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While in Africa I became obsessed with hippos!

Posted onMarch 8, 2023March 8, 2023AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

Last year during a few months of a cross-country road trip, I went hunting for wild sounds in Africa. I got immersed in new cultures, met wonderful people, and encountered incredible creatures and Nature. For a long time, I have Read More …

CategoriesTravel Diary EntryTagsAfrica, animal, hippo

Camel Growl Vocalizations

Posted onDecember 2, 2019February 7, 2020AuthorStephaneFufa2 Comments

I have always wanted to see how North Africa is like. All my life, I have fantasized about how great Morocco cuisines taste, and as a sound recordist, I have wondered how their camels sound. Of course, you can get Read More …

CategoriesTravel Diary EntryTags100k, 192, animal, camel, co-100k, desert, groan, growl, grunt, Morocco, sanken, scream, vocalization, Wild

Mic Blimp Hungry or Angry

Posted onFebruary 3, 2018AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

aha, this ostrich was either hungry or angry. Funnily she attempted to bite the mic blimp while trying to record it last October. Anyway ostriches are not really noisy neither cooperative.  :-/

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsanimal, blimp, funny, hungry, ostrich, video

today some bleats at the farm

Posted onOctober 21, 2017October 21, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

Well, today I tested a new car renting program, I wanted to drive a little using this new program I enrolled in (it’s called Communauto). So I went to the ecological farm at the St-Jacques in Montreal. This was a nice Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsanimal, bleat, farm, goat

Wolves

Waiting for the wolves

Posted onApril 27, 2017April 28, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

The wolf’s howl is a powerful strong sound of the animal kingdom. It is represented in many circumstances and is so typical of some mysterious and fantastic tales. For some time now I kept a deeply-grounded desire to be able to Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsanimal, shotgun, waiting, wolf, zoo

Funny Guy however not really Sounding

Posted onApril 4, 2017April 8, 2017AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

A post shared by Stéphane Fufa – Sound Explorer (@fufa_soundexplorer) on Apr 8, 2017 at 9:59am PDT I have been across an Alpaca farm. These are funny animals although they aren’t really noisy. I couldn’t capture any particular sound as Read More …

CategoriesUncategorizedTagsalpaca, animal, chewing, ecuador, farm, funny, munching, video

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I’m Stéphane Fufa Dufour, a nomadic field recordist exploring the world through sound. SoundXplorer is my journal of the places I travel, the moments I record, and the stories behind each sonic discovery.
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Take a quiet, immersive morning walk with me along the river trails of Putatso National Park, in the Tibetan region near Shangri-La, Yunnan, China. This high-altitude landscape (3,800m) feels incredibly peaceful in the early morning, with flowing water, forest ambience, and occasional encounters with yaks, horses, and cows grazing freely along the trail.

[The Concept & Disclaimer]
As a field recordist, I use these walks not only to explore landscapes visually, but also to "sound scout" for unique listening spots and immersive ambiences.

During this walk, I stopped twice to record longer environmental soundscapes using a 4-channel immersive setup, and excerpts of these recordings are included throughout the video to let the environment fully breathe on its own.

A small note: at a few moments, you may hear bumps or handling noise from the microphones while walking. I am still refining my mounting and fixation system for this kind of recording setup, and appreciate your understanding!

[The Audio Experience]
🎧 Headphones highly recommended!

The audio in this video is designed to feel natural, spacious, and deeply immersive. Alongside the walking sequences, the stationary recordings aim to place you directly inside the quiet atmosphere of Putatso National Park, capturing subtle details of the river, distant wildlife, forest textures, and the calm presence of animals moving through the landscape.

Close your eyes, listen carefully, and enjoy the peaceful rhythm of this Tibetan mountain environment.

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[Recording Notes]🎙️
Location: Putatso National Park, Shangri-La region, Yunnan, China
Time: Early morning
Microphones: @sennheiser  MKH 8090 + immersive 4-channel setup (mkh8090 @immersivesoundscapes  Earsight)
Recorder: Zoom F3
Post-processing: No EQ, no noise reduction, no cleaning, just the raw sound

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All audio and video in this project is original work. Please do not copy, re-upload, or distribute this content without permission. If you are interested in using these recordings for your own projects, I am happy to discuss licensing. Please reach out to me at [inquiry@soundxplorer.com](mailto:inquiry@soundxplorer.com)
Quiet River Trail Walk in Tibetan China | Putatso National Park
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