<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[My Site]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Site]]></description><link>https://www.connorbrownmusic.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:04:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.connorbrownmusic.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Which Microphones Should You Buy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll be honest, I love this question. By all rights, I should despise it. The unending drudgery of combing through the manifold opinions from every musician, recordist, and audiophile on the internet is enough to reveal that the question itself is flawed and almost not worth asking. One person tells you that vocals should be recorded with a large-diaphragm condenser microphone like the U47, and immediately afterward someone will talk about Bruce Springsteen’s voice being captured by an SM57....]]></description><link>https://www.connorbrownmusic.com/post/which-microphones-should-you-buy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a026054dcb4a906c193af9f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 23:03:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add3fa_108a846bb46d4ec98cd695dc5afe957f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connor Brown</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capturing Sound in a Horror Short Film: Why Dialogue Isn't Always Center Stage]]></title><description><![CDATA[In horror films, the location itself is often a distinct character. This shoot took place in a grim, unsettling basement with decaying walls, low-humming pipes, and what appeared—disturbingly—to be tree trunks serving as ceiling supports. With a script featuring no official dialogue, I was free to focus on production FX. Capturing sound is more than just recording the human voice, after all. Footsteps, room tone, rustling clothes and loud props, blood squibs; everything works together to...]]></description><link>https://www.connorbrownmusic.com/post/capturing-sound-in-a-horror-short-film-why-dialogue-isn-t-always-center-stage</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a026054dcb4a906c193af9e</guid><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 22:35:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/add3fa_6e3be7c4fb824c88812519b1cf65aad0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Connor Brown</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>