As I am making the Ultimate Mud SFX Library I'm always trying to come up with new ways to create unique mud sounds. So far I've used my feet, shovels, my hands, buckets and logs. I decided one day last week to go bigger and better (hopefully) so it was time to get the JD tractor going and see if I could dump some mud. It had just rained heavily for 3 days straight and my mud bog had filled back up with quite a bit of water. Perfect! It was a … [Read more...]
Glass Window Breaking Then And Now
September 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I've always had the strangest luck, fate, universe is looking out for me kind of thing going on my whole life. I'm going to take a trip down memory lane here in this blog post and then jump forward to today. Then: Back in 2000 I had a good friend who had just purchased a defunct steam power plant in Seattle Washington call me up and say "You better get over here ASAP and record this place before I tear it down to build some apartments." So, I … [Read more...]
The story behind Ultimate Snow SFX Library
September 22, 2010 By 1 Comment
Snow is another of the sound sources I've used quite a bit in the video games I've worked on such as Dungeon Siege, Neverwinter Nights and Demigod. North Idaho gets its share of snow. Living here in the winter is fairly tough when we get lots and lots of snow but it also creates an wonderful opportunity to record some great snow sounds. We get all kinds of snow: slushy, icy, brittle, hard, soft, heavy, light, you name it. Over the last 5 years … [Read more...]
Ultimate Snow SFX Library Sneak Peek
September 15, 2010 By
North Idaho gets its share of snow. Living here in the winter is fairly tough when we get lots and lots of snow but it also creates an wonderful opportunity to record some great snow sounds. We get all kinds of snow: slushy, icy, brittle, hard, soft, heavy, light, you name it. Over the last 5 years or so I've collected quite a bit of snow recordings at 24bit 96K. I've been recording snow since the DAT days and am totally amazed by the quality HD … [Read more...]
2007 Chevy Tahoe Recording 9-12-10
September 12, 2010 By 3 Comments
Here is another one of my blog posts on a Sunday afternoon even though I have more pressing things to do. This one is about my experience recording cars. I am by no means an expert in recording any type of vehicle. There are people way more skilled and experienced than I am but I'm fascinated by the sound of engines, pass by's and the general motion of anything. I have never recorded from the perspective of "on the car" before and figured that it … [Read more...]
Heavy Log Drop Recording 9-5-2010
September 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Since I had way more important things to do this Sunday morning I decided to set up the rig and record some large logs being dropped. These logs were on the lower part of the property and I have to eventually move them up closer to the barn so I can cut them to length, split and stack them in the shed. But, before that could happen they needed to be recorded, I only want to move them once. I set up the mics (Sanken CSS-5, AT-835ST and Sony … [Read more...]
Wood SFX Recording 08-29-10
August 31, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For a few years now I have been slowly building up a collection of wood based sound effects. I have recorded almost everything I could from gigantic trees falling and rotten stump rips to small branches breaking. Earlier this year I found a busted up tree fort some kids must have built many years ago in the woods behind my house. A nearby dead tree had fallen right through the structure and split it in half and left all the wood laying on the … [Read more...]
Mud Recording Photo Gallery
August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Here are some pics from my forthcoming "Mud" SoundBox HD. Enjoy the aroma! Get ready for some spooge!!! Some of these sound like irritated midget mud spores on cocaine. Mud Recording Blog Demo 1 by therecordist … [Read more...]
Prop Plane Recording August 14th 2010
August 15, 2010 By 4 Comments
August 14, 2010, Sandpoint, Idaho - Early Saturday morning I was out in the garden picking fresh raspberries and thinking about what I was going to do for the day when I heard this distant hum overhead. Then out of the blue, 3 bi-planes in formation flew very low over. I thought to myself "this is very strange way out here in the country" so I ran inside and searched the internet for any kind of air show event in North Idaho. I found The 6th … [Read more...]
