those
birds, but the background noise level was a problem. Although
very quiet by most people’s standards, there is still a lot of
man-made noise -- too much noise to make recording the birds
feasible.


But an opportunity arose in May of 2020 during the Covid pandemic
when there was very little travel. I took advantage of that short
window to capture the spring birds in the early morning.


This episode is the story of how that recording was made. I
explain the challenges I faced and the technical decisions I made
to effectively make a recording that I find quite compelling.


It is recorded in DSD digital, and it is available on Outer
Marker Records through our international download distributor,
Native DSD. You can listen to a CD-quality version of the album
for free, and purchase it in several high-resolution formats,
including DSD256, which is an exact bit-for-bit file of the
original master.


It’s also available on all streaming services, under my name,
Doug Fearn.


I hope you find this story interesting.


https://www.nativedsd.com/product/om04100h-spring-birds-an-audiophile-recording-experience-from-doug-fearn/


 


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