Jeff Rice collects nature's noises view full piece »
Name: Jeff Rice
Age: 43
Vocation:
University of Utah Research librarian and co-founder of the
Western Soundscape Archive, a library of 3,000 animal recordings
Favorite Place to Record:
The Southwest, because the region's low humidity and air turbulence only minimally alter and mute sound waves.
One of His Favorite Sounds:
The high-pitched squeak of the northern grasshopper mouse.
Equipment Used:
GPS,
parabolic dish, Sennheiser microphones, Sound Devices 50-gig recorder,
portable recorder, lapel mikes, Sony recorder, bat detector, hydrophone
(for fish), and lots of rechargeable AA batteries.






