Curating your own sound recordings

October 17, 2023

Here’s a question I receive quite often: how do you manage to listen to all the recordings you capture?

Noise and field recording

April 4, 2023

From an acoustic ecology perspective, anthropogenic noise (anthropophony) is an ever-increasing side effect of urbanisation, modernisation, globalisation etc.

2025 updated holiday present guide for sound recordists

November 27, 2022

Holiday present ideas for sound recordists, designers, photographers, scientific researchers etc.

Quick dispatch from Antananarivo

August 3, 2022

I’ve been in Madagascar’s capital for a few days, preparing for my upcoming expedition and exploring the city on foot with my cameras and recorders.

Zoom F3 recorder review

June 10, 2022

The Zoom F3 is a little beast of a recorder. Is it worth buying? Let’s have a look.

Tascam Portacapture X8 sound recorder — Tascam Portacapture X8 in the field

Tascam Portacapture X8 review

February 8, 2022

Have you considered buying the Tascam Portacapture X8 sound recorder? Read my review to find out if it’s worth getting.

Rugged sound recording equipment - tested

January 12, 2022

My microphones and recorders have been exposed to long days in very hot temperatures and crazy humidity, and to a few attacks from wildlife. What was affected and which gear survived?

Free sound effects - Mindful Audio holiday freebies 2021

December 14, 2021

The 2021 edition of the Mindful Audio free sound effects is here!

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!