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Offline mode in the Earth.fm app

We are excited to announce the release of version 1.1 of the Earth.fm app, which is available via Google Play

How do Earth.fm artist accounts work?

Earth.fm is always working to improve the platform for all our users. As such, to improve our artists’ experience, we’re

The Earth.fm Gift Card

🎁 We’re excited to introduce the Earth.fm Gift Card – something many of our users have been asking for! If

Diary of a sound recordist: Naked ears on the soundstage

Looking down at my walking shoes, still dusty from my last walk, I felt the physical absence of my recording

The environmental cost of war

The number of people killed by war during human history (as of 2003) is estimated as falling somewhere between 150

Offline mode in the Earth.fm app

We are excited to announce the release of version 1.1 of the Earth.fm app, which is available via Google Play

Could conserving biodiversity limit future pandemics?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the COVID-19 pandemic claimed the lives, directly or indirectly, of approximately 14.9 million

How to organize your field recordings: A revised method

I’ve wanted to share my updated process for organizing recordings for a long while. A few years ago I wrote

Why plastic flowers are trash

In UK cities, fake flowers festoon the exteriors of shops, restaurants, hotels, pubs, and bars, while, inside, entire walls have

What is non-sleep deep rest (NSDR)?

Non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) refers to a method of relaxation which is thought to confer similar benefits to those derived

‘Like Spotify, but for natural soundscapes’: the Earth.fm app on Product Hunt

In case you missed the email sent to mark the special occasion, the Earth.fm app was recently awarded Product of

Three years in the countryside: Notes from a field recordist

Hoopoe, starling, golden oriole. It’s an especially warm morning – a surprise after weeks of cloudy skies. I make an

32-bit float in field recording

While it has recently gained popularity, 32-bit float workflows have been around for a while. Let’s have a look at

On designing nature sounds, inspiration, and couples at work

Earth.fm has launched a mobile app – and we couldn’t be more excited. Two designers put their stamp on the look

The Earth.fm mobile app is here!

Earth.fm – a registered charity whose website is a free library of nature sounds – has just launched its mobile

The Beauty of Walking the Same Path

Just because you’ve hiked a trail, doesn’t mean you truly know it. Friends ask me for trail recommendations a lot,

Sounds from underground: the orchestra of the soil

It’s easy to take soil for granted. Perhaps that’s understandable: not only do we unthinkingly walk all over it (compounding

Are wild animals self-medicating?

It’s long been thought that chimpanzees use plants medicinally – now, a team from the University of Oxford have come

An increasing clamor: The rise of anthropophony

In ‘Silence Is Falling: The Loss of Nature Sounds’, Earth.fm recently addressed some of the reasons why field recordists are

‘Wilding’ on film: the Knepp project

In the bestselling Wilding: The Return of Nature to a British Farm (2019), author Isabella Tree described the creation of

How to make money with field recording

Contrary to popular belief, there are many ways to make money with field recording besides sound effects library creation. Libraries

Silence is falling: the loss of nature sounds

A recent UK Guardian article summed up a truth behind field recording which we would surely all prefer not to

What is geoengineering and how scared should we be?

Climate engineering (also known as geoengineering) is a broad term which encompasses the removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

Seeing the Sound

As a field recordist who strives to capture the voice of the natural world, I’m often bemused by the efforts

Seagulls: friend or foe?

It feels fair to say that most people feel positively about wildlife – or at least certain elements of it.

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Offline mode in the Earth.fm app

How do Earth.fm artist accounts work?

The Earth.fm Gift Card

Diary of a sound recordist: Naked ears on the soundstage

The environmental cost of war

Offline mode in the Earth.fm app

Could conserving biodiversity limit future pandemics?

How to organize your field recordings: A revised method

Why plastic flowers are trash

What is non-sleep deep rest (NSDR)?

‘Like Spotify, but for natural soundscapes’: the Earth.fm app on Product Hunt

Three years in the countryside: Notes from a field recordist

32-bit float in field recording

On designing nature sounds, inspiration, and couples at work

The Earth.fm mobile app is here!

The Beauty of Walking the Same Path

Sounds from underground: the orchestra of the soil

Are wild animals self-medicating?

An increasing clamor: The rise of anthropophony

‘Wilding’ on film: the Knepp project

How to make money with field recording

Silence is falling: the loss of nature sounds

What is geoengineering and how scared should we be?

Seeing the Sound

Seagulls: friend or foe?

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