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Meet the Super Clamp: Rigging a Bicycle for Sound
The Bogen Super Clamp held this OktavaMod MK012 right near the action. I’ve posted before about photographic grip equipment for use in audio recording, but one little widget rises to the top of that...
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Of Cicadas and High Frequency Sound
New Zealand Cicada from the Queen Charlotte Track, South Island. I’ve heard cicadas on three continents, and they all sound different. I remember in Thailand they sounded like a constant-tone fire or...
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Prosumerism
Use gear made by those who make gear they themselves use, and make gear for other users. That's prosumerism. [Gigantic über-thanks to Tim Prebble and Richard Devine for their contributions to this...
View ArticleField Workshop Notes, Part 1: Video Diary
[Sound Design] Field Recording Workshop 2010 from Noise Jockey on Vimeo. I’m just back from the 26th Annual Nature Sounds Society Field Workshop. I thought that I’d share some video diary entries that...
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Field Workshop Notes, Part 2: Gear + Dawn Chorus
Neither dirt, nor fog, nor clouds of mosquitos keeps a field recordist from his crack-of-dawn tasks! I’m finally unpacked and rested from the inspiring (and exhausting) 26th Annual Nature Sounds...
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Field Workshop Notes, Part 3: Parabolics
Lookit that man out there. He's quite a dish. One of the best reasons to spend a weekend with other sound recordists is a chance to try out new gear. A classic nature recording technique is the use of...
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Drones in Questionable Places
Yes, I recorded audio in a bathroom. Draw what conclusions you like, you twisted little Intarweb Monkeys! Sometimes, you need to record in embarrassing places to get the good stuff. A recent example...
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Mountaintop Insect Ambience
Sierra Buttes, California: Less than 9,000' high, but the tallest thing around...with active insect soundscapes! The thing that strikes me the most about recording at high altitude is the quiet. Sounds...
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The Bear Locker
Beer, toiletries, ice chest, field recorders. Yep, that's a well-stocked camping trip! The metal bearproof food locker is a common sight in the developed campgrounds of the Sierra Nevada mountains....
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