With the Covid-19 precautions we have had since March of 2020 a lot of communication I am involved with has been via Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams and similar apps. I notice that some people use these more effectively than others, both in terms of the sound and of the visual images of themselves. I will…
STREAM ON
This post is the result of a statistic I read recently on the internet. It noted that last year the number of sales of vinyl records equaled the number of CDs sold that year. The context was the supposed “comeback” of the vinyl record. Vinyl records do have appeal to some people, such as those…
PBS, NPR, BBC: WHICH MODEL IS BEST?
Usually my posts on TheAudioPenguin.com are related to technical issues about sound equipment and production techniques, but in this post I want to deviate and talk about the differences in the structure of public radio and public television in the United States with some references also to the British services offered by the BBC. I…
SOUND AND PHOTOS
I recently (June 2018) judged student portfolios at the School of the International Center of Photography in New York City. I had done this before. In general, students brought a series of inkjet or traditional darkroom prints for me to look over and offer feedback. Sometimes, especially last year, a few students showed me their photos…
SKYPE RIGHT
This post is a kind of “how to” lesson. In an earlier post, “Talk Radio,” I discussed various methods for interactive voice broadcasting. But this post is simpler; it just tries to suggest ideas to make your Skype calls, whether for radio or just social, more effective. Skype, being free as basic software for noncommercial…