I have written posts on this blog in the past with information about audio (and even video) for Zoom meetings, choosing microphones for various applications, and ideal acoustics for recording or broadcasting. Still, I continue to hear sound that is poor in some Zoom meetings, and in remote media interviews via cell phones or computer…
ZOOM VIDEO THAT MAKES YOU LOOK GOOD
I know this is mostly an audio blog, but in my last post I talked about how to make your voice sound good when participating in a meeting on Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams or similar online meeting formats. But in participating in these meetings, I have become aware that the visual image of many participants…
Electronic Music – then/now
This post covers a topics touched upon also in other posts, but was inspired by the fact that the term “electronic music” has taken on new meanings over the years and now can cause confusion. In order to set an appropriate context, however, I need to start by describing a bit about the history of…
Analog vs Digital Recordings
Lately I have been reading articles and posts by people who say they love vinyl records better than CDs or downloads. Usually they say that is because they prefer analog to digital. In this post I will first talk about the differences in the ways analog and digital sound information is stored, then I will…
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…