Field Recording Workshop/Residency at Mmabolela Reserve, Limpopo, South Africa
Francisco López and James Webb are announcing a new field recording workshop, this time in Limpopo, South Africa. ‘Sonic Mmabolela’ is a 2-week workshop/residency for professional and semiprofessional sound artists and composers with previous experience in the area of sound experimentation and field recordings. It takes place at Mmabolela Reserve, in the Limpopo province of...
New Zoom H6 Recorder
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...
Noise: A Human History
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
New Book: In the Field – The Art of Field Recording
In the Field, a new and promising book written by Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle is available now. This is a collection of interviews with contemporary sound artists who use field recording in their work. From its early origins in wildlife sound and in ethnographic research, field recording has expanded over the last few decades...
In The Field Symposium
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...
Paul Virostek on SFX Databasing, Field Recording E-Book
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...
Japan + Colombia
Impulsive Habitat has released a collaboration I did with Darren McClure called Medsumoto, a composition based on field recordings of Matsumoto (Japan) and Medellin (Colombia). Medsumoto is the first release where Impulsive Habitat in a curatorial exercise gathers two artists and promotes them to conceive a concept of mutual interest and articulate it through a...
European Acoustic Heritage
The European Acoustic Heritage is aimed at discovering and enhancing the soundscapes of Europe, the different sounds that make up the imaginary world and personality of the places and environments as a part of the European common cultural heritage. Through this unity in diversity, the respect for cultural and linguistic diversity and the promotion of...
An Audio Guide to Britain’s Nocturnal Species
Sounds of the Night, new audio book by The Brititsh Library. Eerie screams, quiet snufflings, and snippets of song are just some of the wildlife sounds that can be heard after dark. While some animals turn in for the night, others are getting ready to begin their ‘day’ and for some species, such as the...