Sine Language Videos

In episode 120, some thanks to those people who have made donations via the button on the front page of audio2u.com, a couple of links to look at: JR sent in this link to a laser microphone, and somebody (apologies for not taking note of who sent this in) advised me of the forthcoming Waves Vocal Rider plugin. Then, [...]

This week, Jim Addie hits us with War and Peace - part 2 on the way dynamic volume adjustments are made on playback in home theatre receivers, and Ernie asked if I could put together some thoughts on recording and processing the voice, so consider this the first part of a 2 or 3 part series [...]

This week, The audio2u.com forum is open. And a big shout out goes to Mike Wills for helping with some of the background tweaking, Bomar wrote to ask about the sound design elements I use for the intros to my podcasts (or at least, the one at the beginning of Shutters Inc which sounds like the Batmobile), Somebody [...]

This week, Chris Bartlett asks about cloud computing and how that might affect the DAW market into the future, My man in Hollywood replied with some more info on film track-lay procedures and definitions, and then Chris Bartlett wrote in again, first to comment on how being a home recording enthusiast is a bit like being a [...]

This week, a short episode featuring a heap of positive feedback on the Integrate 09 vendors episode. Then, Bomar asked if he should buy an audio interface with some DSP that he can track through, or should he just record clean and use plugins later, and David McKeitch brought us up to speed on his indie-film tracking [...]

In episode 115, I caught up with some of the exhibitors at Integrate 09; a pro audio, video and lighting trade show in Sydney. 00:00:44 Ben Sneesby - Bees Neez Microphones 00:02:48 Andy Eastwood - Dynamic Music 00:07:59 Mick Wordly - Mixmasters 00:19:37 James Hicks - Oceanic Distribution 00:22:46 Ben Redzic - Lightsounds 00:25:04 Joshua Fielstra - Native Instruments 00:31:55 Steve Vranch [...]

In ep 114, how NOT to attend a trade show, my man in Hollywood gets back to us on track laying for motion picture, and JR asked about the best way to record some character interviews outside of the ideal studio environment. A couple of links for you: FMR Audio (makers of the RNC compressor) The Wiki article on dBm, the [...]

In ep 113, a bit of a discussion on patchbays, Michael Rooney s AATranslator software, Peachey wanted to know about how to lay out the audio for a film mix, somebody liked my Muggshot commercial and wanted to know about de-breathing techniques, the Loudness War awareness campaign is reaching mainstream (with a Facebook group supporting an end to the madness), a [...]

This week, a couple of links from my man in Hollywood: An article from Sound On Sound magazine on surround sound, plus this excerpt from the NAB Engineering Handbook on Audio for Digital Television. Also, another war story for ya! For anyone who needs help remembering their DAW s keyboard shotcuts, try Editor s Keys. A quick moment of introspection about the [...]

This week, an apology to Jay for incorrectly identifying him as the author of the e-mail I read out in ep 110, Jim Weishorn wants to discuss dynamics some more (that ll have to wait), a query from Steve Riekeberg at Geek Cred on the voice track processing I use in post-production (see notes at the end of [...]

In episode 110, Tim Cumings is happy with his USB mic pre-amp from Centrance, Geoff Hankerson was concerned about the proximity of the drinks fridge to my studio, as well as being slightly miffed about the dynamic range in DVD audio when watching movies, Justin wrote to ask about the different types of reverb and how to [...]

In ep 109, a quick plug for iStockPhoto who are now selling user-generated audio clips. For those of you with a love of recording outdoor sounds, this could be a nice way to turn your hobby into some extra cash. Worth checking out at the very least. Then, a lengthy e-mail from Jim Addie answering Scott s earlier query [...]

This week, I discuss a couple of e-mails traded back and forth between myself and Karl Cooper, who asked about all the usual suspects . tracking levels, compression, signal chains etc. Which of course led me to talking (again) about this thread at prosoundweb.com Next up, in an effort to get further through the backlog of Christmas/New [...]

In episode 107, Rob Scalise gets on my soapbox about the potential dangers of prolonged use of headphones. My man in Hollywood got back to us with answers to Jay s questions from ep 106 re: movie audio. Ernie wrote and mentioned that he prefers my AKG C3000 to my R84. He also commented on previous assertions that [...]

This week, Jay asked about the audio processing used in movie soundtracks, and why the music in movies sounds so much better than the official soundtrack CD. Scott Hess asked about using small amounts of delay to simulate spatial shifts, rather than using straight out panning. And Greg Anderson wanted some feedback (from YOU as well as [...]

As promised, here s a short video tour (approx 7.5MB, MPEG4) of my new mixing and editing space. This is also where I record my podcast voice tracks. However, I have a room on the other side of the house set up as a voice booth for those occasions when I m working with separate voice talent.

We re back! The new studio, whilst not complete, is certainly functional. So, this ep begins with a bit of a chat regarding what the last 6-8 weeks has entailed. Then into the meat of it: An interview with Nick Dika (Product Manager and PR guru for Izotope) about the just released version 4 of their great mastering plugin, Ozone. If [...]