15 Field Recording Mistakes (I've Made Every One)

15 field recording mistakes that ruin your recordings — and how to fix every single one. I've made them all, so you don't have to. Sign up for my free newsletter "Creative Monday" → https://jonasfasching.substack.com/ I'm making a course on how to turn the sounds around you into music — from field recording to finished track. Join the waitlist for early access when the first seats open: https://jonasfasching.teachable.com/p... FOLLOW ME Website: https://jonasfasching.com/ Instagram:   / jonas_fasching   TikTok:   / jonas_fasching   Soundcloud:   / jonasfasching   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/arti... Bandcamp: https://jonasfasching.bandcamp.com/ GEAR I USE Some links are affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks for supporting the channel. Zoom H5 Recorder → https://geni.us/VQdyaJ Zoom WSU-1 Windscreen → https://geni.us/YQHy4wB Sennheiser HD 25 Headphones → https://geni.us/GPpH4 Joby GripTight One (small tripod) → https://geni.us/hRyyYA3 SR3D Binaural Microphone → https://geni.us/637Mu → Use the Code "JONAS" at checkout to get 10% off Sennheiser MKH 8040 → https://geni.us/IBF3WX Rode WS8 Deadcat → https://geni.us/cUOkg2 MixPre-6 Sound Devices: https://geni.us/GsFEZhp Sony a6700 (camera) → https://geni.us/5WXSkez TIMESTAMPS 0:00 INTRO 0:17 MISTAKE #1 - WEARING LOUD CLOTHES 0:54 MISTAKE #2 - EMPTY BATTERIES & FORGOTTEN SD CARD 1:38 MISTAKE #3 - FORGETTING TO PRESS RECORD 2:25 MISTAKE #4 - NEVER USING YOUR RECORDINGS 3:27 MISTAKE #5 - FORGETTING HEADPHONES 4:06 MISTAKE #6 - NO WIND PROTECTION 4:33 MISTAKE #7 - WORRY ABOUT THE PERFECT RECORDING 5:06 MISTAKE #8 - NO SLATING OR NOTES 5:33 MISTAKE #9 - CLIPPING (GAIN TOO HOT OR TOO LOW) 6:08 MISTAKE #10 - FORGETTING ABOUT TRAFFIC 6:46 MISTAKE #11 - CONFUSING VISION WITH HEARING 7:19 MISTAKE #12 - STRESSING ABOUT PERFECT GEAR 7:58 MISTAKE #13 - NO BACKUP 8:45 MISTAKE #14 - NOT RECORDING LONG ENOUGH 9:11 MISTAKE #15 - NO SYSTEM TO SORT YOUR RECORDINGS