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  • The Making of Chuck Russom FX Dogs Library

    The Making of Chuck Russom FX Dogs Library

    Sound designer and recordist Chuck Russom is releasing a new sound effects library today, packed with 158 sounds recorded from 14 different dogs. We invited him to do an exclusive article about the making of the library and how he…

  • Recording Snow Sounds: An Exclusive Interview with Frank Bry

    Recording Snow Sounds: An Exclusive Interview with Frank Bry

    Wer’re happy to announce Sonic Terrain’s first exclusive interview, even more so because it’s our friend and hero Frank Bry, a sound designer from Idaho who put soul and heart into a project called The Recordist, where he releases all kinds…

  • Creative Challenge I: Getting Out There

    Creative Challenge I: Getting Out There

    Welcome to the first installment of “The Creative Challenge,” a series I am writing on overcoming creative roadblocks. The Problem All creative minds run into “writer’s block.” We are raised in a society that holds order and structure in high regard. We…

  • Making of Small Motor Library by Rabbit Ears Audio

    Making of Small Motor Library by Rabbit Ears Audio

    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 honored…

  • Portage I: The Mil-Spec 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…

  • Welcome to Sonic Terrain

    Welcome to Sonic Terrain, your source for sounds in the field! Today we are very glad to start with this adventure and we hope you like it as we do. There’s no other reason for this rather than the community…