This library was recorded in more than 10 remote locations across the Namib desert in Namibia. Reaching these parts of Africa was not an easy task, and often it wasn’t possible to record because of incredibly high winds. Having said that, there were plenty of lulls and breaks in the weather that allowed for sound recording. Temperature, dust and sand were other challenges that I had to overcome but luckily this was not my first recording trip to a desert so all my gear survived the expedition.
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Chip Sovek / Spinn Creative –
There are very few professional sound recordists I keep on my short list when I need quality sounds for a project…and George (Mindful Audio) is one of them. This particular library has a handful of very unique sounds (desert ambience with zero civilization contamination) within all the others that served an exact project purpose. I would highly recommend any of his library’s to other audio post professionals.
Nikolaj de Haan –
This library is really something unique. As with any Mindful audio library the quality is superb. Sitting down and just listening to the sounds of the Namib desert most of us would never experience is a joy in it self. Furthermore, the library is a great source for sound design – I am currently using it in a video game myself :) The sand movement recorded with hydrophones is especially interesting. Highly recommend this and all of George’s other libraries
nathan1 –
Stupendously helpful for a film project I was working on, set in a barren location. The usual pristine, evocative goodness from world traveler and elite recordist George Vlad. Mindful Audio is always top-of-mind for exotic ambiences such as these.