Background soundscape: Early summer morning ravens, western meadowlarks & flickers, recorded at Timberline, near Flagstaff, Arizona

Diane Hope is a freelance sound recordist specializing in location sounds for radio. tv and film. She has a background of 20 years in natural history and environmental science research.

Services offered:

- location recordings for radio, tv and film

- radio programme production

- podcasts & web audio

- museum installations and audio guides

- digital sound editing

- research consultancy (incl. long term monitoring projects)

Equipment: Sound Devices Series 7 digital field recorder; SQN 4S Series IV stereo mixer; selection of mics including Rode NT4 stereo mic, Sennheiser MKH418S stereo shotgun, Danish Pro Audio 4060 mini-stereo omnis, DolphinEar Pro hydrophone; Telinga Parabolic. Digital sound editing software including Adobe Audition, Sony Vegas and Sound Forge.

Email: di.hope@q.com