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Nick McMahan

Nick McMahan is a professional sound recordist based in Washington State. While capturing the sounds of nature, Nick’s work is complemented by his photography and storytelling. Drawn to nature as a source of solace and connection, Nick believes understanding the natural world is essential for humanity’s survival. Communities that closely rely on nature exemplify the deep relationship we must cultivate with our environment.

Nick’s sound recordings are featured on Apple TV, Audible Sleep Sound, an award-winning National Park documentary, and many independent collaborations. He works closely with Quiet Parks International as the Director of Quiet Trails.

See more of my work, read some of my stories and follow along on projects: www.nickcmcmahan.com

 

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    Animal Sound Effects Collections Amazon Basin Ecuador Play Track 155 sounds included, 400 mins total $120

    Sweeping my flashlight across the still water I see the red glow of multiple black caiman eyes, a haunting stillness. Suddenly a reverberating splash breaks the rhythmic chorus of frogs and crickets as a caiman finds its evening meal, the first of many tonight. Giving a greater sense of space to this Amazonian lake the eyes of the caiman go on glowing, waiting for an unsuspecting fish to pass their open mouths. 

    It is impossible to not be present in the rainforest. Surrounded by mysterious night vocalization, stinging, biting insects, and penetrating humidity. Gratitude fills me for the Cofan guides who have taken our small group of sound recordists deep into their wildest territory. Nearly a constant buzz fills the soundscape which takes a few days to adjust to, but as I do I start to notice the thrilling variety of calls. Near and distant, there is a spectacular spaciousness and an intimacy that can only come from this unique location. 

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  • Environments & Ambiences Cascadia: Shore Waves Play Track 48 sounds included, 210 mins total $50

    Cinematic Waves Beaches Protected Inlets & Lakeshore 

    From across his homeland in the Pacific Northwest and beyond Nick brings you Shore Waves. A curated collection of pristine water lapping, crashing, and thundering along diverse shorelines of lakes, coves, and oceans. This library is pure water and free of creature, human, or external sound (except in specific recordings noted in the title or description). Recorded over the years while walking beaches and lakes, these waves are carefully selected to be the most musical and dynamic. Nearly entirely loopable, Shore Waves comes with extensive metadata and is UCS-compliant.

    The focus of this collection is to include a variety of water wave sounds. A quiet lap on a sandy beach, tumbling rocks in the ocean shore break, rhythmic glugging along a rocky shore, building into the full cacophony of thundering ocean surf makes for a diverse library. These sounds are captured from various perspectives, such as close-up recordings of small lapping water and wider recordings that express the ambiance of a choppy lake or distant beach.

    Additional SFX:
    • Hydrophone in the sand creating a Thunderous Swooshing
    • Naturally delayed pipes in the ocean creating strange popping verbed-out wave effects 
    Gear and Specs:
    • Recorded with Sennheiser, Lom, and Audio Technica, microphones
    • MixPre and Sony audio interfaces
    • Sample Rates:24 Bit / 48 kHz & 24 Bit / 96 kHz
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  • Environments & Ambiences Cascadia: Flowing Water Play Track 49 sounds included, 155 mins total $50

    Cinematic Rivers Creeks Streams & Waterfalls

    From across his homeland in the Pacific Northwest Nick brings you Flowing Water. A curated collection of pristine water flowing down mountains and through valleys of the Cascades, Olympic alpine, and beyond. This library is pure water and free of other creature or external sound. Recorded over years while hiking this vast wilderness these creeks, streams, rivers, and falls are carefully selected as the most musical and dynamic. Almost completely loopable, Flowing Water comes with extensive metadata and is UCS-compliant.

    The focus of this collection is to include a variety of water movement sounds; a babbling brook, a rushing river, a gentle stream, building into the full cacophony of thundering waterfalls make for a diverse library. These sounds are captured from various perspectives, such as close-up recordings of individual drops or rivulets and wider recordings that portray an ambiance of a waterfall or a riverbank.


    Gear Used:
    • Recorded with Sennheiser, Lom, and Audio Technica, microphones
    • MixPre and Sony audio interfaces

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