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technical information, D-I-Y, how-to

building contact microphones

Since a number of people have asked about building contact microphones, particularly from my youtube videos, I’m posting a very brief tutorial here regarding my own experience. Since I have no need to build any contact mics at the moment I’ll only talk a bit about the components. There are other web pages here and [...]
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hydrophone recording #2

This is a great hydrophone recording I made last week in the local Mooste lake. The sun was shining brightly so the plants were giving off plenty of oxygen. There are also a number of sqeaks and buzzes I cannot yet identify. The hydrophone is made by the avid field recordist Jez riley French who [...]
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recorder test, part II

For now I decided to focus on the Sony PCM-D50 and what kind of recorder you get “out of the box”. I don’t have a new Edirol HR-09 to test and I wouldn’t recommend getting the old model. The Sony unit feels sturdy and seems well made, even more so than my old Sony minidisc [...]
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mic / recorder comparison part 1

When dealing with recorded sound, technology plays an essential role in nearly every step of the process. While I focus a great deal of attention on acoustic sound, the capturing, editing, processing, compressing and sharing of those sounds, all relies on and is affected by, technology. This is a very general intro and overview to [...]
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sound maps of spain

This past weekend was in Madrid for the Sonikas festival where I performed. While there, I learned about several sound-mapping projects in Spain. As some know, I contribute to Radio Aporee Maps, a growing collection of sounds from around the world which are playable in several ways. The projects linked below are more regional, focusing [...]
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what is field recording?

This is a question I’ve been asking myself ever since I realized that “field recording” was something of a viable genre for many working with sound. Before hearing the term “field recording” (and I’ll throw in Phonography), I never thought much in making a distinction between working in or out in the field. I recorded [...]
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interview with Jez riley French

After some email exchanges with Jez riley French we both felt there was plenty potential discussion surrounding our approaches to working with sound. Jez runs a great blog that reveals much about his artistic process, travels and interest in other artists whom he admires. After being asked to answer his 4 questions survey I thought [...]
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d-i-y hydrophones

Here is a do-it-yourself Hydrophone we made during a workshop in Istanbul. All of the materials cost us about 3 Turkish lira for each Hydrophone (about €1.50 or $2) and the quality is good. Istanbul is great for materials especially in the Karaköy district near the Galata bridge. The material list is as follows: shielded stereo [...]
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maaheli editions

maaheli editions is a platform for releasing personal or collaborative experimental productions of maaheli studio. These releases are not subject to any medium, schedule or plan. maaheli is my own compound creation made from two other Estonian words, maa (land, earth, country) and heli (sound). It means sound of the earth or sound of the land [...]
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