I came across a couple of great comics the other day – one that shows climate change over many millenia (http://xkcd.com/1732/) and another that I think is related, about surviving in a post-apocalyptic world (http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-life-changing-magic-of-decluttering-in-a-post-apocalyptic-world). I recommend them to people to check out for some info, and for a bit of fun.
I’m currently reading Gordon Hempton’s book “Earth is a Solar Powered Jukebox”, which I am enjoying a lot. In it Hempton refers to a Creative Commons map of the world that shows “scheduled airline traffic around the world, circa June 2009. Contains 54317 routes, rendered at 25% transparency.” Here it is below: By Jpatokal (Own … Read more Commercial Aviation World Map
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