Nature Sounds Society

12/01/2025

This coming Saturday, December 6th is our San Francisco Listening Party. Registration link below.

Virtual Listening Party is January 17th, we'll put out a separate after the SF event.

Showcase the sounds you've recorded over the past year and receive feedback from other recordists. Bring a dish to share and/or beverage for the potluck as well as sounds and a photo or two to share for the program. Each year we have an amazing selection of recordings and stories as well as interest...

02/26/2025

Our annual Tech Talk is coming up, only in-person this year. If you want to know about microphones and other field recording tech, this is not to be missed. Registration below.

https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/nature-sounds-society-tech-talk

12/18/2024

Thanks to everyone who came to the in-person Listening Party and the Zoom gathering the following week! We had a great turn out for both.

12/03/2024

Thanks for considering a contribution today!



The NSS is close to rolling out our new website and getting ready for an exciting 2025.

The Nature Sounds Society appreciates your support which helps...Provide supplies for events including our Tech Talk, Field Recording Workshop, Listening Party, and Post Production Workshops.Support the presentation of California Soundscapes, throughout the greater Bay Area.Replace the aging equipme...

10/16/2024

We are now using a service, Zeffy, to help us with donations and membership, ticket sales, etc. It will roll out on our new website soon.

The Nature Sounds Society appreciates your support which helps...Provide supplies for events including our Tech Talk, Field Recording Workshop, Listening Party, and Post Production Workshops.Support the presentation of California Soundscapes, throughout the greater Bay Area.Replace the aging equipme...

09/02/2024

Hopefully you can see this article (sorry about the paywall) about one of our members projects. Adopt-a-Park

A Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly covering West Marin, including the towns of Point Reyes Station, Inverness, Bolinas, Stinson Beach, Marshall, Nicasio, Lagunitas, Woodacre, San Geronimo, Forest Knolls, Olema, Dillon Beach and Tomales.

06/24/2024

We were up at 3:30 this morning (yes AM) to record at Yuba Pass for our 38th NSS Workshop.

Can you spot the mic array?

Anyone else have memories of recording here?

05/29/2024

Just a few weeks until the Summer Workshop. Join us in the Sierra Nevada mountains to learn the art of listening and recording natural sounds.

June 21st - 23rd 2024

We are starting on Friday this year!

Registration and more details below:

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/3387518e-c184-4301-a27b-dee815519f20

02/26/2024

Wednesday evening, I'm giving a long version of my soundscape lecture/demonstration to the Pacific Northwest Section of the Audio Engineering Society. Virtual, with binaural sound (use headphones). Being for engineers, I'm going to be emphasizing the tech.

Home Page for the AES PNW Section

02/02/2024

SAVE THE DATE,
Two events are booked,

The Tech Talk will be the 4th of May 2024 in San Francisco

The annual Field Workshop will be June 21st - 23rd in Northern California at the San Francisco State Field Station.

06/27/2023

We had a great weekend at the Workshop this year, super weather and a great group of audio amateurs, professionals and nature enthusiasts as well.

Our keynote speaker Cheryl Leonard talked about her process and work as a composer and performer that uses natural sounds in her work.

Mark Lipman presented his film Urban Owl.

We had great conversations and food thanks to the crew at the Field Campus.