Natural Soundscapes
FIELD RECORDING EXCELLENCE
Listening through the mic(s)
1 It’s not just a cliché that sound recordists are pictured in films and documentaries with their cans on; it’s an essential. Whenever possible, record with headphones on or earbuds in so that you can hear what the recorder is capturing. This will alert you to the most troublesome of sounds: wind. Even light breezes can kill the low end of a recording, and though de-wind algorithms can work wonders, they can’t be relied upon. The only time it’s best not to is if you are in a populated indoor space and don’t want to draw attention to your crowd-scene capture work, as people can, understandably, react badly to being recorded.