u/Lichtwald

As a technical professional, I recently went on my first field recording workshop, a week in Romania led by George Vlad.

I went in thinking mostly about gear, recording techniques, and whether my drop rigs would actually survive a week in the field. I came back thinking a lot more about fieldcraft: patience, listening, placement, weather, timing, and the practical skill of learning how to be in a place.

I wrote up a few stories and reflections from the trip, and hope some of you can find them entertaining.

It looks like the K&F T254A7+BH-28L or one like it. Uses the lateral portion as the mic spacer.

Greetings all,

I’m a hobbyist recordist, but I’d like to start shaping some of my recordings into more ready-to-use files/organization.

Does anyone know of any (high quality) free or low-cost sound libraries that would be good references to study? I’m mostly looking for examples to learn from in terms of editing, file naming, metadata, descriptions, and overall presentation.

Ideally I’d like to look at everything from sound effects to ambiences, so I can get a better concept of what “professional-ready” looks like.