Field Recording

Printing Presses showcases a variety of high-powered and dynamic mechanical sounds from three massive web-offset newspaper presses operating at high speed, unique mechanical sounds heard inside a newspaper’s plate room and packaging department before and after a press run, plus three letterpresses. Each sound is captured with multiple microphone setups at various locations, providing detailed and overall perspectives. You’ll hear presses increasing in speed, humming along at running speed and then coming to a stop. Sometimes gradually, sometimes suddenly. I’ve created condensed versions since press runs can be long, presenting them as ‘sequences.’ In addition, some sounds have been meticulously edited and presented as seamless loops.… Read More

The dawn chorus as heard at Independence Rock in central Wyoming.… Read More

Vintage Combine sound effects library features high-quality stereo sounds of a fully operational 1970s-era John Deere 4400 combine harvester.… Read More

I’m pleased to introduce my latest sound effects library, Bowling. It features a wide variety of high-quality stereo sounds from the sport of 10-pin bowling, captured from multiple perspectives at three different bowling alleys across the United States. … Read More

Listen to the distant sound of a turn-of-the-last-century steam train whistle reverberating through the valleys of Ohio’s Amish Country during the Fall Steam Festival at the Age of Steam Roundhouse on Saturday, September 29, 2024.… Read More