Book Review – Beneath the Boom Pole by Patrushkha Mierzwa

Beneath the Boom Pole: The Art & Science of Boom Operating for Movies & TV is the 2nd book written by veteran production sound professional Patrushkha Mierzwa. Whereas the author’s first book focused on the role of the Sound Utility / Utility Sound Technician (UST), this recent release focuses on the more widely known Boom … Read more Book Review – Beneath the Boom Pole by Patrushkha Mierzwa

Multitrack Recording Van/Vehicle Sound Effects

Around 2 years ago I needed to record some atmos/SFX for a scene for a feature film which featured some driving in a van. To cover it adequately for a 5.1 surround mix I used 6 microphones and did some takes or passes where I was using audio cues in headphones to “perform” the driving … Read more Multitrack Recording Van/Vehicle Sound Effects

AirCon Audio Conference Recordings

Airwiggles recently held an online conference (AirCon 2023) covering many aspects of audio production with “over 50 hours of live talks, panels, and interviews featuring inspiring audio professionals from around the world.” A lot of the events sounded interesting but the times of the events were usually not great for me to attend in real … Read more AirCon Audio Conference Recordings

Psychoacoustics of 3D sound recording techniques

At the Schoeps MikroForum 2018, Hyunkook Lee (Senior Lecturer in Music Technology and the Leader of the Applied Psychoacoustics Lab (APL) at the University of Huddersfield, UK) gave a presentation discussing psychoacoustics in a 3D sound context which included some fascinating information about vertical localisation for 3D and immersive sound recording formats. A key note … Read more Psychoacoustics of 3D sound recording techniques

Classic Hollywood Sound Effects on Freesound

Craig Smith from the School of Film/Video at California Institute of the Arts undertook a huge digitisation project to archive rolls of film and tape containing sound effects from the 1930s to 1950s from Hollywood, and shared them on freesound.org under a Creative Commons 0 license. This is a generous and valuable undertaking to preserve … Read more Classic Hollywood Sound Effects on Freesound