This post is a kind of review of one of the most striking performances on Broadway in terms of sound design and the function of sound in a theatre performance. The play is The Encounter, currently ending a 16-week run at The Golden Theatre in NYC. The Broadway show is not the first run for…
LISTEN TO THE DATA
This post is about auditory display and related topics. This subject is not taught in most recording programs so it may be new to readers of this blog. But it is a field with new opportunities. By its broadest definition “auditory display” can refer to any information that is communicated in sound. Thus, at this…
THE UNUSUAL HISTORY OF THE AUDIOBOOK
Book review: The Untold Story of the Talking Book by Matthew Rubery Harvard University Press (November 14, 2016), 384 pages I thought I knew all about “talking books.” When I was a child my mother was hired by a blind attorney in our neighborhood to come over and read to him. Later I was aware…
The “PRE”
When someone sets out to do a recording, whether it is popular music, classical music, audiobook narration, audio drama, sound effects, etc. they usually say “What microphone should I use?” or perhaps “what kind of recorder should I use?.” Sometimes “What mixer?” I created a post about mics for spoken voice, but…
ACCREDITATION. HUH?
This is a second post about audio education. In it I will explain what accreditation means and help you decide what kind of post secondary school (beyond high school) you might want to consider. There are basically two kinds of post secondary schools one could attend to prepare for a career in audio: a trade…