Electronic Orchestral Cinematic (pushing energy)

Live Orchestral recording using an ORTF (Office de Radiodiffusion Televison Francais) stereo pair. Microphones positioned on 4m tall stand immediately behind the conductor and angled down, pointing towards the woodwind section at the back of the orchestra. This technique produces a good sense of balance and accurate stereo positioning. No EQ or processing has been used. For more information visit:- http://martinmitchellsmicrophones.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/bbc-engineer-recommends-ortf/
For more recent post see :- https://martinmitchellsmicrophones.wordpress.com/2017/09/22/oktava-mk-012-matched-pair-my-favourite-stereo-microphone-techniques/

ORTF Sample Recording using Oktava MK012s

All original material built in ProTools using VLS and various instruments and production plugins. Produced in ProTools

Orchestral Cinematic (lament B) slightly ore orch reverb

The climax of a dawn chorus at Shapwick Heath nature reserve on the Somerset levels. I nightingale comes to the end of his shift after singing throughout the night. The rest of the birds have only recently woken up and started singing. Cuckoos, bitterns, and a variety of warblers, tits, thrushes and wetland species.

Avalon Dawn 24/04/2019

A group of northern lapwings (vanellus vanellus) performing an aerial display right in front of my microphones on a wetland site in mid-Sweden. They dive and loop in the air screeching with their iconic "peewit" song. At moments, you can hear their buzzing wingbeats. Towards the end, an individual lands near the microphones and begins alarming, possibly directed at the microphones (though they were very small and discreetly placed), a nearby predator, or another intruding bird.

Peewit Pools (Northern Lapwing) 20/04/ 2022 06:00

Uploading this old mix for a laugh - I recorded about ten years ago I think when I was a wee lass; and a very troubled lass judging by the dark tune choice.... haha.

Ye Old techno mix.

5. MY WAY (1)

[dustcar] this is the updated final version as of october 17th 2020 !
this was a song about a relationship between a pony who is cursed to be forgotten and unknowable
and a pony who sees her every time they meet and
every time
he give her tulip

;-;

Written by Maddie Tourmaline and Dani Lee Pearce

The Flower Gardener

The winter 2020 Journal of Media and Diversity included an important study produced by our good friend Emma Butt, illustrating the current state of diversity in the film sound industry in the UK.

In this episode we discuss the origin and methodology of the study with Emma, and get into some possible solutions.

151 - Journal Of Media Diversity Study

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Tonebenders - Emma Butt Diversity Survey

Freelance Sound Engineer specializing in Live sound, Live recording and Mastering.
Also vintage microphone junkie. To find out more about these recordings follow links to my blog. http://martinmitchellsmicrophones.wordpress.com/

ORTF Sample Recording using Oktava MK012s

Martin Mitchell