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  • Easy Ways to Make Sound Maps

    Easy Ways to Make Sound Maps

    London Sound Survey has published an interesting article about two services which can be used to easlily put recordings into a map. IF YOU’VE EVER tried wading through the Google Maps API documentation, you might wish you had the programming…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Drag Race Recordings

    Drag Race Recordings

    Shaun Farley has published a very detailed article about a recent drag race recording session he had. He discusses a lot of things about the location, the cars, how he used his microphones, and also gives some sound examples. Last…

  • 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…