Abstract: A method of training animals provides for the creation of a recorded track taking into account a plurality of recording techniques for a particular sound source A stationary microphone is utilized to provide a first layer, a moving microphone as utilized to provide a second layer and a pair of microphones proximate to a live animal's ears near a sound source provide three inputs to a mixer. The layers are then mixed and then processed by a processor to provide to a recorder/burner to provide a compact disc in the preferred embodiment. The compact disc is then utilized to train animals for possible exposure to live sound sources at a later time.