DS: What are some of the airplanes that you've recorded? JA: Mostly World War II planes, and that usually happens two ways. Either I go to an air show and record them as best as conditions will permit. On other occasions I would just call the owner of a plane. Like Lefty Gardner, he had this beautiful twin engine P-38. He regularly performed at air shows. The Nazis called it … [Read more...]
Interview: John Altmann on recording airplanes – Part 1
John Altmann spent 20 years as a recording engineer, recording local San Francisco Bands and running his own studio in San Francisco, John Altmann Recording. He's also the owner of Aircraft Records and has spent the last 36 years recording airplanes. DS: Hi … [Read more...]
The Sound of Battlefield V
Total immersion has been a keyword for the Battlefield game series. DICE strive to achieve this in every aspect of the game and audio plays an important role. In this video interview with lead sound designer Andreas Almström and senior audio director Bence Pajor from the audio department of DICE, they talk about the sound of the new Battlefield V. They talk about how they … [Read more...]
FACT Magazine: Bratislava’s LOM is bringing affordable field recording to the masses
Photo courtesy of FACT In this article, John Twells explores the work of Jonáš Gruska in providing relatively low-cost equipment for field recordists. Gruska, the founder of LOM and creator of the Elektrosluch, also explains his motivation for creating his recording devices. I was an experimental musician and a field recordist on a budget and I had to improvise with my gear … [Read more...]
Lavalier Microphone Techniques for Field Recording
Lavalier microphones are useful in a lot of situations when you're in the field. Their small size makes it easy to fit them into tight spaces to record perspectives that you wouldn't normally be able to listen to. You can get very close to small objects or even insects or birds and given that they're usually omnidirectional, they are great for recording natural … [Read more...]
Wildfire Field Recording with Thomas Rex Beverly
In this blog post, Thomas Rex Beverly shares his experience with a wildfire field recording session in the Davis Mountains, West Texas. On this trip he recorded a pack of wild coyotes fleeing the area as the wall of flames scorched everything in its path. Listen to the haunting coyote calls and read Beverly's tips on how to record coyotes here. … [Read more...]
Escape Room Sound Design for the Battle of Britain
photo credit: Oli Harrison, Oliharrison.com Interesting description of escape room sound design, which appears to be an up and coming avenue for sound designers. Escape room sound designer Oli Harrison describes his process of creating an immersive WWII experience for an escape room, transporting the attendants into the audio world of 1940. … [Read more...]