24 episodes
Into the Okavango Okavango15 Expedition Team
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90 days, 1,000 miles, 3 countries, 2 rivers, 31 adventurers, 100% open data. Listen to field recordings, interviews and more from the beating heart of our planet - The Okavango.
#Okavango15 is a National Geographic supported expedition to explore the Okavango River system from source to sand. Join us in real-time as we explore one of the world's last pristine river systems.
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Field Recording: Elephants Drinking Next To Us
August 25 2015, 1:06 PM. Chief's Island, Okavango Delta.
Such massive animals, who can be so thunderous when they find the need, can also be so incredibly quiet. This group approached us and drank from the channel just a few meters away, leaving us in awe.
Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org
Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV. -
Field Recording: Lions (And Baboons) At Dawn In Mombo
August 27 2015, 6:41 AM. Chief's Island, Okavango Delta.
I'd reconciled myself to not having the territorial call of the most iconic predator on tape. We would hear them in the distance often, terrifyingly, but always in the distance, and passing through areas so quickly didn't give much opportunity to plan ahead. My last night, on Chief's Island by Hippo Hide, I heard one briefly, and fell asleep with the mic pointed in its direction. I checked the recording in the morning, and it included this. Some freaked out baboons establish the mood.
Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org
Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV. -
Field Recording: Flies On A Crocodile Carcass
August 25 2015, 6:11 PM. Chief's Island, Okavango Delta.
A crocodile carcass on the floodplain was presumably the result of an encounter with a defensive elephant. Not many animals seemed interested in it apart from a bevy of flies (and us).
Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org
Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV. -
Field Recording: Late Night In The Delta With Quietly Grazing Hippos
August 21st 2015, 2:59 AM. Okavango Delta.
Night sounds around my tent including some very small and very large animals.
Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org
Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV. -
Field Recording: Swamp Boubou
August 15 2015, 7:24 AM. Okavango Delta.
Antiphonal call that is ubiquitous in the delta, finally got a reasonably clear recording chasing them around a termite island.
Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org
Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV. -
Field Recording: Black-Collared Barbet
August 16 2015, 6:52 AM. Okavango Delta.
Beautiful call by this bird couple. Google "antiphonal birdsong". Really wanted to get this recording to send to my partner whom I was missing. She made it her ringtone.
Recorded by Brian House (http://brianhouse.net, http://soundcloud.com/brianhouse) for the Okavango Wilderness Project. These sounds are in the public domain and may be downloaded and used for any purpose, but consider linking to our expedition website: http://intotheokavango.org
Equipment used: Sound Devices 702 digital recorder with Sennheiser 418 stereo shotgun microphone (M/S). Post-processing in Logic Audio (editing, normalization, EQ, limiter). Format: 96khz 24-bit WAV.