Fagaras mountains, the highest peak in Romania (2,544 m/8,346 ft)

Field recording trip to Romania - Spring 2018

June 13, 2018

As has become customary over the past few years, I recently went on another trip to Romania. This time I wanted to do a thorough recce and plan for future expeditions to Transylvania, but I also wanted to do extensive recording and occasional photo/videography.

Recording aircraft

August 8, 2017

Living around London means being subjected to an almost endless barrage of aircraft noise every day. A wise man once told me that if something is ruining my recordings, I should try and record it instead. As a consequence a few months ago I started scouting airfields for recording opportunities.

Recording of an old time passenger train

February 20, 2017

Instead of walking back I decided to take the train and record the short trip with my D100 (which I always have in my backpack). From the outside the train didn't sound particularly interesting or loud, so I wasn't expecting the recording to be anything spectacular.

Recording the 1990 Toyota Land Cruiser

January 13, 2017

...on one hot afternoon we managed to organize a vehicle recording session with one of the 4X4s that were used for game drives on the reserve. This was a 4-liter petrol Toyota Land Cruiser built in 1990 that still drove well, although it had seen better days as seen in the photos.

Field recording tools of the trade

At the lower end of the price spectrum, field recording equipment will yield relatively similar results. A few dB of self noise won’t make a huge difference if the recordist hasn’t mastered the other tools of the trade, the ones that can’t be bought. Let’s examine some lesser known but rather more important tools that are sure to improve your field recording practice.

Introduction to Freestyle field recording

Freestyle field recording is a flexible approach to recording nature and wildlife sounds outside of the studio or any controlled environment, developed by George Vlad. While traditional methods are prescriptive and rigid, Freestyle field recording encourages deliberate experimentation and a very organic workflow.

Listening session at the House of Lords in Westminster

I recently received an invitation to play some of my soundscapes and to tell stories about conservation. While there’s nothing unusual about that, the setting was definitely novel for me.

A collection of Owl sounds

Owls are awesome and worth learning about. What better place to start than a curated selection of owl recordings, captured by your favourite wildlife sound recordist!

The 2025 Soundscape Fund

How can field recording make a difference for conservation and environmental causes? I get this question a lot, and one of the answers is here. Once a year I team up with Thomas Rex Beverly and Andy Martin to raise money for environmental NGOs.