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Listening as a Tool to Realign Our Existence

Posted onApril 23, 2026April 24, 2026AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

For the past ten years, I have explored the world from a very specific angle: through my sense of hearing. Beyond the technical work of recording and creating sound effects libraries, this practice has forced me to deeply observe and Read More …

CategoriesArticleTagsalign, ear, listening, sense, world

Sound of Bells Around The World

Posted onNovember 18, 2019February 7, 2020AuthorStephaneFufaLeave a comment

Welcome back to my blog. Today’s discussion is about the bells from around the world. I know you’re thinking how I managed to travel to 100 countries and record bells from each country, well that’s not exactly the case. I Read More …

CategoriesTravel Diary EntryTagsBell, Bulgaria, recording, world

Rivers & Waterfalls

Rivers & Waterfalls around the world

Posted onDecember 15, 2018May 11, 2020AuthorStephane FufaLeave a comment

Many countries For the past 10 months, I have been travelling through 20 countries, and I have recorded many rivers (and waterfalls) along the way. Particularly in Switzerland (Alps), in Spain (Pyrenees), in Georgia, and Iceland. I decided to pull Read More …

CategoriesTravel Diary EntryTagsaround the world, river, water, waterfall, world

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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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Settle into the stillness of a Himalayan dawn high in the Kaudia Range of Uttarakhand, India. This immersive one-hour ambience captures the mountains waking at 2300 metres altitude, where bird calls carry across forested valleys, distant insect swarms hum softly through the landscape, and the silence of the hills is only occasionally interrupted by a faraway village dog.

Recorded from a hillside overlooking deep valleys, the natural acoustics create an extraordinary sense of depth and space as sounds travel between the mountain slopes.

[The Concept & Disclaimer]
This recording is part of my ongoing exploration of natural sound environments around the world. Unlike constructed or looped ambiences, this is a real, uninterrupted moment captured in the field. The environment was already remarkably quiet, requiring very little cleanup and preserving the realism of the location.

Personal note: I recorded this during a three-day escape into the mountains while attending a yoga retreat in Rishikesh, a brief period of quiet immersion and personal re-centering. Two years later, I’m happy to finally share it exactly as it was.

[The Audio Experience]
🎧 Headphones or surround system recommended!

This version is presented in 5.1 surround sound, offering a spacious and immersive listening experience. Distinct bird calls emerge through the morning atmosphere while layers of insects build and fade in the distance. Occasionally, a single insect passes close to the microphones, and faint sounds from the valley below subtly remind you that this is a real, living environment.

This is not a dramatic dawn chorus, but rather a slowly evolving and naturally repetitive mountain ambience with a meditative rhythm. The mix preserves the original depth, direction, and spatial perspective of the ORTF 3D recording as faithfully as possible within a surround format.

Surround playback is supported on compatible systems; otherwise, YouTube will automatically downmix the audio to stereo.

[Version Note]
This upload focuses purely on the immersive audio experience. More surround field recordings and natural ambiences can be found on the channel.

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[Recording Notes] 🎙️
Location: Kaudia Range, Uttarakhand, India (~2300 m altitude)
Recorded: Dawn, May 2024
Microphones: Schoeps ORTF 3D array
Technique: Multichannel ORTF 3D adapted to 5.1 surround
Recorder: Zoom F8n Pro
Post-processing: Minimal cleanup only, preserving the natural dynamics and realism of the environment

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Himalayan Dawn Ambience | Kaudia Range, Uttarakhand, India | Birds & Valley Resonance (5.1 Surround)
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