There is one component of good audio that is probably more important than the brand of microphones one uses, the kind of recorder, etc. It is the acoustic space in which the recording is made. In an earlier post I talked about the very dry environment usually used for audiobook narration, but in this post…
PICTURES FOR RADIO
When I was in the advertising business some clients were concerned that radio is not an effective medium because there is nothing to look at. I have talked in other posts about the strength of images produced in the listener’s mind, but sometimes it can be helpful to show a product, a logo, or a…
DESIGNED RANDOMNESS
To many who know me, I am a typical product of the visual communication age. I took up photography at the age of nine, studied film and video in college, produced television programs, taught film and video, pioneered a form of computer animation and electronic image making, became an advertising designer, taught advertising and became…
SONIC SCENE DESIGN
The purpose of The Audio Penguin blog is to discuss the use of sound creatively in virtually any setting other than just listening to traditional pop or classical music. (There are many websites for that.) One of my greatest interests is in the use of sound composition intended for theatre and dance performances, and I…
WAYS TO MIC MIKE
You have this great voice actor, Mike Green, who you want to record for a radio commercial, audiobook, podcast, or audio drama. You just don’t know what microphone to use. In the modern audio world, the word “microphone” is abbreviated “mic” but pronounced “mike” just like your talent. Also, the word “mic” is used as…