Technique

How to Record Quiet Nature Sounds: The Threat of Noise

2018/08/22 Filed Under: Technique

It’s one of the greatest challenges for new field recordists: how do you record high-quality nature sounds? More people are wondering. Compared to only a decade earlier, field recording has become more accessible. Once the realm of thousands of dollars of kit requirements, field recording gear now can be bought for as little as $100. […]

Ambisonic Field Recording Resources

2017/03/30 Filed Under: Resources, Technique

What are Ambisonic recordings? What microphones are used to capture these sound effects? What software is needed to use them? Where can you find Ambisonic field recordings? This month’s series was designed to answer those questions. We’ve learned a lot about Ambisonics during the past month. We began by reviewing the basics. Then, a handful […]

Explorers of Ambisonics – Stéphane Larivière

2017/03/28 Filed Under: Q and A, Technique

Today’s guest has been capturing Ambisonic field recordings for more than a decade. Stéphane Larivière has been experimenting with this fascinating format through his work on video games (the Assassin’s Creed franchise, Far Cry 3), films, and sound library recordings. Throughout this time he has been in the unique position to watch an evolution of […]

Explorers of Ambisonics – Tom Todia

2017/03/23 Filed Under: Q and A, Technique

Ambisonic field recording equipment is hard to come by. Why? Well, most of it is expensive. It’s rare. Few studios stock those kits. Before now, even fewer studios booked regular Ambisonic projects. As a result, being able to find and use Ambisonic gear was a rare pleasure. That’s one reason why today’s featured guest has […]

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 […]