The word “distortion” is defined in the Merriam Webster dictionary as “the act of twisting or altering something out of its true, natural, or original state.” In this post I want to discuss distortion in the context of audio. It is sometimes a bad thing and sometimes can be used creatively. Passing an audio signal…
SOUND AS BRAND IDENTIFICATION
I recently came across a book called Audio Branding by Laurence Minsky and Colleen Fahey. [232 pages. Publisher: Kogan Page, March 2017]. This post is NOT a review of that book, though I do highly recommend it to anyone working in corporate or product branding these days. What it did was get me to thinking…
AUDIO LevELs
This post discusses sound levels (loudness) in public places and on the radio. It is partly a rant based on what I take to be carelessness in setting or maintaining levels, but is also a discussion about aspects of sound levels that I think are important for anyone working in sound to know, including how…
PAPERS-4: Abstract Sound Objects to Expand the Vocabulary of Sound Design for Visual and Theatrical Media
As I looked through older published papers of mine I realized that several went into depth on topics that I have only touched upon, if at all, in my recent blog posts. Most of these were done for scholarly conferences (and reflect a scholarly writing style required of this kind of work). This paper was…
PAPERS -3: Teaching Contemplative Listening in an Age of Sonic Overload
As I looked through older published papers of mine I realized that several went into depth on topics that I have only touched upon, if at all, in my recent blog posts. Most of these were done for scholarly conferences (and reflect a scholarly writing style required of this kind of work). This paper was…