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Environments - Long Form Field Recordings App Library

echooperaechoopera
edited October 2018 in General App Discussion

Just discovered this amazing app of field recordings.

from the app Description:
Description

Environments is a historic catalog of long form field recordings created for the way you live. Whether you need to work, meditate, sleep, or any other use, Environments is the only ambient sound app based on extended recordings created in the 1960s and 70s on analog tape. Environments began as an unprecedented series of vinyl records, garnering widespread acclaim and selling millions of units. Now Environments steps into the mobile age as an invaluable and unique sonic tool for the way YOU live.
• No internet connection required — all recordings are part of the app.

• 22 fully remastered long-form analog recordings, most 30 minutes or more. Not short loops, not white noise — Environments live and breathe like nature itself.

• Simple, intuitive navigation. Unobtrusive, ad-free look and feel evokes a simpler, better time.

• Put your favorite environment on infinite loop, or build your own playlist of favorites.

• Blocks distractions, increases focus and mindfulness, reduces stress, helpful with tinnitus and fussy babies.

• Sounds include ocean waves, birdsongs and dawn chorus, chimes, "be-in", thunderstorms, gentle rain, heartbeat, wind in trees, wordless choir, summer cornfield, creaky sailboat, country stream, country meadow, blizzard, and many more.

• Features informative biography of Environments creator Irv Teibel, along with concise informational screens on individual recordings.

• A co-creation of Syntonic Research, Inc and the Grammy-nominated reissue label Numero Group.

• "The music of the future isn't music." -- Irv Teibel

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/environments/id1294132065?mt=8

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Comments

  • Prog1967Prog1967

    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

  • echooperaechoopera
    edited October 2018

    Your loss 🙄🤪

  • AudioGusAudioGus
    edited October 2018

    Very cool... but I imagine this is probably copyrighted material...?

  • kobamotokobamoto

    wow thanks man, had no idea they made apps.. love their eccentric soul comps.

  • simonnowissimonnowis

    it's going to mean an app cull, but this is Lovely :) thanks for the recommendation

  • LeonKowalskiLeonKowalski
    edited October 2018

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

  • echooperaechoopera

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

    Samplers are your friend :)

  • oat_phippsoat_phipps

    Thanks! A nice alternative to Naturespace

  • oat_phippsoat_phipps

    Oh man this is so great. Right up my alley

  • pedropedro
    edited October 2018

    This sounds so cool, thanks for sharing. Can there be a way to extract the samples?

  • kobamotokobamoto

    @pedro said:
    This sounds so cool, thanks for sharing. Can there be a way to extract the samples?

    @echoopera said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

    Samplers are your friend :)

  • richardyotrichardyot

    Seems really good value, comes with 22 tracks. I'll have to give it a deep dive to compare it with the amazing Naturespace, but it looks pretty promising.

    Also, for a browser-based alternative:

    https://asoftmurmur.com/

  • LeonKowalskiLeonKowalski

    @kobamoto said:

    @pedro said:
    This sounds so cool, thanks for sharing. Can there be a way to extract the samples?

    @echoopera said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

    Samplers are your friend :)

    Okay, obviously my question lacked precision... :)

    So, how do i get the sounds into any kind of sampler?

  • CarnbotCarnbot
    edited October 2018

    looks like they're on youtube too (although sound quality probably not as good)

    eg

    A whole playlist is here:

  • kobamotokobamoto

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @kobamoto said:

    @pedro said:
    This sounds so cool, thanks for sharing. Can there be a way to extract the samples?

    @echoopera said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

    Samplers are your friend :)

    Okay, obviously my question lacked precision... :)

    So, how do i get the sounds into any kind of sampler?

    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit, you're gonna have to go old school, audio out to sampler input

  • LeonKowalskiLeonKowalski
    edited October 2018

    @kobamoto said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @kobamoto said:

    @pedro said:
    This sounds so cool, thanks for sharing. Can there be a way to extract the samples?

    @echoopera said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

    Samplers are your friend :)

    Okay, obviously my question lacked precision... :)

    So, how do i get the sounds into any kind of sampler?

    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit, you're gonna have to go old school, audio out to sampler input

    Sorry for me being Mr. Extradumb today, but I still have no idea how to do that.🤔😬

  • pedropedro

    I really miss when you could access the documents folder using ifunbox and the like. Ripped some in the past, like iMPC’s that were nice, and I had no intention on using the app itself (not saying this is the case, I haven’t had a chance to try it yet)

  • pedropedro

    @LeonKowalski you’ll need an audio interface (or something like audiomux) and record externally to a computer

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  • LeonKowalskiLeonKowalski

    @Max23 said:

    @pedro said:
    @LeonKowalski you’ll need an audio interface (or something like audiomux) and record externally to a computer

    im pretty sure you are not supposed to resell the recordings ...

    I have no interest whatsoever in selling or reselling anything in connection with my music. I have a family that needs food and clothing. Music is just a hobby.

  • pedropedro

    @Max23 I’m surely missing something, and I shouldn’t have commented before actually checking the app. I was thinking of using this as sample fodder, of course not to resell the samples (who’d buy them anyway, that would justify the effort?)

  • gonekrazy3000gonekrazy3000

    @kobamoto said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @kobamoto said:

    @pedro said:
    This sounds so cool, thanks for sharing. Can there be a way to extract the samples?

    @echoopera said:

    @LeonKowalski said:

    @Prog1967 said:
    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit? I think I'll pass :)

    So is there any way of using these sounds for music making?

    Samplers are your friend :)

    Okay, obviously my question lacked precision... :)

    So, how do i get the sounds into any kind of sampler?

    No Audiobus, Inter-App Audio or Audio Unit, you're gonna have to go old school, audio out to sampler input

    Or just feedback loop channels 1+2 back into an input using the ica4+. That's how I sample pretty much everything. Set the master outs in aum to 3+4.

  • richardyotrichardyot
    edited October 2018

    So these are really old recordings, and it's pretty obvious once you listen to them. The sound quality isn't up to modern standards, there just isn't the frequency range or the detail that you get in Naturespace, and the dynamic range is much smaller as well - the thunderstorms in Naturespace are much more immersive for example because the thunder is really loud while the rain is delicate but still perfectly audible.

    That's not to say these are bad, they're not, and for £2.99 there's a lot of value there, but the recordings are definitely showing their age IMO.

  • bleepbleep

    I remember finding heaps of GB of environmental sounds in that long sample fodder thread. If memory serves me right, it was some free BBC archive.

  • CracklePotCracklePot

    @richardyot said:
    So these are really old recordings, and it's pretty obvious once you listen to them. The sound quality isn't up to modern standards, there just isn't the frequency range or the detail that you get in Naturespace, and the dynamic range is much smaller as well - the thunderstorms in Naturespace are much more immersive for example because the thunder is really loud while the rain is delicate but still perfectly audible.

    That's not to say these are bad, they're not, and for £2.99 there's a lot of value there, but the recordings are definitely showing their age IMO.

    The sad thing is that since these are quite old now, you probably couldn’t create the same recordings anymore. Environments have changed since then.
    I am kinda digging the nostalgic sound of these recordings, but yeah for quality you can get better stuff now.

  • echooperaechoopera

    It’s a slice of history for sure. And sounds good to me.

  • senhorlampadasenhorlampada

    @gonekrazy3000 said:
    Or just feedback loop channels 1+2 back into an input using the ica4+. That's how I sample pretty much everything. Set the master outs in aum to 3+4.

    Or using the Behringer UCA (it's cheap), pan the master output hard right, loop the left out to left in.

    But mainly I prefer recording through my Sampletrak > SP-404 > Micro BR combo for some grit and FX :blush:

  • gonekrazy3000gonekrazy3000

    @senhorlampada said:

    @gonekrazy3000 said:
    Or just feedback loop channels 1+2 back into an input using the ica4+. That's how I sample pretty much everything. Set the master outs in aum to 3+4.

    Or using the Behringer UCA (it's cheap), pan the master output hard right, loop the left out to left in.

    But mainly I prefer recording through my Sampletrak > SP-404 > Micro BR combo for some grit and FX :blush:

    True that. But you're unnecessarily sending the signal through A/D converters. I prefer to record a clean digital signal and add grit later.

  • oat_phippsoat_phipps

    They're no Naturespace, but I'm still hooked on them due to the historical factor I guess. I love the idea of listening to tape recordings from the past.

  • echooperaechoopera

    @oat_phipps said:
    They're no Naturespace, but I'm still hooked on them due to the historical factor I guess. I love the idea of listening to tape recordings from the past.

    yeah there's something pretty wonderful about these recordings...anyhoo...thought it was worth a share.

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