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5.0 Mic Array Experiment
I give myself an excuse to record a 5 channel ambience using the mics I had on hand and a dream.
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Holding On (to the Mic) For Dear Life
We artists love to create, and this pandemic took away the projects that gave us an outlet for our creativity.
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Capturing (Interior) City Ambiences
I set out to grab some natural sounding interior recordings of the city.
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Recording the Presidential Alert & Tips on Incognito Setups
My tips for recording incognito, planning ahead, and capturing evocative crowd sounds.
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Babies Crying on Planes are the Worst… Except for Field Recordists
So you’re on your plane ride home, taking the occasional nap or peacefully reading a book, when suddenly it happens… Something most people dread in the middle of an 8-hour flight. A baby starts to cry. Now, as with most circumstances that are sonically annoying to others, I am instantly excited to have the opportunity…
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The London Underground
So I had heard stories about “The Tube”, London’s subway system (mostly how much better it was than Metro’s subway in Los Angeles), but let me tell you… I absolutely loved traveling around using the London Underground. Not only were we able to zoom around London, but this subway created some beautiful (at least to…
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Field Recordings from Berlin and London
As this is my first blog post, I figure I should introduce myself.Hello, I’m Michael O’Connor, owner and operator at Audio Shade, and welcome to my rambling field recording blog!On top of handling post sound for a wide range of projects, I love to record sounds everywhere I go. I never know what sounds I…