Windy City – Chicago – 4am
Wind is a tricky thing to record. There are a couple inherent problems with the idea of recording wind:
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Recording Freight Trains is Serious Business
I took a trip back to my hometown last weekend. I brought my Zoom along, as I normally do when I head to Galesburg. Many times, however, I forget about it and don’t realize I missed the chance to capture…
NATO Protest Chants 2012
Hate it or love it, NATO is here in Chicago. While the summit doesn’t start until tomorrow, the expected protests are in full effect. This morning I found out about a march toward Rahm Emanuel’s home in the Ravenswood neighborhood.…
April Thunder
I recorded some freaking sweet thunder last week. Here’s one of my favorites. Careful, this is loud!
A Day of Sounds
Inspired by this #LinkOfTheDay, last week I set out to make my own type of “time lapse phonography”. So one morning as soon as I woke up, I grabbed my Zoom H4n and started recording the typical sounds of my…
A Machinist’s Workshop
My girlfriend’s father is a great machinist. In his home shop, he works on his own air pistol prototypes. He uses all kinds of big fancy machines for this. Now, I have no clue how to operate them or how…