Review

Placing Field Recordings in New Spaces – Altiverb 7 Reverb Review

2014/03/05 Filed Under: Review, Software

The are many talented sound designers among us. Using software, creativity, and inspiration, they warp door slams into space cannons. They twist pig squeals into alien queens. I’ve always admired these designers. Part of the reason is because sound design and samplers are foreign to me. I record natural sound effects: atmospheres, engines, nature, that […]

Update: Sony D50 Review on Airborne Sound Blog

2012/04/05 Filed Under: Articles, Gear, Resources, Review, Updates

Another quick update: I’ve written a review of Sony’s PCM-D50 audio recorder on the main Airborne Sound blog. I look at from the perspective of stealth recording, specifically. I’ve broken it down into three posts. The first examines key audio recorder considerations. It also has free sound effects samples you can download and analyze yourself. […]

Outstanding Apps That Will Increase Your Productivity – Part 2

2011/04/28 Filed Under: Productivity, Review, Software

In my last post I wrote about a few useful apps that help me get work done and return to field recording quickly. I covered sound converters, writing apps and administrative apps. This post we’ll look at more apps that can help you work better, organize your sound effects library and get back recording faster. […]

Outstanding Apps That Will Increase Your Productivity – Part 1

2011/04/26 Filed Under: Productivity, Review, Software

I’ve spent almost 15 years recording sound effects for Airborne Sound. On any given day I’d rather be out in the world field recording but the necessity of digital audio means field recordists need to work in dark rooms with computers. I’ve made a list of outstanding apps that help me work better and return […]

What Gear You Need to Record Sound Effects Worldwide – Part 2

2011/04/07 Filed Under: Gear, Review

Update: I’ve revised the info here to reflect gear options from mid 2021. When field recording sound effects worldwide we need equipment that will be mobile, durable, flexible, and capable of capturing realistic, evocative sound effect recordings. You can read more about these considerations here. In the last post we looked at headphones and a […]

What Gear You Need to Record Sound Effects Worldwide 2

What Gear You Need to Record Sound Effects Worldwide – Part 1

2011/04/05 Filed Under: Gear, Review

Update: I’ve revised the info here to reflect gear options from mid 2021. Ask a dozen field recordists what gear they use and you’ll hear a dozen answers. A few readers have asked what gear I use. Like any field recordist my list of equipment isn’t meant to be a checklist of what is best; […]