![]() ![]() The player will be mostly playing as the protagonist, Shiori, while exploring an old house that was turned into a museum. This game is an adventure horror game where the main mechanics are exploration and puzzle-solving. And soon I too was roaring down the gravel road, disturbing countless other gentle beings quietly meditating in the forest with water droplets falling lightly upon their saintly heads.For this week, I decided to play Forest of Drizzling Rain, a Japanese RPG made in RPG Maker VX Ace for PC. Shaken from my dream by the sounds of machines, I decided to pack up and go home. ![]() Altogether I got about fifteen minutes of usable material, before a jet roared overhead and a car zoomed by on the gravel road. It will go into my collection of meditative recordings … soundscapes that beg one to surrender to the totality of dimensional sound. I am quite happy with my morning’s catch, already a treasured “forest drizzle” soundscape. Finally, near the end, I was pleased to hear the hawk-like calls of a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, followed by a few drums. After that, there was a long interlude of drip, peepers, and chickadee, punctuated by the down-slurred alarm whistles from a Red-winged Blackbird. Next, an American Robin gave two whinny calls and then broke into its cheery dawn-song … a real treat and luckily not so close as to break my calm. After about a minute, a female Wood Duck called from the distant pond, her repeated squeals sounding rather musical to my ears. Within seconds, I became aware of the soft notes of a lone Black-capped Chickadee, whistling its delicate fee-bee-eee from high in the trees. ![]() How delightful! So I set up my soundscape microphone and hit record, pleased that I allowed myself to touch upon the miracle at hand. Next I noticed the Spring Peepers chorusing from a distant woodland pond. And soon I was mesmerized by the pops and snaps of the water droplets, falling from the trees and splashing upon the oak and maple leaves that blanketed the ground. I took a deep breath, relaxed and listened, truly listened … trying my best to practice what I preach. I was disappointed, but decided to take a brief walk in the woods. No luck! In fact, there was next-to-nothing going on, except for the misty rain and drip from trees. © Lang Elliott.Īlthough it rained all night, I rose early and drove through light fog to a forested area in hopes of hearing my first Wood Thrush of the year. 6 am,, Finger Lakes National Forest near Trumansburg, New York. Forest drizzle with backdrop of Spring Peepers plus various bird sounds. ![]()
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