Winter in the Prairie
Spent this last weekend recording the blizzard that hit the midwest. I was in Galesburg, IL, which didn’t get hit as hard as Chicago did. Apparently I picked the right weekend to visit my parents!
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Trains Through Glass
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nkI3uyI6Ow&w=640&h=360] I’ve been a little bit obsessed with contact microphones lately. Recently, a personal project (that I hope to share soon!) led me to renting a very nice microphone: the Barcus Berry 4000 Planar Wave System. I mainly wanted…
Windy City – Chicago – 4am
Wind is a tricky thing to record. There are a couple inherent problems with the idea of recording wind:
A Quick Projects Update
“I haven’t posted in a while!” I bet you have never read that line on a blog before! Well, here’s another one for you to read: I haven’t posted in a while. I have had the blessing of being a…
Jens Jensen The Living Green
Jens Jensen The Living Green a historical PBS documentary I had the pleasure of working on, premieres tomorrow in Davenport, Iowa!
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…
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Cutscene Sound Design
Injustice: Gods Among Us launched for PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii U last week and has been getting some great reviews! Happy to share that NoiseFloor handled the the sound design and mix for Injustice’s cutscenes. As one of the…
Area Man Brags About Mixing Videos for The Onion
“I’m mixing videos for The Onion!”, Stosh Tuszynski posted on Facebook. The status received 6 likes and 2 comments the day it was posted. “I liked Stosh’s status because The Onion is cool” one friend explained, “I’m not sure what…
Creating Sound – Sonic Backgrounds Interview
Sonic Background – Stosh Tuszynski Forgot to post this one! I did a fun interview with Bryan Ploof for Creating Sound in February. One of my favorite audio sites!
Homemade Contact Microphone
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to make a contact mic with my class at Columbia College Chicago. I’ve been interested in contact mics for a while now, but for whatever reason haven’t actually picked one up to…