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  • An Antidote to Indifference, Field Recording Special by Cheryl Tipp

    An Antidote to Indifference, Field Recording Special by Cheryl Tipp

    Cheryl Tipp, the curator of wildlife sound recordings at the British Library has contributed to a special edition of An Antidote to Indifference fanzine, dedicated to field recording.

  • Sounds for the Birds

    Sounds for the Birds

    The Earthlines Review has published a fantastic article by Kate Carr about birds, sound, poetry and inspiration. Birds have acted as muse in many different ways. Whether to unlock some hidden longing as Oliver describes in her poem, or to…

  • El Coyote

    El Coyote

    El Coyote, a great essay published by sound artist David Velez at The Field Reporter: ‘El Coyote’ is a sonic, visual and written essay based on my experience in the touristic complex of Bijao in Panama on January of 2013. In Bijao…

  • Chris Watson On Listening, Recording Nature Sounds

    Chris Watson On Listening, Recording Nature Sounds

    Some stuff from Chris Watson. Interesting as always: An article at The Quietus on recording the music of the natural world: In Cabaret Voltaire, Chris Watson used tape loops and field recordings as a pioneer of industrial music. Now, he…

  • World’s Largest Natural Sound Archive Available Online

    World’s Largest Natural Sound Archive Available Online

    Cornell University has launched a fascinating (and huge) online library of nature sounds, which can be listened at MacaulayLibrary.org “This is one of the greatest research and conservation resources at the Cornell Lab,” said Budney. “And through its digitization we’ve swung…

  • Paul Virostek on SFX Databasing, Field Recording E-Book

    Paul Virostek on SFX Databasing, Field Recording E-Book

    The fourth episode of the Tonebenders sound design podcast is dedicated to talk about sound effects mastering and databasing, with a special guest: Paul Virostek, who recently released an e-book on field recording. In Episode 4, we welcome special guest…