In NYC it is almost winter, which, among other things, means heating units are running overtime and the air is getting dry. I work in an environment that is chronically parched and charged with static. The last thing you want around lots of electronics is static.[1] Overhauling our hvac system is not an option right now, so a temporary solution … Read More
The Rabbit Family And A Love Letter to Animal Bells
Last week I released The Rabbit Family over at Rabbit Ears Audio, which has prompted a bit of self-reflection. I started this little blog back in 2007 and it is still chugging along. Somewhere along the way it spawned a small business, Rabbit Ears Audio. Both of these sites are very much a labor of love and are creative outlets … Read More
The Harbour
This post comes via guest contributor, Rob Bridgett. Rob is a Sound Recordist and Game Audio Director based in Canada. Rob also is the proud creator or 2 sound libraries over at Rabbit Ears Audio, which can found here. –Michael I’ve been living in St John’s, Newfoundland for almost two years now and am constantly finding new things and … Read More
La Escalera de Incendios
I’ll admit I have a problem. Isn’t that the first step? Over six months ago I started recording sound effects for a feature that required a significant amount of New York City ambiences. The film required quad ambiences from elevation; this meant that I would be spending lots of time on rooftops. My experiences doing this are partially documented here, … Read More
San Diego Underground
Back in January Charles Maynes released his wonderful collection of urban ambiences called LA Underground. Charles recently spent some time recording in San Diego, and wanted to reward existing customers with an additional bonus of 2.76GB of new ambiences. New customers can also get access to this material through Thursday July 10 when purchasing LA Underground. I’ve asked Charles to … Read More