I wrote a post last month about investing your yourself into your sound effects recordings. I suggested that pro equipment was mostly irrelevant. I felt it mattered less to the recording than the field recordist themselves. Infusing your personality, desires and motivations was a way, I suggested, to ensure your sounds were evocative and compelling. […]
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Outstanding Apps That Will Increase Your Productivity – Part 2
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. […]
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Outstanding Apps That Will Increase Your Productivity – Part 1
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 […]
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6 Reasons Why You Need to Scout Before Recording Sound Effects
Scouting as an essential step when field recording sound effects, especially ambiences. I scout every location before I shoot. It may seem like a waste of time to visit an area first to scout and then return to shoot. I find that it in fact saves an immense amount of time. What is Scouting? Scouting, […]
Continue Reading3 Ways to Build Your Creative Sound Community
I started my career as a sound effects assistant. I worked on TV shows and a few films at a facility called Casablanca in Toronto, Canada. A lot of shows passed through that place before it was sold. At its height there were 40-50 people working there on one small floor. It was a really […]
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Recording Evocative Sound Effects: Why Pro Gear Doesn’t Matter
There are a lot of excellent recorders, preamps and microphones on the market. In the last two posts I’ve answered some reader requests for a list of gear I use. You can read about microphones and headphones here, and a recorder and preamp here. While writing those posts, I kept thinking about the role of […]
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