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> capture the whole soundscape

Not sure the technical term I want, but microphones aren't the same as human ears.

Of course not, but there are different kinds of microphones, recording techniques, processing and editing. Some achieve interesting results. An example of field recordings of nature that I like very much is [1].

[1] Francisco López - La Selva (Sound Environments from a Neotropical Rain Forest) https://youtube.com/watch?v=1_slk9NmgGM

I will nominate this recording: https://macaulaylibrary.org/asset/107159

Dawn Chorus. Queensland, Australia. Recorded from 0515hr to 0640hr.

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