OBS is a handy, free open source video recording and streaming management software option. I used it for a livestream recently, and I need to manage some livestreams over Zoom webinars very soon, so I just thought I’d get my head around getting video into Zoom via OBS in case I need to use it, … Read more OBS and Zoom on a Mac
More information has been made public about the update to the Universal Category System for sound effects libraries that I mentioned in a post recently. The Universal Category System (UCS) is a public domain initiative and details can be accessed on the initiative’s website: https://universalcategorysystem.com/
RTW have published a list of the latest delivery standards with regard to LUFS audio loudness for broadcasting around the world. It makes for a handy resource for audio post professionals and is available at: https://www.rtw.com/en/blog/worldwide-loudness-delivery-standards.html
A few years ago Tim Neilsen from Skywalker Sound compiled a sound effects category list in an effort to bring some more standardisation to sound library organisation, or at least to give people a starting off point. Details including the list itself were included in this article: https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/home-page/2017/6/27/sound-effects-categories-how-do-you-organise-yours Since then Tim and Justin Drury from … Read more Universal Sound Effects Categories
The Midas Legend 3000 is a large format analogue sound mixing console with some quirky features. We have one at CIT where I teach and the URL to the manual we had previously used was dead so I went on a search for a copy of the operators manual. While I did find one, it … Read more Midas Legend 3000 Operators Manual
Sunday 5 May was International Dawn Chorus Day 2020, and I did an audio livestream from my place near Collector (just outside Canberra) for 90 minutes around dawn to capture and share the sounds of the dawn chorus with others around the world. I have been aware of International Dawn Chorus Day for a number … Read more Streaming Audio for International Dawn Chorus Day 2020
Mark Kilborn has written an article posted on the A Sound Effect website that discusses approaches to creativity in sound design. It touches on getting past your creative fears, and fear of failure. Read the full article at:
Rode recently released a free (Creative Commons Attribution 4.0) sound library comprising ambisonics recordings from all around the world. The attribution thing might make it a non-starter for a lot of commercial projects, but it could be a useful resource for student projects or for people learning about ambisonics or wanting to have a play … Read more Creative Commons Soundfield Ambisonics Library
Last month I contributed to a project by a visual artist working in Zurich called Veronika Spierenburg. Spierenburg engaged sound recordists to undertake field recording in cities that were currently under various stages of “lockdown” due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From Veronika’s briefing: Now, cities breathe for themselves. City pitches are reset; an extraordinary crisis … Read more Mass Files
With everyone seeming to be spending a lot more time video conferencing these days, a BBC reporter with plenty of experience has shared his tips for being successful with it. Read the article at: https://blog.dropbox.com/topics/work-culture/a-bbc-reporter-on-how-to-be-a-video-conference-rock-star