Introducing American Steam Trains, the latest library from Evocative Sound and Visuals. Transport your audience to a bygone era of steam, steel and smoke with this meticulously captured and crafted sound effects collection. The library features two operational American-made coal-fired … Read More
Last Friday afternoon, while photographing my great-niece performing during a technical rehearsal of The Nutcracker ballet in Kalamazoo, Michigan, I sadly ran up against the limitations of using legacy lenses with my mirrorless Fuji XT-2 camera. I own five different … Read More
Last week, I found myself recording a newspaper press and typewriter as I was allowed once again to visit the Cleveland Plain Dealer’s printing facility in Cleveland, Ohio. My primary reason for the visit was to capture the sound of … Read More
Twenty years after covering Hurricane Katrina, one seemingly harmless visit with family this past June brought back a flood of memories.. As much as I’d like to forget, each anniversary of Hurricane Katrina triggers some anxiety. Sad memories mostly, mixed … Read More
I had high hopes for the soundscape you’re about to hear in the YouTube video below. Off and on for several years, I have been recording the sound of exploding fireworks, both up close and distant. Examples of my up-close work can be heard and purchased via my blog post entitled Commercial Fireworks: Up Close and Loud. As you’ll hear, I’m still working on the distant fireworks library. On Independence Day, or rather, that night, I convinced my wife to drive with me down poorly-lit gravel roads to listen to fireworks with a gorgeous view. The view in this case is from the gorge overlook at Mohican State Park.… Read More