How long is a dawn chorus? How about a thunderstorm? Can you capture the essence of a soundscape in a few minutes, or do you need more than that to accurately portray such natural phenomena? Does it matter if you only listen for a few seconds or minutes? Important questions worth exploring.
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Wildscreen and a few cool films
Last week I spent a few lovely days in Bristol attending Wildscreen film festival. It was my first time at Wildscreen and I had a chance to hang out with some very cool people who work on natural history productions.
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32-bit field recording
While it has recently gained popularity, 32-bit float workflows have been around for a while. Let’s have a look at the advantages, disadvantages and requirements of this popular approach.
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Sound Matters collection for Google Pixel - recorded by George Vlad
It’s been a huge privilege to work with several teams at Google on Sound Matters, a collection of birdsong audio elements for the new Pixel phones, Chrome browser, Fitbit app and others.
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Working for Sennheiser in Nepal
How to get field recording commissions
While field recording is not a new discipline, it’s not as popular or well known as photography for example. As a result, it takes a more entrepreneurial and self-starting approach to get work gigs as a field recordist.
Read MoreWhat does an active volcano sound like?
Boiling lava, gases escaping, mini earthquakes and lava bombs create a surreal soundscape inside the volcanic caldera at Erta Ale in Northern Ethiopia.
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The studio side of field recording
How I edit and master my field recordings
The studio side of field recording
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2020 sound recording expedition to Kenya
I keep looking over my shoulder as I’m setting up my rig in a dead Acacia tree. The last thing I want to see now is a lion, a buffalo or a hippo. Technically I’m not allowed to exit the vehicle in Tsavo National Park, and for good reason. The density of big wildlife here is impressive.
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