Tim Duck Yosemite National Park have produced a short episode of their “Yosemite Sound Notes” about Soundscapes and the value of the sound of the natural environment (biophony and geophony). It even includes some Bernie Krause discussing the health side effects of sound on people. Check it out below…
I was recently undertaking a mix for a TV show and I was asked to “bring this track up as high as you can go without breaking the broadcasting rules”. This was with regards to a music track that the Director really wanted to make loud, and in response to my reasonably conservative first mix. This … Read more Loudness for TV Mixes
Bernie Krause gave a TED Talk a few years ago about “The Voice of the Natural World” which is a neat little snapshot of some of his soundscape recording and its value for ecological studies. Check it out below:
The Vinyl Factory have published a handy tutorial article on how to balance your tone arm on your record player/turntable to get the best results. A handy reference for people that can be checked out at: How to balance your tonearm: A step-by-step guide
Jens Blauert completed a lot of studies into localisation of sound from the late 1960’s on for several decades. In one of his key studies, he found that certain frequency bands give the impression of coming from particular directions for listeners. This study was based on sending 1/3 octave pulses of noise to listeners over … Read more Sound Localization In The Median Plane
An article and video on CNN came out the other day discussing the work of Bryan Pijanowski in recording the acoustic environment in the jungles of Costa Rica, and how Pijanowski is concerned about the silencing of these ecosystems over time and what they might mean for the health of ecosystems and the possible extinction of … Read more Silencing Ecosystems
I have mentioned market/award wages for audio crew before (http://versed.com.au/get-real-on-rates), but here are a couple more Award documents that can be found on the Australian Government’s Fair Work website that are relevant to audio roles: MA000081 – Live Performance Award 2010 For the live performance industry. Generally based on a 38 hour week. Covers roles … Read more Award Rates
The other day I was checking out some of the resources on the BBC R&D website with regards to good standards/specifications for studios. I have compiled references to some of the papers that I found to be most useful. The following considerations make reference to various papers produced by BBC R&D, as examples of industry … Read more Some considerations for studio builds
I was fortunate enough to get to do the audio mix for a new documentary for the ABC by Mike Nayna called Digilante. It is screening on ABC2 on Wednesday 21 December, and I recommend it as a great, thought-provoking watch. Some blurb from the media release below… “Incredibly tense and brilliant.” JON RONSON AUTHOR … Read more Digilante on ABC2
I sometimes get sound and media students asking about where to find royalty free music for their projects. I have had a couple use tracks from incompetech recently, and that site seems quite straight-forward in terms of it’s licensing options. There is also a good list of royalty free music resources available at: Royalty Free … Read more Royalty Free Music