Sound devices Mixpre review

February 14, 2019

An update to my 2017 review for the Sound Devices Mixpre line.

Winter field recording in Romania

January 31, 2019

My plans for January were to travel and record in the Northern reaches of the Sahara desert, among other interesting places. Unfortunately, due to worrying developments I had to cancel everything and find a last-minute destination for a week-long recording trip. After checking the weather forecast I decided to travel to Romania where plenty of snow was to fall.

Sound recording in Senegal

January 3, 2019

I recently returned from a 3 week expedition to Senegal. To say that it was an enjoyable experience would be an understatement. This was more than 1000 miles through desert, dry savanna, tropical savanna, tropical forest, wetland, mangrove forest, bustling cities, remote villages and anything in between.

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.