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Oct 19, 2023Liked by Alexander M Crow

The audio of the roaring in that clip in the beginning is amazing! I've never heard anything like that!

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If you ever get the chance, I'd really recommend listening to it out in nature. Like the roaring of lions, or the trumpeting of elephants, it is a sound which penetrates deep into the chest, sending tingles down the spine. As you can imagine, it was sometimes tricky to sleep at night! (And I'm really glad you gave the video a listen--it's not the best visuals, but it was the audio I was trying to record!) Thanks!

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Oct 19, 2023Liked by Alexander M Crow

I'm familiar with how an animal sound can trigger a primal feeling within us! In my post about elk in the Great Smoky Mountains a few weeks ago I included an elk bugle clip captured by my daughter. It's wild to me how different these quite similar animals sound!

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I read that! Crazy how different they are, when the species really are quite similar, after all (although the elk is much larger, I think?). I would love to hear the elk bugle one day.

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I am really excited about hearing your tentative plans to expand and publish this - this definitely needs to be done! The audio is great to hear, as well. I've really enjoyed how, in recent years, people are starting to share audio more (rather than just 'active' videos). Craig Mod incorporates ambient binaural recordings into his walks (see here, for example: https://craigmod.com/ridgeline/034/). Technology has advanced so much in the last ten or so years, too, so it's not like you need to carry around a whole heap of additional tech, either.

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Audio is definitely something I want to incorporate. Whether I go down a podcast route or the idea of ambient walks in the woods--or both--I'm still not sure, yet. I love Craig Mod's work, and how he presents it too.

I think, for podcasts in particular, Adobe Enhance is a gamechanger. As you say. the tech has increased exponentially, especially for our phones, which are just so, so smart now!

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