The German foundation that owns the rights to the mp3 audio file format announced it’s ending licensing. Does that mean this ubiquitous format is dead?
Mp3, Like ISDN, Far From Gone
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DAW
Choosing the Right DAW
To me, recording and editing with ProTools is like using an F-16 to cross the road. Oh, you'll get there, but it'll cost you in money and time to learn all the gee-gaws. To others, using Adobe Audition harkens back to radio, and ALL the voice-0verists I know never want to admit they were ever a...
The DAW: Triumph of Eye Over Ear?
PBS recently re-aired a special on the White House. The staff, the history, the Oval Office, and more. All manner of people who've had ANYTHING to do with the residence were interviewed. You should try to see it. No other one physical entity speaks of the power of this nation like the place...
The Mega Audio Recorder/Editor Reference List
The acronym is DAW. Digital Audio Workstation. When I was a newbie, I had to ask, because everybody was using that term. "DAW". Honestly, I think it was a rite of passage, so people could tell if you were a newbie or not...because I don't hardly hear anybody using that term anymore. Used to be...
Forget Cs5.5, Cs6.0 is in!
Scant months ago, Adobe touted the release of it's newest iteration of Audition since 3.0 (which stood for years). I've barely cracked open my Cs5.5 packaging and now 6.0 is available. Adobe recently adapted the software to OSX devices. Mac users tired of the over-kill of ProTools migrated to AA...
Learn 2 Wav
Word2Wav is an innovative software product designed to record voice over projects that require an output of many many separate soundfiles....usually an E-Learning production, but not always. Word2Wav imports your document, recognizess the portions into segments, presents you with the copy, records...
5 Steps to Recording Remote Vocals
As a veteran of many a remote-recording session, here are some tips I’ve learned regarding the acoustic space, mic selection, the signal path, and monitoring.
A Little Perspective, Please
The TV news business can grind you down