Field Recording Tips: Record Better Sound Effects and Avoid Common Mistakes

In this video, I'll be sharing some field recording tips so can go out and record better sound effects while avoiding common mistakes.

There's a lot to learn when it comes to field recording: What mics to use, when to use them, how to position them, how close/far should you be from the source, how to get clean and quiet recordings, etc.

Over the past few years, I've learned a lot about recording sound effects...some things through trial and error, and others I've learned from professionals in the field.

In this video, I'd like to share tips for recording sound effects so you can avoid mistakes I've made and jump straight to recording better sounds.

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00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Field Recording Equipment: What to use and when to use it
04:51 - How to prepare for your field recording session
08:26 - Tips for recording sound effects
12:14 - Labelling your recordings
14:11 - Misc tips

Thanks for watching!

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About David Dumais Audio

David Dumais Audio is committed to creating professional, creative, and expressive sound design and music for video games. David wants to share what he has learned over the years; everything from creating energetic music to crafting ambient sounds, gun sounds, foley, recording sounds, UI sounds, game sounds and so much more.

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