2022年12月4日的墾丁海浪 Ocean waves in Kenting on December 4, 2022.

海浪的變化和雨一樣豐富，要錄下各種不同的海浪的聲音可是得花上不少心血，我對海浪聲的了解並不多，但是我知道海浪的聲音變化可以是從造成心理恐懼的巨大、深邃轟鳴，到平穩、輕柔透明般的細緻泡沫。

大約將近10年前我第一次去墾丁時就發現那裡的沙灘和北部及東部的特色不同，臺灣南部的沙灘相對地呈現金黃色，在艷陽及舒適的海風搭配下，馬上就感受到心情也開闊了起來。所以就算墾丁的觀光氾濫早已聲名狼藉，我錄海浪聲的第一站還是選擇了墾丁。

The changes in the sound of waves are as rich as those of the rain. Recording the many different kinds of wave sounds takes quite a bit of effort. I don’t know much about the details of ocean acoustics, but I do know that the sound of waves can range from deep, thunderous roars that evoke a sense of fear, to calm, gentle, and transparent whispers of foam.

Nearly ten years ago, when I first visited Kenting, I noticed that its beaches were quite different from those in northern and eastern Taiwan. The sand in southern Taiwan tends to be golden in color, and under the bright sun and gentle sea breeze, I immediately felt my mood lighten and open up. So even though Kenting has long been infamous for its overdeveloped tourism, I still chose it as my first stop for recording the sound of waves.

我避開了最熱門的夏季，選在12月去墾丁渡假順便錄音。冬季的墾丁氣溫依然舒適，遊客也相對較少，再加上海浪的聲音本身就具有消除掉其他雜音的效果，想要錄下無干擾的長時間錄音，難度自然也就降低了許多。

這段錄音是夜間在飯店外的1樓陽台面對海灘錄的，或許是因為氣候是冬季，又或者是潮汐的關係，麥克風距離海水大約有150公尺，海浪拍打的低頻聲仍然起伏強烈，錄音中時不時可以聽到壁虎的叫聲。

I avoided the busiest summer season and went to Kenting in December for a short vacation, using the opportunity to record. The winter weather there is still pleasantly warm, and the number of tourists drops significantly. On top of that, the sound of the waves naturally masks other ambient noises, making it much easier to capture long, uninterrupted recordings.

This particular recording was made at night on the first-floor balcony of my hotel, facing the beach. Perhaps due to the winter season or the tide, the microphone—though about 150 meters from the shoreline—still picked up the strong, undulating low-frequency rumble of the waves. In the recording, you can occasionally hear the calls of geckos.

Recorder: Zoom F3
Mics: Lom Usi Pro (AB)