Ewan Dryburgh (https://www.ewandryburgh.com/) has released a short video on his YouTube channel “IfaTreeFalls” showing him undertaking a Wood Ants Nest field recording using a couple of JrF contact mics and a LOM Audio Geofon. It’s a cool little video showing his process and allowing people to have a listen to the recording. Here’s the video:
HOFA have put together a neat short video showing the difference that a couple of different types of acoustic treatment make to a space. You can check it out at https://hofa-akustik.de/en/blog-en/room-acoustics-optimization-before-and-after-comparison/ or below:
Krampfstadt Studio have made a useful little app for renaming sound effects to be UCS compliant. It can be run as a stand-alone program or just as an online version at: https://krampfstadtstudio.github.io/Krampfstadt-Studio-UCS-Renamer-v2 It includes a UCS Category Selector which can make things quick and easy for finding the right categories and sub-categories.
The most recent Australian Cinematographer (AC) magazine includes a nice little article by Evan Croker discussing some of the audio restoration work undertaken on “Crocodile Dundee: The Encore Cut”, including some tidbits from Rohan Taylor (Silversun Pictures) and yours truly.
George Vlad has written a blog post discussing some of the terms and approaches he uses in his field recording work, including discussion of drop rigs, tree ears, landscape nodes and more. Read the full blog post which includes a couple of videos on his website at: https://mindful-audio.com/blog/field-recording-concepts
Russ Hughes has written up a post on Production Expert about loudness standards not actually working, or not existing. A slightly clickbaity article title but a good discussion about the limitations of using LUFS for normalising and the challenges of different platforms using different LUFS levels. You can read it in the article “Let’s Stop … Read more Limitations of LUFS
French electronic music duo Air are back on tour for their Moon Safari anniversary tour, and their tech crew have a really interesting set-up, primarily with regards to how they have set up microphones and processing to manage immersive binaural In Ear Monitor mixes for the band. It is amazing how far this technology is … Read more Immersive IEMs for Air
Paul Maunder from Production Expert has written a concise summary of sound pressure level (SPL) weightings including A, B, C, D and Z weightings and what each of them are used for. A useful resource for people who might not understand their differences. Read it here: https://www.production-expert.com/production-expert-1/sound-pressure-level-weightings-explained
DPA’s Mic University is a fantastic resource about microphone technology and techniques, and they recently published a series about pro wireless audio which provides a neat overview of wireless theory for audio use including summary of transmission techniques and gear. Read the first part at the link below and then continue through the rest of … Read more DPA’s Guide to Pro Wireless Audio
Southern Tablelands Arts were nice enough to come out to check out my studio and make a short little profile video. Southern Tablelands Arts supports the living culture of the Southern Highlands & Tablelands of NSW through a program of activities and events. https://www.southerntablelandsarts.com.au/ Check out their “Stories from the Studio” video with me below: