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Short audio notes about field recording and everyday sound. New episodes when they are ready.

Rain on different roofs

Metal, tile and canvas sound nothing alike. Notes on microphone placement and keeping a recorder dry.

The hum of a quiet city

Recording at four in the morning, and how much noise is left when everything seems silent.

Starting with a phone

You do not need special gear. What a phone captures well, what it misses, and how to work around it.