Today, Google has as its logo a very audio-related thing. Did you recognize the moving waves? That's what audio "looks" like. The logo is in honor of the birthday of Heinrich Hertz, who proved the existence of electromagnetic waves. His work was … [Continue reading] about Google Logo Today Celebrates The Birthday of Hertz
Pro Audio For Your Video – Review of the BeachTek DXA Camcorder Adapter
The BeachTek DXA camcorder adapter solves a slew of problems for camcorder owners wanting to get decent audio on their videos. It makes it easy to attach professional microphones and other audio sources to your camcorder. Getting good sounding audio … [Continue reading] about Pro Audio For Your Video – Review of the BeachTek DXA Camcorder Adapter
Compression For Punch and Presence
In our recent article about compression in audio recording, you learned what compression actually means. There's even a video (but don't pay attention to the messy book case, which has been cleaned up since then)! Basically it is a way to even out … [Continue reading] about Compression For Punch and Presence
Auto-Tune – Any Tool Can Be Abused
Has anyone else gotten a little tired of singers on the radio sounding so pitch-perfect that it sounds more like a machine than a human? Me too. It has to do with the over-use and abuse (in my mind) of pith corrections tools, such as Melodyne and … [Continue reading] about Auto-Tune – Any Tool Can Be Abused
Using a Click Track For Recording Music
The click track is a tool in audio recording, especially for recording music, that allows a person to hear the tempo or timing information of project. For example, in Reaper (though this is pretty common for all recording software), if you want to … [Continue reading] about Using a Click Track For Recording Music