About John Leonard

Theatre sound designer for over thirty five years. Been recording my own stuff for most of those years, first analog, then DAT, now using Soundfield ST250 & SPS-200, Sony MS-5, Core-Sound TetraMic, Sennheiser and Schoeps set-ups with a number of Metric Halo interfaces and a Sound Devices 788T. All recent recordings are made in full periphonic surround at 96/24 and transcoded as required. Particular interests include period transport and the more unusual sounds of everyday life. My work has been heard world-wide, I've won Drama Desk and Sound Designer of The Year awards and written a number of articles about sound effects work for theatre, as well as a book on theatre sound in general. If I ever get though sorting out my archive, I'll write the second edition.

You can find more of my stuff in B-Format and DTS 5.1 at http://ambisonic.info/audio/johnleonard.html, although this is not a commercial site and the effects there are for demonstration purposes only. Please contact me directly if you want to use those recordings commercially.