Gibbons and birds - Wildlife sounds from the Borneo rainforest

Gibbons calling on a calm morning deep in the rainforests of Borneo. You can clearly hear the echoes from the hillside as the louder or more distant sounds are reflected back towards the microphones. The gibbons call a bit randomly at first, take a break and then seem to come together in a more organised way.
A variety of birds call from various directions and distances. From shamas to barbets and starlings, they balance and complement the fascinating primate calls. Lastly, insects offer a continuous backdrop that goes up and down in intensity.
Recorded in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo in 2019 with Sony PCM D10 and a pair of Lom mikroUsi microphones. Enjoying the videos I upload on here? Feel free to support me by:
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[@AJ_Brimson]

An absolutely STUNNING SOUNDTRACK. I love your rainforest sounds, they are absolutely amazing!

[@GeorgeVlad]

Thanks for listening AJ

[@hafdisbjarnadottir2943]

Wonderful, it's like all those animals are making a music composition together :)!

[@GeorgeVlad]

Exactly my thoughts, Hafdis!

[@Blue_Lugia]

I didn't know that gibbons could sound so adorable.❤

[@GeorgeVlad]

They do indeed!

[@Mezzzzmann]

Hey Georges, nice capture, I love it ! You definitly need to go to Khao Sok National Park in Thailand to hear and record the morning call of gibbons

[@GeorgeVlad]

Yep, it's on my list!

[@abirchakraborty624]

This brings back memories of my Sabah trip... One of the most memorable.. thanks for this masterpiece

[@GeorgeVlad]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@アカパネユータ]

Ya！ masterpiece！

[@laurenwhite2644]

Thank you for this. Spent time in the rainforests of Borneo and these sounds always bring it back for me

[@GeorgeVlad]

My pleasure, happy to hear that Lauren.

[@gojiramonstah]

Man, your channel is awesome. I dream of going to places like this and just sit in silence and record. Your videos take me closer to these places, thank you!

[@GeorgeVlad]

Glad you like them!

[@simonbirkslarsen1632]

Superb recording - really nice work. Thanks for sharing!

[@GeorgeVlad]

Many thanks!

[@justmee112]

this is really beautiful and very atmospheric

[@GeorgeVlad]

Thank you, happy to hear that.

[@beaumont7962]

thank you! that's what I needed to listen to.

[@GeorgeVlad]

My pleasure, thanks for listening!

[@mandys1505]

Thanks!

[@mandys1505]

Greetings George, i have a question about the gibbon calls... / when the male gibbons do not become alpha males, i read that they then become solitary, and alone. Therefore... do the calls of the group gibbons differ from the calls and songs of the solitary gibbon? ( it reminds me of a Taoist Mountain Recluse...) maybe this is also a difference between species of gibbons. Maybe some are monogamous while others just have basically the one alpha male with his female horde. And the other males must be alone. It's fascinating to me....

[@GeorgeVlad]

@@mandys1505 Thanks so much for the generous tip, Mandy! I don't know enough about the various gibbons species and their social structure but I agree it's a fascinating topic. In case it helps, these are Müeller's gibbon (Hylobates muelleri).

[@mandys1505]

@@GeorgeVlad Oh cool :D Thanks, George; I'll look it up and see if some males make different calls when living in solitude.....must be interesting if they do

[@rudolfmariakorsten4141]

Your best recording as far as i heared. I love it.

[@GeorgeVlad]

Thank you, glad to hear that!

[@audiowisdomforever9055]

Marvelous - Thank for this trip and the wonderful sound - very inspiring for my channel - success MERCI🙃🙃🙃

[@GeorgeVlad]

Many thanks!!

[@peterrobin9188]

This sound bring back my memories when i was kid...i live in land of borneo Sarawak😊😊 but now im move to kuala lumpur...i miss this kind of sound...so relaxing..may i know which place you record this sound Sir?

[@GeorgeVlad]

Most welcome 😊 This was recorded at Maliau Basin.

[@yamm833]

Thank you so much!! 😁

[@GeorgeVlad]

Welcome!

[@danidingo977]

Super fain!

[@stefhaniesuensy9295]

I love maliau basin 😍😍😍

[@GeorgeVlad]

It’s impossible not to love that place 💚

[@patrick.771]

Beautiful! Did you have to remove some background noise or wasn't there any? There probably aren't many planes in that area I guess :)

[@GeorgeVlad]

I never perform noise reduction on my soundscape recordings because it is very easy to notice it and it tends to suck the life out of the ambience. There were a few planes during the day and very occasional distant traffic. This is why I like to record for 24 to 48 hours at a time so I have enough material to work with.

[@patrick.771]

@@GeorgeVlad thanks. do you have a video where you show us how you edit your material in post?

[@prabhap1]

Ineffable music

[@GeorgeVlad]

Thank you!

[@juroputrawanjaya1742]

This is amazing, thank you so much

[@GeorgeVlad]

You're very welcome!

[@aph1555]

Another masterpiece 👍🏼

[@GeorgeVlad]

Many thanks.

[@zulkifliramli8022]

Great sound!

[@GeorgeVlad]

Thanks for listening!

[@TheIndianAmbience]

So beautiful ❤️

[@GeorgeVlad]

Thank you! 😊

[@reimmortal]

Good job it seems to stay there!I like the frequency audio visualizer, is a software, a plugin?

[@GeorgeVlad]

It's Adobe After Effects.

[@m5920-t9z]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@richiephillipsjr.7334]

1:13 SNEEZING ANIMAL

[@phantomwizard]

Wow, one of these sounds is SO similar to something I heard camping in Bolivia.... bird or new world monkey? Sounds like a timebomb ticking off.

[@GeorgeVlad]

I've heard similar calls in several parts of Africa too. I think it's an easy way for certain species to make themselves heard so they evolved these calls separately in a convergent way.

[@phantomwizard]

@@GeorgeVlad a likely hypothesis. thanks for sharing these soundscapes with us!

[@lewdutoit7630]

🤩😍🤩

[@GeorgeVlad]

😊

[@アカパネユータ]

Talking？just play music？音楽