May 13, 2013 •
Great video from Swedish television featuring Chris Watson. (Thanks Magnus!)
Apr 25, 2013 •
Ear Room has published a great interview with sound artist and researcher Ernst Karel. Ernst Karel is an artist and researcher active in the fields of electroacoustic improvisation and composition, location recording, sound for nonfiction vilm, and solo and collaborative sound installations. Karel is currently lab manager for the Sensory Ethnography Lab (SEL) at Harvard...
Apr 16, 2013 •
Zoom just announced the Zoom H6 new handy recorder with a modular mic system. The world’s first handy recorder with interchangeable mic system XY mics capture remarkable stereo depth and clarity Mid-side mics provide continuously variable stereo width Four XLR/TRS inputs for external mic/line connections Up to six channels of simultaneous recording High-definition audio of...
Mar 22, 2013 •
Prof David Hendy presents a 30-part series exploring the role of sound, and listening, in the past 100,000 years of human history BBC Radio 4
Mar 21, 2013 •
Chris Watson, who has worked on Attenborough’s Frozen Planet and Life in the Undergrowth, shares a remarkable insight into sound recording, some exclusive clips – and his feelings about music in wildlife shows Full article
Mar 4, 2013 •
In Pursuit of Silence is a meditative feature documentary about the value of silence, our relationship with sound, and the implications of living in such a noisy world. From the monastic traditions of the world’s religions to the universal practice of the “moment of silence” as an act of mourning, humanity has had a long fascination...
Jan 29, 2013 •
Exploring the art and craft of field recording. British Library Conference Centre, London, February 15th and 16th, 2013. A two day symposium to open up and explore the practice, art and craft of field recording through a series of panel presentations, listenings and screenings. Starting from the early days of field recording the symposium aims...
Jan 27, 2013 •
El Coyote, a great essay published by sound artist David Velez at The Field Reporter: ‘El Coyote’ is a sonic, visual and written essay based on my experience in the touristic complex of Bijao in Panama on January of 2013. In Bijao the tension between the ecosystem and the intrusive architecture was evident from the moment I arrived: this...
Jan 27, 2013 •
Cornell University has launched a fascinating (and huge) online library of nature sounds, which can be listened at MacaulayLibrary.org “This is one of the greatest research and conservation resources at the Cornell Lab,” said Budney. “And through its digitization we’ve swung the doors open on it in a way that wasn’t possible 10 or 20 years...
Dec 22, 2012 •
Andrew Roth has been hunting 19th-century sounds. A self-described “audio archaeologist,” this fall he tracked down and recorded the musical instruments, bawdy songs and period slang that made up the actual sounds of San Francisco during the Gold Rush, for a new exhibit called “Boomtown.” Full article
Dec 4, 2012 •
The fourth episode of the Tonebenders sound design podcast is dedicated to talk about sound effects mastering and databasing, with a special guest: Paul Virostek, who recently released an e-book on field recording. In Episode 4, we welcome special guest Paul Virostek to join regulars Dustin Camillari, Timothy Muirhead and Rene Coronado to talk about...
Nov 13, 2012 •
The winds of Ocean Breeze lament Staten Island’s dead from finitor on Vimeo. There’s this unfinished building on Staten Island’s east shore, intended to eventually house an indoor track. When the wind blows strong, the metal strutwork and roof skin resonate to create this haunting music, like something one of those austere Nordic composers like...
