Melbourne / Outdoor sound recording

Control wind and handling

A focused guide from Field Sound on Outdoor sound recording.

Guide 02 / Melbourne

Put the idea to work.

Use an appropriate wind cover, hold or mount the recorder steadily and test levels with headphones. Leave headroom for sudden loud events. A clean thirty-second sample can be more useful than a long distorted recording.

A short practice plan

  1. Use an appropriate wind cover, hold or mount the recorder steadily and test levels with headphones.
  2. Leave headroom for sudden loud events.
  3. A clean thirty-second sample can be more useful than a long distorted recording.

Continue exploring.

The other Outdoor sound recording guides look at different parts of the practice. Take one useful idea into your next session.