There is nothing like a small waterfall in a deep snow on a snowy day. All other sound is muffled by the snow cover and further dampened by the falling snow.
But the creek will ring like a bell. You can't hear it until you're almost on top of it. It's higher pitched, and will almost always have a tempo based on the shape of the bed of the falls.
There's a waterfall on our farm. It plays music in January. It's amazing, and no one believes me.
I would presume this is like capturing rainbows or beautiful skies by photo. Harder than it seems. You can’t capture the dampening effect of the environment by (regular?) microphone.
When I used to bake bread commercially early in the morning, the sound of the HVAC, proofing and baking systems would sound like music to me in concert. I can't tell if I was just hallucinating or what, but something about your experience reminded me of it.
But the creek will ring like a bell. You can't hear it until you're almost on top of it. It's higher pitched, and will almost always have a tempo based on the shape of the bed of the falls.
There's a waterfall on our farm. It plays music in January. It's amazing, and no one believes me.