Atacama Desert is a collection of stereo and quad soundscapes recorded in the barren but amazingly beautiful desert plateau of Western Chile. This is the most arid desert on Earth, with some weather stations here having never recorded any rain. It’s a breathtaking place with incredible silence and powerful winds. The soundscapes in this collection were recorded around giant rock pillars, endless rock plains and fields of sparse dry vegetation.
This library is the perfect way to portray the barren expanse of the Atacama desert. Some of the soundscapes recorded are the lightest of desert airs. The others feature wind, from light and soft to heavy and gusty. Lastly, some of the recordings also include flies buzzing around.
This library was recorded in several locations on the border between Chile, Argentina and Bolivia . Reaching this part of the world was no easy task, as you can see in the second part of the teaser video.
Download file list here.
At a glance:
40 STEREO and QUAD .wav files
recorded and presented as 24 bit/96 kHz
around 4 hours of content
8/24 GB uncompressed size
recorded on Sound Devices Mixpre 6ii and Zoom F6 with Sennheiser MKH8020, 8040 and 8090 plus Schoeps MK2 and MK4 microphones
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