On developing your ear... I purchased my first field recorder in 2010. Ever since it’s become a vital tool in my sound design process. As a result, I now hear the world in a completely different context. I hear a palette of colors, textures, and techniques with which I can capture many weird and wonderful things. Sometimes I record for the sheer joy of it, out of … [Read more...]
Field Recording and Music
Guest Contribution by Dan Lyth The story of the 'bedroom producer' recording music at home has been told often and I myself have happily been that character for many years. But recently, a love of field recording (and my day job as a sound designer) tempted me towards doing something a bit different. What would it be like to leave the studio and record an entire album … [Read more...]
Interview with The Sound Tracker
Gordon Hempton is one of the world's foremost nature sound recordists. He's won an Emmy, been the subject of a documentary, is an activist for acoustic ecology, and...in what many may deem a tragic irony...is also losing his hearing. Our focus on field recording this month is the perfect opportunity add his voice to our little community here. DS: How did you get into field … [Read more...]
AES Meetup Location Picked!
We've got a location! We'll be meeting at Alfie's at 8:30PM Thursday night. Alfie's can be found at 800 9th Ave. between 53rd and 54th. The nearest subway station is "50th St." on the A, C and E line, but it might be just as fast to walk (from the Javits Center that is). It takes about a 20 minutes on foot from the Javits Center (map below), but they have craft beers and a … [Read more...]
Tips on Recording and Using Wind from Gordon Hempton
If you haven't heard of Gordon Hempton before...aka The Soundtracker, documentary subject, author of One Square Inch of Silence, field recordist...we'll be remedying that this week. We'll be posting an interview with the man himself later this week. For now, why not check out some of his thoughts on recording wind and decoding its characteristics based on the time of day and … [Read more...]
Small Room Acoustics – Absorption and Diffusion
The recording for today's webinar is now available. A big thanks to Dennis Foley and Acoustic Fields for putting on both this, and our previous acoustics webinar. Keep an eye out for future Designing Sound Discussion Groups for free presentations on topics you might be interested in. Check out some of our previous ones while you're at it...you might just find something … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Discussion Group – Live Acoustics Webinar
The webinar has ended, but a recording will be available in the near future. Our second acoustics webinar, focusing on room treatments this time, with Dennis Foley of Acoustic Fields. Ask questions through Twitter using the hashtag #dsdgroom, post them directly to our Facebook page, or ask using the comments section at the bottom of this post. We'll handle Q&A at the end … [Read more...]