Here in Liverpool, we have old train tracks. The tracks were pulled long ago and the trail is open to the public for walking, hiking etc. At least there is no traffic allowed.

A few weeks ago, I acquired a Zoom F3, while a lot longer ago I got some Lavalier mics I wanted to try out.

Sometimes it is “necessary” to update the content of the toolbox. I have had plenty of times where my trusty Zoom H6 declared surrender when recording high dynamic sound. Either I got the raindrops right and the thunder was blown out, or I didn’t get the raindrops and a perfect thunderclap.

Recording in multiple formats at once is a solution, but one that bugs me.

Well, probably. I walked across some roads here in Liverpool and was harassed by some very loud animals. At first, I heard them from far away; I thought they were some weird sounding birds. Yet I could see no birds and the sound was very loud.

I decided to record that as best as I could, with a fairly busy road close by.

When we arrived in the Dominican Republic, it was close to midnight. No way to see anything but the inside of the hotel room. The next morning, I got up quite groggy from the short night and went on to the balcony.

There I was hit with a sound ambience that I decided to record immediately.