Sunday 5 May was International Dawn Chorus Day 2020, and I did an audio livestream from my place near Collector (just outside Canberra) for 90 minutes around dawn to capture and share the sounds of the dawn chorus with others around the world. I have been aware of International Dawn Chorus Day for a number … Read more Streaming Audio for International Dawn Chorus Day 2020
Mark Kilborn has written an article posted on the A Sound Effect website that discusses approaches to creativity in sound design. It touches on getting past your creative fears, and fear of failure. Read the full article at:
Rode recently released a free (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0) sound library comprising ambisonics recordings from all around the world. The attribution thing might make it a non-starter for a lot of commercial projects, but it could be a useful resource for student projects or for people learning about ambisonics or wanting to have a play … Read more Creative Commons Soundfield Ambisonics Library
Last month I contributed to a project by a visual artist working in Zurich called Veronika Spierenburg. Spierenburg engaged sound recordists to undertake field recording in cities that were currently under various stages of “lockdown” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From Veronika’s briefing: Now, cities breathe for themselves. City pitches are reset; an extraordinary crisis … Read more Mass Files
With everyone seeming to be spending a lot more time video conferencing these days, a BBC reporter with plenty of experience has shared his tips for being successful with it. Read the article at: https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/work-culture/a-bbc-reporter-on-how-to-be-a-video-conference-rock-star
Since the COVID-19 social distancing situation a lot of audio professionals have had to find ways of working remotely, including recording people remotely who wouldn’t normally record themselves at home. Production Expert have published and article and video discussing how to use Source-Connect Now to facilitate such remote recording for voice talent. Check out the … Read more Remote Recording
I recently produced a series of simple short videos of me discussing various field recording techniques. I haven’t put them online yet, but I plan to do so in the near future (although I’m not planning on making them freely available to the public). My videos are aimed at people who have some basic existing … Read more Field Recording Technical Introduction Course
Avid have a playlist of short Tech Tips videos on YouTube for Pro Tools, and some of the tips they have are quite interesting and not common knowledge. Check out the playlist below:
Fabfilter have produced a series of three great videos produced by Dan Worrall titled How To Mix In Stereo Without Sucking In Mono. The videos include a great rundown on some of the pitfalls of mono compatibility, some neat ideas around tuning your Haas delays, and using filters and EQ to manipulate phase to make … Read more Mixing in Stereo
Marshall McGee put together a short video that shows how two different sound designers approach a subjective sound design for magic spells, using the same samples. Interesting to see the different creative approaches. Check it out here: