Practical Recording Techniques – Bruce and Jenny Bartlett

This book has been useful in many aspects of the recording process, mainly technical issues. It contains information on using different DAW’s as well as new digital media technologies, which have helped when trying to move projects from one DAW to another. It also contains a good section on workflow, which was useful for completing work quickly and efficiently

The book can be found here: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=c8AY4GkVPRYC

Introduction and Overview of Location Sound Recording

This piece of lecture material available online was a good go-to guide for terminology when researching other books and sources. It contains a lot of information solely about recording on location including microphone choice, maintenance and repair as well as setting up on location.

The material can be found here: http://www.thompsound.com/old-site/Articles/QSFT/lecture%20notes_wk_1.pdf

Rode University – Location Sound Effects Recording

These videos provided by Rode provided a good insight into recording sound on location, including the recording of sound effects and dialogue. They were my main source of visual research as they are from a reputable source and contained huge amounts of information for working in different scenarios. They also contained information about foley recording, which was useful in the foley process

The videos can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/user/rodemicrophones

The Film Lab – Recording Sound: Room Tone

This humorous but very insightful video explains the need for room tones and how to properly record them. Before watching this, I had little knowledge of room tones other than why they were needed, and this video explains their need in much greater detail.

The video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snETeThgVms

Sound Recording Tips

Although this article seems reasonably amateur, I felt that it contained information on a similar level to which I have been working, and for that reason I found it useful

The article is available here: http://www.lavideofilmmaker.com/location-sound-recording/location-sound-recording-shotgun-microphone-placement.html

Throughout my time at university, I have been in touch with audio recording world and have remained up to date with news and equipment releases. It would be impossible to list every source I have read, but throughout the last six or so years, I believe I have greatly broadened my knowledge around the subject of sound recording in general, with a recent particular interest to location sound recording.