Seal Calls

[t3uth]

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Unreal-Sounds-of-Underwater-Seal-Calls-from-Antarctica

 

Really cool =]

[Veracohr]

I have a really hard time believing those are actual recorded seal sounds. Sounds like a modular synth to me. Also, why are the various sounds panned all over the place? It seems rather unusual for a documentary to make multiple recordings of a sound then pan them randomly, and continue to talk over them. Plus, there is no noise at all in those recordings. Antarctica may be quiet, but there would be at least some noise, even more so if they were using an underwater microphone.

[Anakoluth]

I have heard seal calls from other sources, and they do sound similar. Check this: http://www.dosits.org/gallery/marinemm/20.htm (recordings 2 and 3)

 

That video seems fishy indeed, though. All too polished and...see Veracohr's reply. Maybe they re-wrote the recordings afterwards for dramaturgic reasons Real or not, the seal is my favourite animal! They're cuddly

[needle ninja]

I saw a dead seal on the beach in September.

 

 

just thought I'd throw that out there

[Anakoluth]

[needle ninja]

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Unreal-Sounds-of-Underwater-Seal-Calls-from-Antarctica

 

Really cool =]

 

It is a well-known technique to put a microphone underwater to record the sound.

Sounds travel very well underwater and in the Antarctic, where the waves are under ice, it should provide an ideal listening environment.

I have no doubt that these are real recordings (condensed and panned) of seals.

Nature is great inspiration for me.

[Malevol3nt]

I guess we can expect it in the next shpongle intro.