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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

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.

Learning to listen for nature field recording

With practice and attention, our ability to listen evolves over time. It’s determined by a range of factors, including our

In the Field 2: Field Recording Conference, July 4–6 2024

Dear field recordists and sound aficionados, an upcoming conference called In the Field 2 may be of interest. We’re excited

On contemplative sound and the fate of wolves

Ivo Vicic is a sound recordist and music producer whose wildlife field recordings first grabbed my attention during a period

Making the inaudible audible: The unheard songs of trees, fruit, and insects

Just because we can’t hear something, that doesn’t mean it’s not producing sound. Case in point: the diverse seismic communication

Reflections on deep listening

Deep listening, for me, is primarily about being there. If you’re not there, you can’t really listen. I think we

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