I have no motive in my sound recording other than a pure sense of joy that =
comes from learning about the natural world around us...I am a simple stude=
nt and when nature presents opportunities, I try to be the best teacher I c=
an to others. Love the natural sounds of our world!
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On Dec 18, 2012, at 3:21 PM, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> It's good to know that there's hope for us all. But who are these "secret=
holders" witholding secrets from? From potential competitors, or are they =
generating an aura of mystery about their work in order to make it seem mor=
e valuable to the public?
>
> There are often complaints here that we live in a visual world where soun=
d is undervalued. Perhaps these people are actually helping to combat this.=
Just an idea, perhaps they are just fools, I wouldn't know. Perhaps they'r=
e actually making sound less accessible to the public.
>
> And about the idea that the information is out there to be had, this migh=
t be true now that a Google search will usually get you started, but not so=
long ago it wasn't so easy. If one couldn't find someone who knew the answ=
ers, one could only visit the public library to find books on the subject, =
usually way out of date, or buy them. I'm not surprised an industry sprang =
up from that.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of Scott Fraser
> > Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2012 3:41 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: was: What is a good nature
> > sound recording?
>
> > There is a whole industry (magazines, tutorial videos, books,
> > self-styled 'universities', etc,) devoted to the notion that
> > there is a great body of secret knowledge & wisdom, known by
> > a few high priests in the audio recording & amplification
> > world. The one truly great secret is that there are no
> > secrets; nobody holds or guards knowledge which is not freely
> > available to everybody. What there is is mastery of craft. A
> > beginner has not mastered the craft. Someone who has done
> > extensive recording and/or mixing over a period of years,
> > especially if for clients who demand high standards, has
> > attained a certain degree of mastery, although he may know &
> > understand things differently than someone else with a
> > similar amount of experience. There are some people who
> > believe they hold secrets which they alone understand, &
> > which they guard from sharing with others. In the industry,
> > these people are understood to be fools. The secret is that
> > the recording you make today will probably be better than the
> > one you made last year, because you have one year more
> > experience doing it now than you did then.
>
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