Japan’s 100 Soundscapes at 30: Always Be Recording
Working in tech is not always fun, so I found myself with some unusually free time. Thanks to some deals out of LAX, I decided that in a few days I’ll be…
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Category: Field Recording
Random information and collected learnings on field recording
3D-Printed XLR Adapters for Pseudo-ORTF: Zoom M4 and Tascam FR-AV2
I have always had a love/hate relationship with handheld recorders (well until I bought the D100…) The capsules tend to be noisy, and the compromises made to keep them small tends to…
Field Recording on YouTube in the Age of AI-Generated Ambience
How authentic soundscapes can distinguish real places from an expanding flood of synthetic and mass-produced content. My first great love with field recording came during one of many crunches at work, when…
Wildlife Recording in Romania: Drop Rigs and Hard Lessons
My first drop rig in Romania failed because I forgot to use the hold switch. I would love to say the problem was more complicated, that there was some great systematic technical…
Zoom M4 MicTrak Mic Delete Modification
A Small Mod for a Slightly Weird (and Very Good) Recorder The Zoom M4 is a strange recorder. And I mean that in a good way. It sits in this interesting space…
Field Recording, Ambience, and Soundscape Explained
The vocabulary around environmental audio can be surprisingly broad. I’ve briefly discussed the take/recording dilemma before, and today I’d like to touch on field recording, ambience, and soundscape. These terms are often…