Interview

Sound Devices MixPre Chat: A New Tonebenders Podcast Episode

2017/10/11 Filed Under: Interview

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Tonebenders co-host René Coronado on their excellent field recording and sound design podcast. It was the second time I had the opportunity to appear there. A few years ago I was on the show chatting about sound effects mastering and databasing. This time, René and I chatted […]

Revealing Field Recording Craft Through Location: Interview with Mark Ferguson

2017/10/04 Filed Under: Interview

Field recording is often compared to photography. There are good reasons for this, too: both crafts sample our environment so they can share it, later. There is one key feature that separates the two, though: time. Photography freezes a specific moment in time and presents to others. On the other hand, field recording captures duration. […]

Interview: A New Documentary About Gordon Hempton

2017/04/05 Filed Under: Interview

Ecologist and field recordist Gordon Hempton is no stranger to this blog. We first heard from Gordon during the “Month of Field Recordists” series last year. We also learned about Gordon’s vocation and his craft in his latest book: Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox. Gordon Hempton has of course inspired many field recordists. His […]

Explorers of Ambisonics – Paul Col

2017/03/21 Filed Under: Interview, Technique

I first met today’s guest last year when he launched a new type of sound fx Web shop. Paul Col described the community-powered store he runs at CrowdSourceSFX. Later, Paul also described the kit he uses to collect field recordings for that website during the “A Month of Field Recordists” series last year. As the […]

Explorers of Ambisonics – Anna Bertmark

2017/03/16 Filed Under: Interview, Technique

Today’s guest, Anna Bertmark, is a Swedish sound designer now based in the UK. I had originally met Anna through Twitter. I had known she was a talented sound supervisor and designer, and I was quite delighted when her Ambisonic field recording sessions showed up when researching this series. I wrote to her and asked […]

Explorers of Ambisonics – Richard Devine

2017/03/14 Filed Under: Interview, Technique

I have been a fan of today’s guest field recordist for some time. It’s clear I’m not alone, of course: sound designer and musician Richard Devine has tens of thousands of fans worldwide. Sound pros may be most familiar with his contributions to SoundMorph’s acclaimed sound effects libraries such as Mechanism and Modular UI. Devine […]