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Underwater (hydrophone) – field recordings

Hydrophones reveal a hidden world: snapping shrimp, fish grunts, boat engines and even the sound of plants releasing oxygen. Sound travels about 4.3 times faster in water than in air.

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Borderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercamp – Berlin
6:20CC BY-SA 3.0by henrik schröderInternet Archive
6:20
Borderline: maria am ufer, workshop/depot, rain – Berlin
2:47CC BY-SA 3.0by henrik schröderInternet Archive
2:47
Borderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercamp – Berlin
6:34CC BY-SA 3.0by henrik schröderInternet Archive
6:34
Borderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercamp – Berlin
4:53CC BY-SA 3.0by henrik schröderInternet Archive
4:53
Borderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercamp – Berlin
1:07CC BY-SA 3.0by henrik schröderInternet Archive
1:07
Radios on the Vltava beachSinging Fountain, Prague CastleCarbridge & BirdsOne square meter: underwater by the stairsHafen MittellandkanalListening underwaterUnder the water, just off the rocky shoreline around Boddam,Quiet aquatic life in a creek (summer)Listening to the water breaking the river banks and flowing (Spring) Inside The Entrance To Marley Lagoon(Spring) Inside Gunnamatta Bay At NightIce sheets crushing in moderate wind at the old harbourUnderwater recording with motorboat noiseTilos DiagorasStrange resurgenceBelow GroundLake Shore East Park_West Water GardenBorderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercampBorderline: maria am ufer, smokers lounge, remise summercampBorderline: maria am ufer, workshop/depot, rainBorderline: maria am ufer, behind the bar of remise summercaUnder the bridge, Byker BankDripping FontBorderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercampBorderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercampBorderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercampWLD 2020 Hydrophone recordings of creekReciprocalListening-BarnaclePoolStrong wind in reeds above and below waterMelodic drips with reeds above and below waterThe Twelve | St. Paul Crescent Truss BridgeThe Twelve | Abandoned GM LandsThe Twelve | Under Glendale BridgeAntalgė, Lithuania, sculpture TimeEdmonds WaterfrontThumping trams, speedboats underwater, creaking mooringsDrainage PipeHydrophone in Lower Niagara RiverSarasota Bay Snapping Shrimp & ToadfishBees Recordings Through Wooden Desk in the Beehive with MagnTrnovo Ob Soci - Underwater River Sounds (Strange UnexpectedUNDERWATER SOUNDS (Lakes at the Wesser)LONAUER WATERFALL (Underwater Sound Recording)East PierPerunque Creek HydrophoneAutumn water birds just before rainIn the Forest Garden - pond flora and faunaSydling Pond :: Below the Surface 1Sydling Water :: Below the Surface 2Sydling Trout Tank :: Below the Surface 4Sydling Water :: Below the Surface 3Vltava river ripples heard slowly crossfading from above to Parallel sonic worlds: crossfading from above to below waterRiver Vltava and trafficUnderwater industryMonheim am Rhein- Rhine River hydrophone recordingUtena, Lithuania, undersnow waterflowSummer boats on the Oker recorded underwaterLongyearbyen, Spitsbergen: still water, hydrophones, two recHydrophones on thawing permafrost resurfacedCreek under wooden footbridgeHyrdophone in reeds at edge of pondPhytophony
63 underwater (hydrophone) recordings

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Recordings

Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercamp

Borderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercamp

Berlin, Germany

6:192009
 Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, workshop/depot, rain

Borderline: maria am ufer, workshop/depot, rain

Berlin, Germany

2:462009
 Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercamp

Borderline: maria am ufer, jesusclub, remise summercamp

Berlin, Germany

6:342009
 Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercamp

Borderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercamp

Berlin, Germany

4:522009
 Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercamp

Borderline: maria am ufer, terrace, remise summercamp

Berlin, Germany

1:062009
 Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, smokers lounge, remise summercamp

Borderline: maria am ufer, smokers lounge, remise summercamp

Berlin, Germany

3:242009
 Spectrogram of Borderline: maria am ufer, behind the bar of remise summercamp

Borderline: maria am ufer, behind the bar of remise summercamp

Berlin, Germany

2:162009
 Spectrogram of Phytophony

Phytophony

Falmouth, United Kingdom

2026
 Spectrogram of The Twelve | Abandoned GM Lands

The Twelve | Abandoned GM Lands

St. Catharines, Canada

9:312020
 Spectrogram of The Twelve | St. Paul Crescent Truss Bridge

The Twelve | St. Paul Crescent Truss Bridge

St. Catharines, Canada

2:302020
 Spectrogram of Thumping trams, speedboats underwater, creaking moorings

Thumping trams, speedboats underwater, creaking moorings

Linz, Austria

4:002020
 Spectrogram of Edmonds Waterfront

Edmonds Waterfront

Edmonds, United States

73:541998
 Spectrogram of The Twelve | Under Glendale Bridge

The Twelve | Under Glendale Bridge

St. Catharines, Canada

5:002020
 Spectrogram of Listening underwater

Listening underwater

Antibes, France

2013
 Spectrogram of Ice sheets crushing in moderate wind at the old harbour

Ice sheets crushing in moderate wind at the old harbour

Helsinki, Finland

11:002016
 Spectrogram of ReciprocalListening-BarnaclePool

ReciprocalListening-BarnaclePool

Oak Bay, Canada

8:142020
 Spectrogram of Hydrophone in Lower Niagara River

Hydrophone in Lower Niagara River

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada

9:312020
 Spectrogram of Hafen Mittellandkanal

Hafen Mittellandkanal

Braunschweig, Germany

4:472013
 Spectrogram of Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen: still water, hydrophones, two recordings compared

Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen: still water, hydrophones, two recordings…

Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

6:462024
 Spectrogram of WLD 2020 Hydrophone recordings of creek

WLD 2020 Hydrophone recordings of creek

O'Connor-Parkview, Canada

7:302020
 Spectrogram of East Pier

East Pier

St. Catharines, Canada

3:002021
 Spectrogram of Vltava river ripples heard slowly crossfading from above to below water

Vltava river ripples heard slowly crossfading from above to below…

Modřany, Czechia

6:052022
 Spectrogram of Dripping Font

Dripping Font

Kendal, United Kingdom

2:262019
 Spectrogram of Hyrdophone in reeds at edge of pond

Hyrdophone in reeds at edge of pond

Tromsø, Norway

2024
 Spectrogram of Strong wind in reeds above and below water

Strong wind in reeds above and below water

Lowestoft, United Kingdom

7:372020
 Spectrogram of Under the water, just off the rocky shoreline around Boddam, Dunrossness

Under the water, just off the rocky shoreline around Boddam…

A970

2013
 Spectrogram of Bees Recordings Through Wooden Desk in the Beehive with Magnetic Adapter Of Contact Microphone

Bees Recordings Through Wooden Desk in the Beehive with Magnetic…

Gorizia, Italy

1:182020
 Spectrogram of Underwater recording with motorboat noise

Underwater recording with motorboat noise

Port Alberni, Canada

2015
 Spectrogram of Below Ground

Below Ground

Chicago Loop, United States

2017
 Spectrogram of Strange resurgence

Strange resurgence

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

4:562016
 Spectrogram of (Spring) Inside Gunnamatta Bay At Night

(Spring) Inside Gunnamatta Bay At Night

Cronulla, Australia

8:522014
 Spectrogram of Trnovo Ob Soci - Underwater River Sounds (Strange Unexpected Kicks)

Trnovo Ob Soci - Underwater River Sounds (Strange Unexpected Kicks)

Udine, Italy

1:372020
 Spectrogram of Parallel sonic worlds: crossfading from above to below water and back

Parallel sonic worlds: crossfading from above to below water and back

London, United Kingdom

6:302022
 Spectrogram of Listening to the water breaking the river banks and flowing into First Marsh

Listening to the water breaking the river banks and flowing into…

Exeter, United Kingdom

15:002014
 Spectrogram of Drainage Pipe

Drainage Pipe

Kirkwood, United States

2:002020
 Spectrogram of Melodic drips with reeds above and below water

Melodic drips with reeds above and below water

Lowestoft, United Kingdom

5:562020
 Spectrogram of Underwater industry

Underwater industry

Lingen, Germany

3:592022
 Spectrogram of Tilos Diagoras

Tilos Diagoras

Tasos Aliferis, Greece

27:252015
 Spectrogram of Under the bridge, Byker Bank

Under the bridge, Byker Bank

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

5:452019
 Spectrogram of Sarasota Bay Snapping Shrimp & Toadfish

Sarasota Bay Snapping Shrimp & Toadfish

Bayshore Gardens, United States

2:002021
 Spectrogram of (Spring) Inside The Entrance To Marley Lagoon

(Spring) Inside The Entrance To Marley Lagoon

Cronulla, Australia

6:192014
 Spectrogram of Creek under wooden footbridge

Creek under wooden footbridge

Tromsø, Norway

2024
 Spectrogram of One square meter: underwater by the stairs

One square meter: underwater by the stairs

Maribor, Slovenia

6:002012
 Spectrogram of Summer boats on the Oker recorded underwater

Summer boats on the Oker recorded underwater

Braunschweig, Germany

4:072023
 Spectrogram of In the Forest Garden - pond flora and fauna

In the Forest Garden - pond flora and fauna

Stowmarket, United Kingdom

2025
 Spectrogram of River Vltava and traffic

River Vltava and traffic

Braník, Czechia

1:452022
 Spectrogram of Autumn water birds just before rain

Autumn water birds just before rain

Hermsdorf, Germany

5:012021
 Spectrogram of Perunque Creek Hydrophone

Perunque Creek Hydrophone

Wentzville, United States

1:172021
 Spectrogram of Lake Shore East Park_West Water Garden

Lake Shore East Park_West Water Garden

Near North Side, United States

2017
 Spectrogram of Utena, Lithuania, undersnow waterflow

Utena, Lithuania, undersnow waterflow

Utena, Lithuania

2023
 Spectrogram of LONAUER WATERFALL (Underwater Sound Recording)

LONAUER WATERFALL (Underwater Sound Recording)

Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany

1:102019
 Spectrogram of Hydrophones on thawing permafrost resurfaced

Hydrophones on thawing permafrost resurfaced

Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

1:542024
 Spectrogram of Sydling Pond :: Below the Surface 1

Sydling Pond :: Below the Surface 1

Dorchester, United Kingdom

2:092022
 Spectrogram of Sydling Water :: Below the Surface 2

Sydling Water :: Below the Surface 2

Dorchester, United Kingdom

2:322022
 Spectrogram of Sydling Trout Tank :: Below the Surface 4

Sydling Trout Tank :: Below the Surface 4

Dorchester, United Kingdom

2:102022
 Spectrogram of Sydling Water :: Below the Surface 3

Sydling Water :: Below the Surface 3

Dorchester, United Kingdom

4:432022
 Spectrogram of Radios on the Vltava beach

Radios on the Vltava beach

Prague, Czechia

5:342011
 Spectrogram of Monheim am Rhein- Rhine River hydrophone recording

Monheim am Rhein- Rhine River hydrophone recording

Monheim am Rhein, Germany

17:502022
 Spectrogram of Singing Fountain, Prague Castle

Singing Fountain, Prague Castle

Prague, Czechia

1:582008
 Spectrogram of UNDERWATER SOUNDS (Lakes at the Wesser)

UNDERWATER SOUNDS (Lakes at the Wesser)

Hameln, Germany

4:092017
 Spectrogram of Antalgė, Lithuania, sculpture Time

Antalgė, Lithuania, sculpture Time

Utena, Lithuania

4:142020
 Spectrogram of Quiet aquatic life in a creek (summer)

Quiet aquatic life in a creek (summer)

Engadine, Australia

4:112013
 Spectrogram of Carbridge & Birds

Carbridge & Birds

The Hague, The Netherlands

2:262012

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