To Change Your Email
A while back, I made the choice to get away from using Google services as much as possible. It was a choice made for personal reasons initially, but really gained traction when I realized how much (and why) I didn’t…
Project Logical Editor Rename Preset
One of the very neat, and likely under-utilized features in Nuendo is the Project Logical Editor. I say under-utilized because I know I sure don’t use it enough. It can make mundane, complex, or repetitive tasks super quick to handle……
Pile Driver Construction Ambience – Free Sound Effects
Today I had the random thought to myself… “Whatever happened to those recordings for the giant pile driver you happened upon 9 months ago?” Then ensued a search through all of my SD cards to no avail. After almost accepting…
Accurate Quarter Speed Playback in Reaper with Mixed Mic EQ Crossovers
Wow, what a title! A lot of recordists I know make use of highly ultrasonic capable microphones like the Sanken CO100K and LOM Uši. Many opt to use them along with other microphones they like the sound of, but that…
Watch My Sound Design Walkthrough(ish) Videos
If you follow me on Bluesky or Instagram, you might’ve seen me post stories or videos on some random sound design things I’m working on. Recently, I began gathering these videos on a more permanent home, my Youtube channel. I’ve…
Chicago Air & Water Show – Free Sound Effects
Every year, the same thing happens. On a Thursday, I’m at the studio. I’m being productive, of course… definitely not playing ping pong… when I hear a loud roar shake the entire building. After a few seconds of confusion, it…
Embracing “Unwanted Noise” in Field Recording
I have two primary purposes for recording sound effects: I think most of the time I’m recording… it’s that first option. I either have an idea for a library or one in progress, and I‘m recording with a very clear…
Recording Session Folder/Subfolder Structure Tool
Do you, like I used to, have a folder “template” that has a subfolder structure that you copy/paste/rename for each field recording session? Well, without rambling more than I already do in the video below, I wrote a simple tool…
When the Client Wants “Light” Sound Design
Over the years I’ve found one of the easiest ways to motivate me into giving 110% on an idea, is telling me my idea won’t work. It’s not that it makes me mad. It (usually) doesn’t. I think it comes…
How I Record Sound in Urban Environments
The urban environment presents unique challenges to field recording. Read how I've learned to embrace and adapt to recording subjects in cities full of unwanted noise.
The ol’ “It’s been a while!”
It’s been a while! I haven’t been terribly active online in the audio world for a while now. Partially from a desire to unplug, but largely because audio work has kept me very busy lately! Since my last post (June…
I Built a Very Specific VST3 Plugin and Forgot About It – Now You Can Have It!
A long time ago I ran into a situation in a session at my work where I needed to dial a code on a phone patch, but couldn’t easily enter the code. I was connected to a phone conference via…