I just returned from a very pleasant week on the island of Islay in Scotland, organized by the Wildlife Sound Recording Society. I have previously attended many WSRS meetings (blog posts here, here and here) and I knew I wouldn't be disappointed .
Read MoreQuick dispatch from New York city
For the past two weeks I've been traveling through the US, attending conferences, working with game development studios and doing occasional field recording.
Read MoreRecording birds in open fields
I've recently taken an interest in recording open air spaces such as hills, meadows or fields. This proved to be a bit more difficult than recording woodland or quarries for a number of reasons:
- man-made (or sheep-made) noise can easily pollute these places
- there's far less wildlife than in woodland or forest
- there's little to no reverberation so the sounds are perceived as softer
- wind is a much bigger issue than in woodland