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USBPre2: Part1 – First Impressions
About ten days ago i received my USBPre2 after waiting for three (long!) weeks. This is not a technical review but more about my impressions and thoughts after integrating it in to my home and field recording setup. 1. Why?…
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Reflections on Sound
Great post at Soundlandscapes featuring sounds from a wherry in Sunderland, along with an interesting reflection on the importance and historical value of field recording. Sound gives us information but it also creates emotion. Sound lets us paint our own…
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Under the Ice, Sounds of Whales and Seals
Delightful soundscape under the ice in the Arctic created by the sounds of whales and seals, captured by oceanographer Kate Stanfford using a hydrophone. You can look across a vast expanse of ice, all white and blue and cold, and…
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Stephen Vitiello – Listening with Intent
I came across this post of Earth | Ear with an inspiring (30min long) video about the work of sound artist and musician Stephen Vitiello and his sound installation “The Sound of Red Earth“. Installed in the historic former Brickworks…
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The Soundscape of the Revolution
Fantastic compilation at mediateletipos, with lots of recordings of the protests in Spain. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15584223″] [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15647669″]
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Frank Bry’s Techniques for Thunderstom Recording
Frank Bry has published a very cool post talking about his experiences on recording thunderstorms, along with examples, tips and more. Most of my thunder recordings are made with my Sanken CSS-5 microphone sitting right outside my front door. I…