This blog is about audio education, but can also be extended to other forms of applied art. I recently viewed a blog about audio education where the blogger posted the viewpoint that many audio education programs emphasize theory too much rather than “practical” or “hands on” skills. I am sensitive to this issue as I…
SIRI, WRITE ME A TUNE
This post is about computer music composition. I touched on one form of this in an earlier blog where I described using algorithmic techniques to aid sound design and composition, but I want to take a longer look at different kinds of computer music composition in this post. First, let’s discuss some forms of “computer…
GIVE ME SPACE
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…
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…
EAR ORIENTED WRITING
Written English and spoken English are really two different languages. In most school English courses the emphasis is on correct written English. But the kind of diction (choice of words) suitable for a research paper or essay is often hard to understand when heard read out loud. When writing for podcasts or radio spots, one…