The Buzz, Part 2 - Free MP3

The Buzz, Part 2 - a free field recording MP3 from my backyard. Download or listen to it here.

The katydids are out in my neighborhood every night now (late July 2007), and since I have woods behind my house there's lots of them chattering away. Here's 6 minutes of the sound, along with numerous other buzzing and rhythmic insects. It's nature's orchestra. I like how the rhythms get off track and are imperfect, but are constantly interesting. In the background, because of a northerly wind, is ambient noise from Interstate 80. This was recorded using my old Sony minidisc recorder and a pair of binaural microphones. I only edited for time, provided the two fades, and turned it into a 128kb-encoded MP3. File under: field recording