Sound Design
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Diesel Train Sound Effects
Recordist Paul Virostek has published a great article on recording Train sound effects. Train sound effects are one of my favorite field recordings to capture. Whether they are subway sounds, monorail sound clips, trams or streetcars, high-speed trains or electric train sound effects, I find that…
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Arctic Terns Attack
Timothy Muirhead recently published a very cool post, featuring recordings of arctic terns, who not only made some great sounds but also attacked the recordist! As we explored the island we discovered (or rather were discovered by) a bird that…
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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…
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Truck Record Retrospective
Rene Coronado has published a fantastic 4-part article talking about a truck he recorded recently for the film Benavides Born. He tells in detail how he prepared for the session, how the truck was recorded and also how those sounds…
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Recording Bullet Whizz-Bys And Ricochets
George Spanos has published a great article about recording wish, whiz, and zing by sounds. Loading up a slingshot with various metal pieces and washers can definitely be a dangerous experiment in sound design. However, if done right, you can…
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The Sounds of Nature
Colin Hunter shares on his blog a really cool article called “The Sounds of Nature”, published on TVB Europe magazine on Sept 2007. It’s a two part article about recording and editing sounds of nature environments for different BBC’s documentaries, such…