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  • A Sonic Trip to Samoa

    Tim Prebble has recently published several posts about a trip he did to Samoa some days ago. The posts contain a lot of fantastic visual and sonic footage. I could add some examples here but I think it’s better to…

  • Recorders Guide 2011 Available for Download

    Recorders Guide 2011 Available for Download

    Audio Media‘s annual guide to recorders is available for download now. Welcome to Recorders 2011, an international Buyer’s Guide. We’ve been busy rooting around the professional recorder ranges to bring you a healthy stack of options in the recorder genre. This publication is a…

  • Post Mortem: “Guns” by BOOM Library

    [Article about the recording and editing process of Guns SFX Library released at BOOM. The article was written by Axel Rohrbach exclusively for Sonic Terrain.] This is the “post mortem” article for Boom Library’s third collection:”Guns”. Since I had some major…

  • Making of Rabbit Ears Audio Metal Machines SFX Library

    Michael Raphael is a professional sound recordist and designer. He is also the creative force behind the boutique sound effect studio Rabbit Ears Audio and the long-running field recording blog Fieldsepulchra. I have to admit I have a bit of…

  • Recording Firearms & Explosions, by Watson Wu

    [Article written by Watson Wu, a composer, sound designer and field recordist] Warning! Do not attempt any of the following techniques on your own. Always seek professional help when working with weapons and explosives! I was recently contracted by two…

  • Making of HISS and a ROAR PRESSURE SFX Library, by Tim Prebble

    Making of HISS and a ROAR PRESSURE SFX Library, by Tim Prebble

    [Sound designer and recordist Tim Prebble is releasing “PRESSURE“, a new sound effects library (from his company HISS and a ROAR) loaded with more than 2,700 sounds recorded from different pressure devices. We’ve invited him to talk about the recording process…