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  • Recording Insects: What is that buzzing sound in my head?

    Recording Insects: What is that buzzing sound in my head?

    Sound designer and recordist Frank Bry is releasing the second package of the Insects HD SFX series, packed with amazing bug recordings. We invited him to do an exclusive article about the making of the library and how he recorded the…

  • Making of Rabbit Ears Audio Hydrophonic Library

    Making of Rabbit Ears Audio Hydrophonic Library

    Michael Raphael is a professional sound recordist and designer. After a long career in radio, he is the creative force behind the boutique sound effect studio Rabbit Ears Audio and the long-running field recording blog Field Sepulchra. Sonic Terrain is…

  • Polar Explorations: An Exclusive Interview with Cheryl Leonard

    Polar Explorations: An Exclusive Interview with Cheryl Leonard

    Cheryl Leonard is a composer and instrument maker whose work features live performances with natural and constructed objects and field recordings. Most recently she spent a month as an artist in residence at Palmer Station in Antarctica, already yielding material…

  • Making of The Recordist’s Ultimate Mud SFX Library

    Making of The Recordist’s Ultimate Mud SFX Library

    Sound designer and recordist Frank Bry is releasing a new sound effects library today, packed with 464 mud recordings. We invited him to do an exclusive article about the making of the library and how he recorded the sounds. Making of…

  • Portage II: The Ultralight Way

    “Portage” is Sonic Terrain editor Nathan Moody’s occasional series about the trials and tribulations of carrying audio equipment into the field. Keep an eye open for future installments featuring different styles and techniques of safely getting your gear into the…

  • Creative Challenge II: Brainstorming

    Welcome to the second installment of “The Creative Challenge,” a series on overcoming creative roadblocks. The Problem Brainstorming is a very popular way of coming up with a new idea. However, I’ve realized that participants are often too critical of…