RESOURCES
BOOKS
Krause, B. (2016). Wild soundscapes: Discovering the voice of the natural world. Yale University Press.
Krause, B. (2013). The great animal orchestra: Finding the origins of music in the world’s wild places. Back Bay Books.
Schafer, R. M. (1977). The tuning of the world. Random House.
ARTICLES & PODCASTS
Noise from urban environments affects the color of songbirds' beaks
Noise Pollution and Violent Crime
Using Soundscapes for Habitat Restoration with Dr. David Watson
Underwater speakers to draw fish to restore reefs
ALIGNED ORGANIZATIONS
International Institute of Ecoacoustics
http://www.iinsteco.org/about-us.php
National Parks - Natural Sounds
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/sound/index.htm
Global Soundscapes
https://www.soundscapeshow.com/index.html
RECORDISTS/REPOSITORIES
Acoustic Atlas
Center for Global Soundscapes
https://centerforglobalsoundscapes.org/
Macaulay Library
https://www.macaulaylibrary.org/
Jeff Rice with Ecosystem Sound
https://www.ecosystemsound.com/
Bernie Krause’s Wild Sanctuary
https://www.wildsanctuary.com/
Sound Earth Legacy (more mosaic oriented)
EQUIPMENT
Frontier Labs (Australia)
Recorders
https://www.frontierlabs.com.au/
Christopher Melton is a sound recordist, artist, and multimedia archivist. He currently lives in rural Oregon, where he hikes with his dog, converses with trees, volunteers at the local historical museum, and works remotely for a private archive.
His practical focus is A/V preservation, conservation, digitization, and accessibility. He is interested in utilizing his love of sound, film, ephemeral materials, and the natural world to cultivate positive social and ecological change.