Matt's Ambient Audio

Melting snow from the roof dripping out of the downspout   Recroding Date: May 15, 2022 Recording Location: Hugo, MN

I am not sure the reason but one afternoon crews begain tearing up the sidewalk across the street.   Recording Date: May 11, 2023 Recording Location: Hugo, MN

There is a swamp behind my house which can get rather loud at times and this spring night was one of those times. Recording Date: May 13, 2022 Recording Location: Hugo, MN

Recorded at the Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport Dog Park with planes landing on Runway 12R.   Recording Date: July 10, 2022 Recording Location: 44.89082781495744, -93.23476419621915

Recorded next to the stream entering Kintla Lake in Glacier National Park Recording Date: Septemebr 27, 2022 Recording Location: 48.935417554417576, -114.34542849191409

This was recorded at Stafford Speedway during a race for the Open Modifieds called the Call Before You Dig 81   Recording Date: May 20, 2022 Recording Location: 41.95591063659659, -72.31958617373729

Recorded with the microphone two feet from the water at Log House Landing on the St Croix River while the river is near crest on a 7th highest flood   Recording Date: April, 26, 2023 Recording Location: 45.246374879464334, -92.76059845553344

The Fagen Fighters Museum in Granite Falls, MN puts on a great airshow every three years.  This is a collection of sounds from the most recent airshow.  Aircraft heard are the Hellcat, Hurricaine, a collection of trainers, Spitfire, B-25, PBY, P38, T6, Corsair, and the TBM.   Recroding Date: June 18, 2022 Recording Location: 44.75198753623329, -95.5571846362054

Walking around the 100's level concourse between games at the Class AA Minnesota State High School Hockey Tournament   Recording Date: March 9, 2023 Recording Location: 44.94497884094603, -93.10109549223849

The Oval is a large ice skating facility in Roseville, MN featuring a quartmile track for recreational and speed skating, and a large sheet of ice in the middle used for Bandy and hockey.  This audio starts inside the warming house after I had just put my skates on and then I walk out side and begin skating on the track   Recording Date: January 18, 2023 Recording Location: 45.021481008200766, -93...

09The ambient sounds of lunch at the Bass Lake Cheese Shop Recording Date: March 23, 2022 Recording Location: 45.06453645678912, -92.68096916491129

Recorded outside the White Bear Lake City Hall capturing the sound of passing traffic and the clock tower.   Recording Date: March 15, 2022 Recording Location: 45.08372489947393, -93.01165587411886

Recorded at an intersection while working a marshal post for the 2022 Ojibwe Forest Rally.  Radio traffic from my radio can be heard in the background.  The cars arrive from the left and make a roughly 90 degree left turn and head off in a direction that would be roughly straight away from the microphone.  The first car is Ken Block who threw enough gravel to knock down the recorder.     Recording...

A pair of owls were hooting behind my house one evening.  I always enjoy the sound of them   Recording Date: November 4, 2023 Recording Location: 45.17854258656881, -93.00267181541567

At the Wolf Lake Waterfowl Production area near Windom, MN there is a nice overlook that provides a good view of a pond are with an abundance of wildlife and their sounds.   Recording Date: October 23, 2023 Recording Location: 43.857565175777644, -95.08794337398453

The sounds of cooking bratwurst over the campfire at Lake Shetek State Park   Recording Date: October 23, 2023 Recording Location: 44.10610165107876, -95.69671745102097

Recorded while after dark while sitting around the campfire at Lake Shetek State Park in the fall weather.  The coyotes, bugs, and geese were pretty active as well as some noise from the nearby highway.   Recording Date: October 23, 2023 Recording Location: 44.106093465722694, -95.69673890869255

Recorded at the Cramer Aid Station for the Superior Trail Races.  This is a 100 mile, 50 mile, and Marathon run on the superior hiking trail.    Recording Date: September, 10, 2022 Recording Location: 47.54027817146869, -90.97512735374639

To make us feel better about ourselves this week we will go with a successful train recording.  This was recorded next to the tracks of the Staples Subdivision in Ramsey, MN.  There was a light rain falling which can be heard on the ground and hitting the box I used to cover the recorder.  While this was recording I ate my lunch inside my car from the nearby Aurelios Pizza. Recording Date: March 2...

This is the second in a two part series called Failed Train Recordings.  There are some very active railroad tracks near Prarie Du Chien, Wisconsin which I wanted to record a train going by.  I set up next to the tracks at Wyalusing Beach and waited for a train.  There was one that could be heard to the south but it seemed to be stopped so all I got was the distant train horn and some other sounds...

This is the first in a two part series called Failed Train Recordings.  There are some very active railroad tracks near Prarie Du Chien, Wisconsin which I wanted to record a train going by.  I set up next to the tracks to the north of Marquette, IA and waited for a train.  While waiting more than one train could be heard on the other side of the river but none came along on the tracks I was next t...

0909Waves crashing ashore at Hampton Beach in Hampton, NH Recording Location: 42.907422, -70.809794

Birch Cove Resort is a small resort on Lake Kabetogama in northern Minnesota.  This was recorded outside of Cabin 1 during a recent stay. Recording Location:  48.48020403432832, -93.05776229655089

The sound of Boston Logan Airport Terminal B outside of the Starbucks. Recording Location: 42.362939022089115, -71.01772892290748

The sound of our campfire at the Buryanek State Recreation Area in South Dakota. Recording Location: 43.41727760078446, -99.17175968787828