Mindful Audio Holiday Freebies 2018

December 18, 2018

Happy Holidays from George Vlad at Mindful Audio!

Field recording and conservation

December 17, 2018

I’ve been interested in conservation and environmental causes ever since childhood. Once I started to do field recording I became more involved, reading many books on the subject, supporting local and global initiatives and even taking part in research/surveys as much as my busy schedule allowed.

Field recording expedition to Ethiopia

October 26, 2018

Earlier this year I was reading a book about rainforest ecosystems and I learned about Cloud Forests. These are specific types of rainforests that generally occur at high altitude and harbor excellent biodiversity. Incidentally the humidity and lack of scorching heat makes these forests the best place for wild coffee to grow. I’m quite fond of coffee and wildlife so this aspect stuck to mind.

Interview about noise in nature recordings for Creative Field Recording

August 31, 2018

I was recently interviewed by Paul Virostek of Creative Field Recording about how I avoid noise when recording nature. Check out my answers on the CFR website.

Field recording in Norway

August 27, 2018

I recently got back from a field recording trip to Norway. I was very optimistic at the prospect of recording in this relatively remote area, but my expectations would be cut short quite soon.

Field recording trip to the Black River in Sweden - pt 2

July 31, 2018

I recently went on a week-long trip to a place called the Black River, located in Central Sweden. If you've been following me for a while, you might remember that I already visited this place last year and even used recordings I made there in the Wetland Atmosphere library.

Field recording videos on Youtube

June 22, 2018

Something has been bugging me for a very long time, probably ever since I started doing long-form recording. I go to these awesome places and make these beautiful recordings, and some of them end up in my libraries if they're lucky.

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.

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!