How Nature Sounds Calm the Mind and its Role In Music
Nature sounds are proven to calm the mind and help us destress and relax. Musically the possibilities of use are endless. Here are some ideas.
Nature sounds are proven to calm the mind and help us destress and relax. Musically the possibilities of use are endless. Here are some ideas.
Looking to get out into nature to sample some sounds? Here are our 10 favorite tools for recording and capturing high-fidelity field audio.
In this lengthy explainer learn why and how bird songs vary in their purpose, how birds customize their calls to their environment, and more.
Whether you’re in need of some relaxing, peaceful soundscapes, or searching for source audio to sample, these website have you covered.
In this edition of Student Spotlight, we dive deep into the nature-inspired synth and field recording work of Alexis Walter Blaess.
As affordable and innovative as computers have become artists today might still enjoy recording music on some analog alternatives, here’s why.
Last month, I challenged myself to make a track using captured sounds from the golf course. Listen to my track and learn about my process here.
*Editor’s Note: I interviewed Bernie Krause for BESIDE Magazine’s second issue exactly a year ago, and it has become dramatically evident that a lot has changed since we last spoke. In preparing for this repost, we contacted Krause to request his permission to run this piece and his response floored us, sending uncontrollable tears down my face…
+ Learning to record and mix at home? Check out Soundfly’s acclaimed online courses on mixing, production, and beat making — Subscribe for unlimited access. Sometimes, the best sounds are the ones you can’t predict. Predictability is a plague in music. It’s not uncommon to listen to 50 songs these days, and each one just blends…