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Continue Reading Well, it’s been a busy week for community projects. A few days ago I mentioned Paul Col’s new collaborative CrowdsourceSFX website. Barely a day later, a new crowdfunded sound fx project launched: The Northwest Soundscapes Project. The year-long project, led by field recordist and sound designer Andy Martin, aims to capture 15–30-minute long 96 kHz […]
Continue Reading As field recordists, we all know that venturing out of the studio to capture sound effects takes thought, effort, and skill. Weather, network demands, and milestone deadlines highlight another challenge: time. Superior field recordings are diligent and comprehensive; neither aspect can be rushed. That’s a shame, since sound fx editing becomes easier when pros have […]
Continue Reading I remember the first time I stumbled upon Reddit. I was instantly hooked by the lively banter, range of discourse, comment voting, and the stunning breadth of discussion categories, also known as subreddits. Reddit is a type of bulletin board system where users can submit and vote on article or comments. It is hugely popular. […]
Continue Reading A brief update: I recently added about a dozen new sound clip Web shops to the Community Sound FX Libraries page. It’s a bit more presentable, too. I revisited the sites while updating the list. It’s a good way to discover what’s out there. As I did so, I noticed that there’s a few perhaps […]
Continue ReadingIt’s fantastic to see that the last year has experienced an explosion of new field recording content. We’re seeing more sound fx libraries are appearing in indie Web shops, more clips on SoundCloud, valuable ideas in podcasts, blog articles, and more. Our field recording community remains fairly spread out, however. Earlier I had created three […]
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