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Sound Mind Heavy Industry sound effects library is a massive collection of over 600 sound files of unique and hard to access machines and industrial ambiences, recorded both interior and exterior. To create this 45+ GB pack we went underground and climbed on constructions, we have been in very hot, humid and smelly places, wearing funky protective clothing, helmets and glasses. You will find large, heavy machines sou

This is something I was planning to do for some time. Shootout of different contact microphones I own and methods of attaching them to the surface. Since I love recording using contact mics, I have a few of them. They give unique perspective for field recording and results are always unknown, which I find exciting. In my collection I have (so far): – Barcus Berry Plenar Wave System 4000 – JrF C-Series con

Some time ago I was invited to become consultant of Museum of Municipal Engineering in Krakow for international project Work with Sounds. The aim of the project is to record and share (!) sounds of professions and industrial soundscapes passing away. It unites six museums of technology from EU. What a fantastic idea. I am so happy that people start considering sound as a heritage. And what is even more exciting for u

Some time ago I was out in the mountains for a weekend having great time with my family. And my mics too. Being very busy recently, supervising and designing sounds for a feature I didn’t have much free time left, but here is what I managed to record then. It was the first time when I took out my new mics – hydrophones and contact mics made by Jez Riley French. I have Aquarian H2a hydrophone which I liked

At first, sorry for long break on the blog. I had summer vacation first and after returning many things/projects needed my attention. In August, I spent two weeks in beautiful places, having recording kit with me of course. There is no better place to rest for me, than close to the nature. So we decided to go to the mountains. I learn, that being involved sound editor, every year my listening abilities evolves. I am

Well it was heavy raining here recently. So heavy, that there are floods in Central Europe now. I was too busy lately to go out and record rain, but today I managed to record it from different perspective.   I attached contact mic to the window and recorded some nice thunders rumble: [Barcus Berry Plenar Wave 4000 | Sound Devices 702]   And since it started raining heavily, I put hydrophone on balcony handr