Technology
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Video Diary with Simon Whetham
I had the honor of collaborating with Simon Whetham during his recent visit to my city, Medellin (Colombia) and also enjoyed the wide variety of activities and experiments he presented at the Museum of Antioquia University, where he did installations…
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New Zoom H6 Recorder
Zoom just announced the Zoom H6 new handy recorder with a modular mic system. The world’s first handy recorder with interchangeable mic system XY mics capture remarkable stereo depth and clarity Mid-side mics provide continuously variable stereo width Four XLR/TRS…
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Andrew Roth, Audio Archaeologist
Andrew Roth has been hunting 19th-century sounds. A self-described “audio archaeologist,” this fall he tracked down and recorded the musical instruments, bawdy songs and period slang that made up the actual sounds of San Francisco during the Gold Rush, for…
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How Loud is a Slithering Snail?
How loud is a slithering snail and what’s the footfall of a centipede? Jem Stansfield takes an assortment of creepy crawlies and sound recordist Chris Watson to a very very quiet room to find out. Shhh!
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Dave Ruddick – Sound In The Field
Sound Recordist Dave Ruddick goes through his set-up and explains how he records surround sound in the field. This clip was shot at Tongass National Forest where Ruddick was handling sound for the film Fortress of the Bears. Fortress of…
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Tim Prebble’s Field Recording Tips
Sound designer Tim Prebble has published a fantastic post with lots of field recording tips, and he encourages you to contribute to the list! Check out the original post at the always inspiring musicofsound blog. I know there are a lot of…