Product Description
From the gentle chirps of a bird falling asleep to the powerful calls for food, this library offers a rich variety of magpie vocalizations. Additionally, it includes foleys recordings of magpies walking on wood and concrete, as well as the fluttering of their wings and a lot of preening.
Magpie Studio is a sound library capturing the vocal journey of young magpies, from their first cries to their early adult calls. This collection tells the story of four chicks that fell from their nest after being abandoned by their parents.
Most of the sounds were recorded in a studio environment in mono, with each chick recorded individually, along with a few stereo recordings featuring all four together. Only one long recording was made outdoors, capturing the moment they were released back into the wild.
The chirping of the young magpies has not been edited individually, as their early vocalizations are not yet distinct enough to be identified as separate “words” or “sentences”. Instead, longer recordings are provided to capture the broadest range of their developing vocal expressions and so categorized by mood. However, the adult magpie’s calls have been carefully edited and categorized by complexity—ranging from simple one- or two-syllable calls to more intricate vocalizations—allowing you to create your own bird conversations.
All sounds were recorded in 96 kHz / 24-bit quality.
- Mono recordings were captured using a Neumann KM 150.
- Stereo recordings were made with a Neumann AB pair.
- All recordings were done using a Nagra recorder.
P.S.: All the birds regained their strength and were successfully released back into their natural habitat.