Matt's Ambient Audio

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

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...