Matt's Ambient Audio

Bilaural recording made while walking along the flood wall in Stillwater around the time of the 7th highest crest of the St Croix River Recording Location: 45.05588770179697, -92.80465818338477

The 1880 Train at the 1880 Train in Hill City, SD gives visitors a chance to ride on a stream train through the Black Hills.  The train uses used motoroil to fuel it's boiler.  This was recorded when the train was leaving the station.   Recording Location: 43.93290466157822, -103.57314678394187

Walking from the parking lot to the top of the Nimrod Dam in Arkansas.  When at the top of the dam I first walk to the outlet side of the damn and then walk to the inlet side.  A C-130 makes a low pass early in the recording.   Recording Location: 34.95210258077171, -93.16029904121203

Recorded while having lunch at Polar Lakes Park in White Bear Township, MN.  Most of the sounds are that of the freeway but a train come through on the nearby tracks as well.   Recording  Date: 7/10/2023 Recording Location:  45.09386590673717, -93.05052794096994  

This is part six and the final episode of a series from a recent Tennesee and Michigan trip. The Kalamazoo Klash is the biggest race of the year heald at Kalamazoo Speedway .  It if a 125 lap race for the Outlaw Super Late Models and this year's version paid $15000 to win.  This recording starts at the command to start engines and goes until the first caution about ten laps into the race.  Recordi...

This is part fifth of a series from a recent Tennesee and Michigan trip. We stopped at the trailhead of the Walls of Jericho trail in Alabama so that I could do a Parks on the Air activation and while we were there we noticed a nice variety of sounds.  Bugs, distant fireworks, and overflying jets can be heard. Recording Date: July 3, 2023 Recording Location: 34.976805249443885, -86.080221994026 

This is part four of a series from a recent Tennesee and Michigan trip. The Main Overlook at Cloudland Canyon State Park in Trenton, GA is a short walk down a relatively easy trail from the parking lot.  The day we were visited it really lived up to its name as there were low clouds in the canyon making for a beautiful view.  In this recording the nearby waterfall, birds, and me walking around can...

This is part three of a series from a recent Tennesee and Michigan trip. The Tennesee Valley Railroad Museum chronicals the history of the railroads in the Chatanooga.  Part of the musum is a short train ride to East Chatanooga where they have their shop. This is the sound of the turntable demonstration at their East Chatanooga Shop. Recording Date: July 3. 2023 Recording Location: 35.060296986392...

This is part two of a series from a recent Tennesee and Michigan trip. The Tennesee Valley Railroad Museum chronicals the history of the railroads in the Chatanooga.  Part of the musum is a short train ride to East Chatanooga where they have their shop.  At the East terminus of their line there is a demonstration of the turn table (next week's audio) and a short tour of their shop before heading b...

This is the first part in a series from a recent trip to Tennesee and Michigan.   This was recorded in the Friends Creek Campground near Argenta, IL where we stopped for the night.  The sound of the air conditioning unit from our camper can he heard as it was an extremely humid evening as well as other campground sounds and a few distant fireworks.   Recording Date: 6/30/2023 Recording location: 4...

The final minutes of the Class AA Minnesota High School Championship game between Minnetonka and Edina at the Xcel Energey Center.  The game is won by Edina.   Recording Date: March 11, 2023 Recording Location: 44.94497884094603, -93.10109549223849

Trains moving around in the BNSF Northtown Yard in Minneapolis.  This was recorded on top of the St Anthony Parkway Bridge.    Recording Date: March 3, 2022 Recording Location:  45.02757567597173, -93.26850308186334

In honor of Independence Day this special release features the sounds of people lighting off fireworks in my neighborhood. Recording date: July 3, 2022 Recording Location: Hugo, MN

This is a recording of walking from the third floor lobby of the Clinic and Surgery Center at the University of Minnesota to my car in the Oak Street Parking Ramp.  This is a binaural recording meaing the microphoes were in my ears and create a recording as close as possible as to what a human would hear.  This is best listened to with headphones or earbuds. Recording date: January 13, 2023 Record...

Recorded in the morning at thesite 43 of the campground of the Sugar River Forest Preserve near Rockford, IL.  A lot of birds can be heard as well as some of the activity of the campground.   Recording Date May 5, 2023 Recording Location: 42.4682735806847, -89.23715694712736

Recorded at the Woods Edge Campgound outside Tomah, WI the sound of thunder can be heard from nearby storms as well a many bugs and dogs barking from a nearby animal shelter.   Recording Date: September 2, 2022 Recording Location: 44.01986963686404, -90.3772297488094

Recorded on the dock at the Birch Cove Resort on Lake Kabetogama in Northern Minnesota.  The sound of waves lapping against the dock as well as some boats on the lake and some birds can be herd.     Recording Date: June 2, 2023 Recording Location: 48.479550770418065, -93.05784242990126

Recorded at the spotter park at Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport.  Runway 30L was being used for landings and takeoffs. This was a nice February day at the airport around 3:45 in the afternoon.  It hadn't gotten real busy quite yet. Recording Date: February 7, 2023 at 15:41 Recording Location: 44.8820429313092, -93.2285246089841