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What to record on your first soundwalk

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<div class="pilot"><div class="wrap"><article class="article"><div class="eyebrow">FREE GUIDE / Field to Soundscape</div><h1>What to record on your first soundwalk</h1><p class="lede">Bring home three useful roles: a bed, a detail and an event.</p><h2>Begin with one familiar place</h2><p>Choose somewhere accessible where you are permitted to record. Stand still and listen before choosing a subject. Avoid private conversations and leave other people and wildlife undisturbed.</p><h2>Find a bed</h2><p>The bed is the sound that holds the scene together. It might be workshop air, a garden background or a quiet indoor space. You are choosing a creative role, not searching for a special kind of equipment.</p><h2>Find a detail</h2><p>A small repeating sound can suggest motion or distance. Try a rattle, drip or footstep texture. Record alternatives, but keep the first project small.</p><h2>Find an event</h2><p>Choose a sound that can change the piece: a gate, a brief machine cycle or a single deliberate gesture. Leave room around it so you have choices when editing.</p><h2>Give the outing a finish line</h2><p>Return with a small audition list and notes. A complete first experiment teaches more than an ever-growing folder of recordings you have not heard.</p><p><a href="/planner">Try the free project planner →</a></p><p class="source">This three-role exercise is an original composition prompt.</p><div class="band"><div class="eyebrow" style="color:inherit">YOUR NEXT STEP</div><h2>Turn everyday sounds into a piece that is yours.</h2><p>The complete workflow, an illustrative example, worksheets and synthetic practice audio.</p><a class="btn " href="/guide">Explore the $24 guide</a></div></article></div></div>

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