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Sounding Wild: Recording Nature with Reynolds Microphones

Sounding Wild: Recording Nature with Reynolds Microphones

Axel Drioli of Sounding Wild explaining how he uses Reynolds Microphones to record the sounds of nature.

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Prototyping with Acrylic Spheres and Electret Capsules

Prototyping with Acrylic Spheres and Electret Capsules

I’ve been back in the lab this week, doing some more hands-on prototyping — one of my favourite parts of the process.

This time, I’ve been working with 60mm acrylic spheres and fitting them with three 6mm electret condenser capsules. These little capsules have a surprisingly full frequency response — a true 20Hz to 20kHz — which makes them great for capturing detailed, natural sound in a compact form.

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Kicking Off 2025 with a New Microphone Design

Kicking Off 2025 with a New Microphone Design

Happy New Year! I’ve been starting 2025 in the best possible way — by diving into a new spherical mic design I’ve had on my desk during the Christmas break.

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Merry Christmas from Reynolds Microphones!

Merry Christmas from Reynolds Microphones!

They also double up as nice Christmas decorations!

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Sounding Wild enjoying my latest creation - the TARANTULA

Axel Drioli of Sounding Wild enjoying Reynolds Microphone's latest creation - the TARANTULA, an 8 channel portable cube array that has some special omni mics.

Here is Axel testing it in Sierra Leone for Sounding Wild's project Sounds Across Continents.

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Prototypes for Sounding Wild's trip to Africa

Prototypes for Sounding Wild's trip to Africa

I have been working on some interesting prototypes for Axel Drioli of Sounding Wild to take to Africa. Eight of these in a 1m cube array should sound wonderful. Ideal for Dolby Atmos ambiences. Four pointing outwards at ear level plus four pointing upwards for the height speakers.

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A-Type 8 Microphone given shout out on BBC Radio 6 Music

A-Type 8 Microphone given shout out on BBC Radio 6 Music

Thank you Cerys Matthews for the shoutout on her BBC Radio 6 Music show on Sunday morning! The A-Type 8 microphone array was used by my BBC colleague, Alan, to capture immersive recordings of Glasgow last week, broadcast in binaural.

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A-Type 8, refurb for Axel Drioli of Sounding Wild

A-Type 8, refurb for Axel Drioli of Sounding Wild

Axel Drioli’s A-Type 8, in for a refurb having travelled the entire length of West Africa following migratory birds with Sounding Wild. The original cable was apparently eaten by golden Jackals!

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Reynolds Microphones proud to announce Sounding Wild endorsement

Reynolds Microphones proud to announce Sounding Wild endorsement

Axel Drioli has been a long time collaborator with Reynolds microphones and has been instrumental in field testing and developing new features of the A-Type 8 and A-Type 4 ambisonic microphones.

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