Lots and lots of questions about SFX recording! I love it! I do a lot of sound recording myself, however, I’m also a huge fan of “Bones”. Can you talk a little bit about your work on the show and what your involvement as Supervising Sound Editor entails on this specific program?

Do you use acoustics at all when you are field recording?

Do you position your subjects for the best possible acoustics? Like if you were recording an elephant, would you go so far as to place him away from the side of a building to get rid of the echo slap-back?

How do you apply acoustics to your recordings?

– Do you always use a preamp between the mic and the recorder, or do you sometimes use the recorder’s preamp?

– How do you make recordings under the rain?
I mean, covering the mic with an umbrella or something will produce undesired sounds!

Thx a lot,
GriG

– Do you prefer mon sounds to work with in surround or stereo?

– How well do you take care of your microphones? Do you leave them out in the studio overnight or do you put them away the minute the recording session is over? And how often do you get them serviced?

– What type of headphones are you using to monitor while you’re recording?

– How well dampened or deadened is the ADR studio you worked in? Was it extremely dead like an anechoic chamber or was it slightly live? Also, how big was it (dimensions)?

– While recording ambiences, do you set the mics extremely still or do you like to walk around with them to get a constantly changing environment?

– How do you think the Zoom HN4 compares to the 2? Specifically the preamps?

– Do you also choose different preamps to work with for the right sound like you choose different mics? Or do you always use one type of preamp?

– What sample-rate do you record/edit at? If you record at 96 or 192, what do you use to downconvert it?