All of the outdoor sounds were recorded with a DPA surround microphone into a Sound Devices recorder. As with any outdoor recording, there are naturally occurring elements that work their way into the noise floor (birds chirping, waves crashing and wind blowing through trees) that add a signature character of these unique oasis of nature into the music, and thus have been embraced rather than scrubbed out.
In addition to musical loops this pack contains impulses and one-shots designed to exploit the complex reflections of the outdoor environments. The possibilities for repurposing these recordings for use in convolution reverbs and instrument creation are endless. Feel the size and beauty of this sample pack and delve into a natural world of reverberation.
Charles Van Kirk is a producer based in Maine. His work is focused on creating music using environmental sources and found sounds. He is a regular contributor to Splice and also writes music for visual media. His work has won awards from: London International, Sound on Sound Magazine, Association of Music Producers (AMP) and has been featured on ABC, Spotify's Fresh Finds, The Guardian, WNYC, Brooklyn Vegan, The Drum and others.
Julia Easterlin is a New York based musician whose work as a vocalist has been recognized by the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, New York Live Arts and most recently the 2020 GRAMMY Awards, where her work with Jacob Collier received the GRAMMY for Best Vocal Arrangement.
