Useful links
A set of resources for field recordists — communities, sound libraries, and technical references.
Communities & learning
- Field Recording (Facebook group) — large, active community sharing recordings, gear, and technique.
- LOM instruments (Facebook group) — the official LOM user community.
- Wildlife Sound Recording Society — one of the oldest nature-recording societies; beginner guides and members' recordings.
- Creative Field Recording — long-running blog with gear reviews, technique articles, and interviews.
Sound libraries & archives
- Freesound — huge collaborative library of Creative Commons sounds.
- xeno-canto — community database of bird and wildlife sounds from around the world.
- Macaulay Library — Cornell Lab's scientific archive of wildlife audio and video.
- earth.fm — free streaming library of immersive nature soundscapes.
Sound maps & projects
- radio aporee ::: maps — global collaborative soundmap of field recordings.
- Cities and Memory — worldwide sound map pairing field recordings with reimagined compositions.
Technique & reference
- Selecting Mic Preamps — microphone sensitivity, self-noise, and choosing preamps.
- Sound System Interconnection — building cable interconnects correctly.
- Independent comparison of recorders — measured noise figures for selecting low-noise field recorders.