Journey to the forests of the Amazon and Poland with blind artist Izabela Dłużyk

Now is a time to listen more deeply. Sound artist Izabela Dłużyk, blind since birth, launched a crowdfunding campaign to “dream despite blindness” back in 2016 to travel to Peruvian rainforest. We can sonically travel with her in a full-length album of field recordings, The Amazon — Where the Moon Wept.

Editor view of a MetaSounds patch for dynamic music and sound in Unreal Engine

Don’t miss these great sound and music tutorials for Unreal Engine

Unreal Engine’s sonic powers are extraordinary and free of cost – both in games and audiovisual environments but even powerful enough to consider Unreal as a music tool in its own right. The challenge is navigating the deep interface. The Sound FX Guy is one of the must-have learning resources for Unreal sound and music.

Peter Kirn - August 13, 2024

You should know James West, the Black inventor of the electret microphone

Black engineers have made massive contributions to sound and music technology, overcoming systemic discrimination. And yet, they’re too often unsung, even today. One anyone in sound should know is James West, who, as part of a prolific career, revolutionized recording with the electret microphone in research with Gerhard Sessler at Bell Labs.

Peter Kirn - January 15, 2024

Mics that record in “3D” and ambisonics are the next big thing

Peter Kirn - September 19, 2018

Tour the goodies in Universal Audio 9.4 – including an Empirical Distressor

Peter Kirn - November 15, 2017

Free sounds are a window into space exploration on Earth

Peter Kirn - March 3, 2016

Mikme, GoPro of microphones, is also serious about sound

Peter Kirn - July 24, 2015

This Wearable Necklace Mic Could Change How You Hear – or Record

- January 6, 2014

pMic is a 3D-Printed A-B Stereo Mic You Can Make Yourself; Hear It

- November 21, 2013

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