http://www.audio2u.com The home of quality podcasts Sat, 05 May 2012 07:34:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Copyright © Audio2U 2011 studio@audio2u.com (Audio2U) studio@audio2u.com (Audio2U) 1440 %IMAGE% http://www.audio2u.com 144 144 The home of quality podcasts Audio2U Audio2U studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1275 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1275#comments Sat, 05 May 2012 07:34:15 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1275 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1275 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1267 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1267#comments Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:15:01 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1267 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1267 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1264 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1264#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:47:49 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1264 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1264 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1261 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1261#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:51:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1261 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1261 1 0:49:28 This week, Bruce is excited about having potentially sold his first large format canvas print, which led to a bit of a discussion about marketing ideas for limited edition fine art works, tales of woe over how our listeners killed the server after t[...] This week, Bruce is excited about having potentially sold his first large format canvas print, which led to a bit of a discussion about marketing ideas for limited edition fine art works, tales of woe over how our listeners killed the server after the Joe McNally epiosde was released, Joe’s video confession, Bruce’s lens dilemma, and getting together for a photowalk with your local fellow photographers. !Podcasts, 7D, Bokeh, Lenses, Panorama, photowalk studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1255 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1255#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:36:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1255 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1255 1 0:33:12 This week, a very quick look at the Automatic Click Remover, followed by a slightly more lengthy look at the Automatic Phase Correction tool, plus a couple of listener e-mails answered regarding splittting a multi-song multitrack project into indivi[...] This week, a very quick look at the Automatic Click Remover, followed by a slightly more lengthy look at the Automatic Phase Correction tool, plus a couple of listener e-mails answered regarding splittting a multi-song multitrack project into individual song projects, and how to capture the sound of scrubbing the CTI across a waveform. !Podcasts, restoration, scrubbing, Vinyl studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1252 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1252#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:03:19 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1252 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1252 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1249 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1249#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:37:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1249 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1249 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1240 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1240#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:16:01 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1240 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1240 0 0:19:23 Happy new year! A quick mention of our holiday cruise (blog and pictures start here), an e-mail from Steve Filmer regarding a couple of articles on NPR; this one on the loudness wars, inluding this great pdf, and this on one the average level of TV [...] Happy new year! A quick mention of our holiday cruise (blog and pictures start here), an e-mail from Steve Filmer regarding a couple of articles on NPR; this one on the loudness wars, inluding this great pdf, and this on one the average level of TV commercials, a quick mention of James Cameron’s epic, Avatar, and the final segment (I guess?) on vocal recording, including hung mics and signal structure. I know I’ve covered signal structure in the past, but am having issues finding which episode that was in. If anyone knows off the top of their head, drop me an e-mail, would ya, please? Cheers! !Podcasts, Levels, Recording, Voiceover studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1236 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1236#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:00:58 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1236 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1236 10 1:36:09 Happy new year! In the first ep for 2010, we talk about our cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, the new Creative Photo Workshops website, My new Sony alpha 850, the Sydney photographers are getting together monthly, the 5MP/SI party in Melbourne, a[...] Happy new year! In the first ep for 2010, we talk about our cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu, the new Creative Photo Workshops website, My new Sony alpha 850, the Sydney photographers are getting together monthly, the 5MP/SI party in Melbourne, and finally, our special guest interview. !Podcasts, CPW, Travel studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1231 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1231#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:10:50 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1231 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1231 4 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1225 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1225#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:53:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1225 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1225 0 0:26:27 Yay! Got another ep out the door before the eyar escaped from me! This week, just tidying up some loose ends. A while back, JR sent us a link about the Schwartz Engineering Laser microphone. That link has now been revised. Someone also sent in a lin[...] Yay! Got another ep out the door before the eyar escaped from me! This week, just tidying up some loose ends. A while back, JR sent us a link about the Schwartz Engineering Laser microphone. That link has now been revised. Someone also sent in a link to the Waves Vocal Rider, which at the time I received the e-mail was still in development. It is now a released product, and you can check it on the Waves site here. (Now that the podcast is edited and mixed, I discover that I covered this on the last episode! D’oh!) Bomar wrote in asking about ID3 tags, artwork and metadata. I use MP3 Tag Studio almost exclusively. He also asked about the chipmunk effect and how to avoid it. Plus he mentioned this article about shockwaves and how they can be photographed. Also, if you are interested in picking up one of my Bruce Williams Photography 2010 calendars, please check ‘em out here! !Podcasts, laser, Microphone, MP3, shockwave, Waves studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1222 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1222#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:13:53 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1222 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1222 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1218 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1218#comments Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:58:57 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1218 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1218 0 0:12:30 Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Yep, snuck one more in before the end of the year. But it ain’t what you’re thinkin’, peoples! DO NOT THINK TO YOURSELF “I’LL LISTEN TO THAT TOMORROW.” You NEED to listen to this as s[...] Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Yep, snuck one more in before the end of the year. But it ain’t what you’re thinkin’, peoples! DO NOT THINK TO YOURSELF “I’LL LISTEN TO THAT TOMORROW.” You NEED to listen to this as soon as you see it in your feed. Time is of the essence. 24 hour essence. Go for it. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1214 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1214#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:23:33 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1214 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1214 1 0:49:57 This week, in the final episode for 2009, we rave (again) about David Oakley, I pose the question to Shelton “How do you stay in touch with ‘real world’ working conditions, when you run the risk of doing so much teaching that there[...] This week, in the final episode for 2009, we rave (again) about David Oakley, I pose the question to Shelton “How do you stay in touch with ‘real world’ working conditions, when you run the risk of doing so much teaching that there’s no time for commercial work?”, Shelton queries whether or not we sometimes overlook the potential joy of having captured a great image when it might have some technical shortcomings, and we discuss the end of the world, just ’cause we can. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1207 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1207#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:14:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1207 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1207 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1203 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1203#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 11:24:32 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1203 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1203 2 0:00:01 We’re baaaack! Finally (after the death of my soundcard last week and the subsequent purachase of a new card which is SUPPOSED to be the successor to the card I had, but which has LESS features… grrrrrr!), we managed to hook up this week[...] We’re baaaack! Finally (after the death of my soundcard last week and the subsequent purachase of a new card which is SUPPOSED to be the successor to the card I had, but which has LESS features… grrrrrr!), we managed to hook up this week to catch up on all that has happened in both our lives over the last 6 weeks. Shelton talks about India, the 4 day workshop in Brisbane, and the Creative Photo Workshop world tour planned for 2010, including visiting Los Angeles for the PMA trade show in February. Also, Bruce’s photography career is slowly ramping up. Info on the Bruce Williams Photography 2010 calendars, and the 5MP/Shutters Inc New Year party. And no, I still haven’t forgotten about the HonlPhoto giveaway. In fact, this is discussed in the podcast. It may have to wait until the new year…. but it WILL happen! !Podcasts, PMA, Slideshowpro, Travel, workshop studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1195 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1195#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1195 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1195 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1193 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1193#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:51 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1193 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1193 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1191 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1191#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1191 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1191 3 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1186 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1186#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:01:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1186 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1186 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1179 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1179#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:00:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1179 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1179 7 0:39:40 This week, a verbal version of this blog post from earlier in the week regarding the Konica Minolta and Sony alpha850. Then, a couple of very special guests: Dave Honl, strobist extrordinaire and creator of the Honl light modifiers, and his actress [...] This week, a verbal version of this blog post from earlier in the week regarding the Konica Minolta and Sony alpha850. Then, a couple of very special guests: Dave Honl, strobist extrordinaire and creator of the Honl light modifiers, and his actress wife, Claudia Christian. There is going to be a giveaway alongside this episode. Dave has generously given us a copy of his 2 DVD set “Light” to giveaway, along with a “starter pack” of HonlPhoto accessories! Watch this space! !Podcasts, 7D, Sony studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1172 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1172#comments Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:26:17 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1172 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1172 5 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1169 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1169#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:11:27 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1169 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1169 9 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1164 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1164#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:32:28 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1164 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1164 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1160 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1160#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:31:28 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1160 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1160 4 0:00:01 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 th[...] 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, it’s on to a cotinuation of the discussion of vocal recording and processing methodoligies. !Podcasts, laser, Microphone, Plosives, Plugins, Position, Pre-amp, Recording, Technique, USB, Voiceover, Waves studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1158 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1158#comments Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:06:56 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1158 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1158 0 0:52:50 This week, a bit of ‘giggle giggle crap crap’, I’ve decided to stay in the Sony camp, and finally a further exploration of Michael’s “hard’ and ‘soft’ techniques idea. This week, a bit of ‘giggle giggle crap crap’, I’ve decided to stay in the Sony camp, and finally a further exploration of Michael’s “hard’ and ‘soft’ techniques idea. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1156 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1156#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:24:20 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1156 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1156 8 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1155 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1155#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:51:31 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1155 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1155 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1152 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1152#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 02:00:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1152 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1152 0 0:21:33 This week, we take a look at the first entry in the ‘restoration’ sub-menu of the effects menu… the Adaptive Noise Reduction tool. This week, we take a look at the first entry in the ‘restoration’ sub-menu of the effects menu… the Adaptive Noise Reduction tool. !Podcasts, forum studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1150 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1150#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:53:08 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1150 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1150 3 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1148 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1148#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:45:02 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1148 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1148 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1146 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1146#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:29:27 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1146 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1146 2 0:42:41 This week, we address a couple of the back catalogue of e-mails that we’ve been trying to get to (for weeks, it seems!), and then on to a discussion of the pros and cons of both APS-C sized sensors and 35mm sensors. Is this shaping up to be th[...] This week, we address a couple of the back catalogue of e-mails that we’ve been trying to get to (for weeks, it seems!), and then on to a discussion of the pros and cons of both APS-C sized sensors and 35mm sensors. Is this shaping up to be the new “megapixel race”? !Podcasts, Composition, Sensor studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1144 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1144#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:37:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1144 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1144 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1142 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1142#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:01:48 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1142 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1142 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1140 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1140#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:00:43 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1140 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1140 2 0:36:10 This week, SI comes to you from the old Victorian river town of Echuca, located on the Murray River (which forms the state boarder between Victoria and New South Wales). Recorded after one day of a 2 day photogrpahic workshop. The usual suspects tal[...] This week, SI comes to you from the old Victorian river town of Echuca, located on the Murray River (which forms the state boarder between Victoria and New South Wales). Recorded after one day of a 2 day photogrpahic workshop. The usual suspects talk about all aspects of the workshop, photograhy, working with models, lighting, you name it. !Podcasts, Composition, Echuca, Flash, Lenses, Lighting, Portrait, workshop studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1138 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1138#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:05:10 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1138 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1138 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1132 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1132#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:01:45 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1132 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1132 1 0:52:12 This week, we talk about the upcoming (of course, it’ll all be over by the time you read this!) full weekend photography workshop at Echuca, Bruce’s plans on going pro (plus a first sale this week!), Jim Felder wrote to ask about the ide[...] This week, we talk about the upcoming (of course, it’ll all be over by the time you read this!) full weekend photography workshop at Echuca, Bruce’s plans on going pro (plus a first sale this week!), Jim Felder wrote to ask about the idea of recording Shelton’s dialogue whilst he’s conducting a workshop, Carl Tregidgo and Landon Michaelson both wrote in response to ep#134 and our discussion of mentoring, and both commented on the need to take inspiration but turn it into something that is your own, Shelton’s reluctance to accept the mantle of “Jedi Master”, A rare advance warning on what’s instore for the next episode of Shutters Inc, and Shelton’s e-mail alias not working. !Podcasts, Echuca, Landscape, Panorama, workshop studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1134 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1134#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:39 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1134 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1134 0 0:31:29 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 [...] 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 on that. Jim also provided a link to the Orban processor used for real time loudness adjustment for TV broadcast. !Podcasts, Condensor, Dynamic, Levels, Loudness, Microphone, Recording, Ribbon, Voiceover studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1128 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1128#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:42:19 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1128 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1128 3 1:11:28 This week, Shelton rocks up with a couple of ring-ins. Yes, Richard Annable and Nathan ‘Guru-Junior’ Muller are back to talk about August Exposure, a full week photogrpahy conference that Richard attended a couple of weeks ago, Bruce is [...] This week, Shelton rocks up with a couple of ring-ins. Yes, Richard Annable and Nathan ‘Guru-Junior’ Muller are back to talk about August Exposure, a full week photogrpahy conference that Richard attended a couple of weeks ago, Bruce is moving toward taking his photography more seriously, We’d still like to see some more faces signing up for the audio2u.com forum, Check out Bruce’s latest panorama of Circular Quay on Sydney Harbour, And just to clarify, Pat Benatar‘s “Love is a battlefield” came out in ’83 (on the album “Live From Earth”), while “All fired up” come out in ’88 (on the album “Wide Awake In Dreamland”). !Podcasts, forum studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1120 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1120#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:30:50 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1120 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1120 0 0:37:43 This week, a quick follow up clarification on something I mentioned in ep#136 regarding the ‘order’ of filters. Thanks to Jim Weishorn for pointing out the ambiguity (or error) of my comments. Then Ron Tostevin asked about purchasing a s[...] This week, a quick follow up clarification on something I mentioned in ep#136 regarding the ‘order’ of filters. Thanks to Jim Weishorn for pointing out the ambiguity (or error) of my comments. Then Ron Tostevin asked about purchasing a second-hand Mackie Control Universal off EBay now that the prices of same have come down so much. Also, the ‘Donate’ button is now back on audio2u.com, so if you feel like making a donation toward paying for the bandwidth, that would be greatly appreciated! And then, it’s on to the ‘modulation’ sub-menu of the effects menu, which includes Chorus, Flanger and the Sweeping phaser. Effects/Modulation/Chorus Effects/Modulation/Flanger Effects/Modulation/Sweeping phaser !Podcasts, Chorus, Edirol, Effects, Filters, Flanger, Pitch, UA-25 studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1118 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1118#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1118 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1118 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1116 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1116#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:55:09 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1116 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1116 2 0:51:00 This week, Richard Ingram wrote to say how much he enjoys the show, but could we have guest hosts when Shelton is unavailable, Bruce got to play with a Nikon D3x for half an hour through the week (verdict: blown away!), the canvas of the Tabourie La[...] This week, Richard Ingram wrote to say how much he enjoys the show, but could we have guest hosts when Shelton is unavailable, Bruce got to play with a Nikon D3x for half an hour through the week (verdict: blown away!), the canvas of the Tabourie Lake panorama arrived last week (looks stunning, by all accounts!), and Shelton talks about mentoring (both the pros and the cons), and the pitfalls of getting stuck in one style. Also, the audio2u.com forum is now open and awaiting your involvement. !Podcasts, D3x, forum, Panorama studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1114 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1114#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:22:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1114 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1114 2 0:34:22 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 be[...] 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 (apologies for not remembering who it was) wrote to remind me of the “portabooth”, a home-made solution for recording in ambient spaces without picking up said ambience, J.R. also wrote in to tell us about the Reflexion Filter made by sE. J.R. also wondered if anyone else is having dramas with getting Pro Tools 8 to play nicely with Windows 7, and finally, Jim Addie wrote an epic e-mail about loudness meters, in all their various forms. Some links that relate to that discussion: Durrough meters Fletcher Munson curves ITU-R CBS Labs ITU-R BS.1770 The Orban meter that Jim mentioned THX Loudness Plus Dolby Volume Audyssey Dynamic Volume Audyssey Dynamic EQ and finally, The Frank Foti/Robert Orban white paper I mentioned toward the end of the podcast. !Podcasts, Ambience, Loudness studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1112 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1112#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:27:43 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1112 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1112 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1107 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1107#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:50:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1107 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1107 3 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1105 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1105#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 11:13:00 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1105 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1105 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1099 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1099#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:00:41 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1099 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1099 0 0:25:24 This week, Karl Cooper wrote to say how much he enjoyed the episode on parametric eq, and to ask about whether I could knock up a special ‘voice processing’ episode. Also, the all new audio2u.com forum is up and running. Go register now![...] This week, Karl Cooper wrote to say how much he enjoyed the episode on parametric eq, and to ask about whether I could knock up a special ‘voice processing’ episode. Also, the all new audio2u.com forum is up and running. Go register now! And then, it’s on to a thorough investigation of the Scientific Filters. !Podcasts, Bandwidth, forum studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1097 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1097#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:38:02 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1097 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1097 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1091 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1091#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:08:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1091 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1091 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1088 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1088#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:47:09 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1088 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1088 5 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1085 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1085#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:55:26 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1085 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1085 1 0:54:34 This week, David Elfering reminds us of some of the bargains that can be had on Ebay with regards to slightly older digital SLR’s, Jim Rockewll chimed in on the ‘business stationery design’ topic with a reminder to leave some white[...] This week, David Elfering reminds us of some of the bargains that can be had on Ebay with regards to slightly older digital SLR’s, Jim Rockewll chimed in on the ‘business stationery design’ topic with a reminder to leave some white space in your design, as well as a request for the donation button to be returned to audio2u.com (working on that, Jim), a bit of a chat about our family holiday down the south coast (oh, and I will state here that I mistakenly claimed that the shot of Max and Aztec in the early morning light was SOOC… I realised after we had recorded that I had in fact touched up the contrast in Lightroom), some discussion about using off-camera flash in bright daylight and the potential drawbacks thereof, plus why having all the best camera gear whn you’re just learning is not always a good thing (the School of Hard Knocks has its advantages). !Podcasts, Business, Flash, Landscape, Panorama, Stationery studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1082 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1082#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:51:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1082 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1082 3 0:20:40 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, firs[...] 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 heroin addict, and second to ask about home recording space acoustic treatment. !Podcasts, Baffles, Plugins studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1078 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1078#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:08:50 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1078 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1078 1 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1059 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1059#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:09:18 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1059 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1059 3 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1052 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1052#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:32:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1052 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1052 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1048 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1048#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:36:47 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1048 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1048 0 0:14:47 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 plugin[...] 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 project. Oh, and a reminder that there’ll be no podcasts at all next week, as Cath, Max and I are away on holiday. !Podcasts, Compression, Dynamics, H2, Zoom studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1045 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1045#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:31:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1045 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1045 0 1:16:04 In this episode, we wrap up the ‘going pro’ series (unless of course you ask for something else on the topic we haven’t covered yet). The discussion includes what type of business (sole trader or company) and the pros and cons for [...] In this episode, we wrap up the ‘going pro’ series (unless of course you ask for something else on the topic we haven’t covered yet). The discussion includes what type of business (sole trader or company) and the pros and cons for each, the issues surrounding coming up with an image or brand for your business, and some ideas on how to maximise the design potential, a few tips and tricks with regards to dealing with print houses for the production of your business stationery, a few thoughts on the different ways to market your business, plus some of the various methods of establishing and maintaining an online presence (truth be told, we’ve probably only just scratched the surface of this one!). If there’s more you feel needs to be discussed, then sing out! You know where to find us! !Podcasts, Business studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1043 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1043#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:56:24 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1043 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1043 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1040 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1040#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 11:53:25 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1040 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1040 0 0:20:02 This week, a couple of listener e-mails answered. For those wanting to hack into their registry for import/export of keyboard shortcuts, the address you’re looking for is: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAdobeAudition3.0PrefsKeysen_US For anyone want[...] This week, a couple of listener e-mails answered. For those wanting to hack into their registry for import/export of keyboard shortcuts, the address you’re looking for is: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareAdobeAudition3.0PrefsKeysen_US For anyone wanting to learn more about Mastering, Brad Blackwood’s forum is here. Then, a quick look at the Quick Filter. !Podcasts, Compression, Dynamics, Mastering studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1038 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1038#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:26:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1038 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1038 9 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1034 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1034#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:39:36 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1034 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1034 1 1:13:17 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 Wordl[...] 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 – Yamaha 00:35:26 Maxwell Twartz – Technical Audio Group 00:39:50 Leon Hart – Amber Technology 00:44:22 Filip Saelen – Amber Technology 00:52:02 John Fuller – Sound-Music 00:55:14 Brian Zolner – Studio Connections Australia 01:07:23 Greg Cato – Major Music Wholesale !Podcasts, Recording, Reverberation, Software studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1031 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1031#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:39:49 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1031 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1031 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1025 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1025#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:30:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1025 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1025 1 0:31:36 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[...] 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 Wiki article on decibels, the Wiki article on Dolby Surround (including info on LtRt), and the Wiki article on downmixing (which also includes info on LtRt). !Podcasts, cabling, dBm, dBu, FMR, Interview, RNC studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1022 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1022#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:29:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1022 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1022 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1019 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1019#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:59:32 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1019 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1019 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1012 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1012#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:30:51 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1012 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1012 5 3:10:26 What happens when 4 guys, 3 pizzas, 2 bottles of red, and one mega trade show reach their ultimate destination? You probably DON’T want to know…. but if you do, then this is your podcast! Shelton Muller, Nathan Muller, Richard Annable an[...] What happens when 4 guys, 3 pizzas, 2 bottles of red, and one mega trade show reach their ultimate destination? You probably DON’T want to know…. but if you do, then this is your podcast! Shelton Muller, Nathan Muller, Richard Annable and myself sat down for a chat (after the PMA Imaging Technology Show wrapped up) to talk about life, the universe and everything. !Podcasts, PMA studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1014 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1014#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:24:53 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1014 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1014 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1009 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1009#comments Sat, 27 Jun 2009 13:46:00 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1009 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1009 1 1:16:18 In episode 130, Bruce talks to various vendors on the floor at the PMA Imaging Technology Show at Darling Harbour, Sydney. 00:00:38 Fujifilm 00:04:05 Ricoh Business Printers 00:08:02 Canon 00:11:03 Olympus 00:18:31 Sony 00:30:21 Kodak 00:36:20 Momen[...] In episode 130, Bruce talks to various vendors on the floor at the PMA Imaging Technology Show at Darling Harbour, Sydney. 00:00:38 Fujifilm 00:04:05 Ricoh Business Printers 00:08:02 Canon 00:11:03 Olympus 00:18:31 Sony 00:30:21 Kodak 00:36:20 Momento Pro 00:38:28 Westwell 00:42:17 Nikon 00:50:00 Adobe 00:53:08 Lifetime Art and Photo 00:56:45 Wacom 01:03:16 Maxwell Australia 01:09:29 Epson !Podcasts, PMA studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1007 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1007#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:33:32 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1007 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1007 0 0:26:33 This week, we look at the parametric equalizer. This week, we look at the parametric equalizer. !Podcasts, Equalization, Parametric studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1005 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1005#comments Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:00:02 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1005 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1005 3 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1001 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1001#comments Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:13:41 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1001 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=1001 1 0:11:09 A special pre-PMA Trade Show episode. Bruce talks with PMA spokesman, Paul Curtis about what to expect at the show, and why anyone interested in photography ought to be there. Remember, you can still register for free access to the show, to save you[...] A special pre-PMA Trade Show episode. Bruce talks with PMA spokesman, Paul Curtis about what to expect at the show, and why anyone interested in photography ought to be there. Remember, you can still register for free access to the show, to save yourself $20. !Podcasts, PMA studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=996 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=996#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:54:41 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=996 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=996 4 0:33:59 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[...] 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 new album WITH dynamics caught me by surprise, and Yuli Mitsner alerted us to a Mac app called Max (which sounds like the Mac equivalent of dbpoweramp) for converting audio files from one format to another. !Podcasts, AATranslator, De-breath, Dynamics, Facebook, Max studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=994 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=994#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:44:42 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=994 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=994 0 0:39:32 In episode 128, we’re nearing the end of the ‘going pro’ series. This week, Shelton talks about when, and how, to push your limitations as a photographer. In episode 128, we’re nearing the end of the ‘going pro’ series. This week, Shelton talks about when, and how, to push your limitations as a photographer. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=989 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=989#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:18:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=989 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=989 6 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=986 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=986#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:48:16 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=986 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=986 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=984 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=984#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:47:09 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=984 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=984 0 0:47:52 In episode 127, we’re still “going pro”. This week, shooting for stock, part time vs full time, and selling your style to your target audience. In episode 127, we’re still “going pro”. This week, shooting for stock, part time vs full time, and selling your style to your target audience. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=977 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=977#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:50:38 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=977 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=977 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=974 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=974#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 02:01:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=974 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=974 3 0:42:54 This week, the ‘going pro’ series continues. The main thrust of this episode is ‘asking the right questions of your client’. This week, the ‘going pro’ series continues. The main thrust of this episode is ‘asking the right questions of your client’. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=968 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=968#comments Sun, 31 May 2009 02:00:50 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=968 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=968 0 0:20:07 This week, we look at the notch filter. The waveform view of our sample audio The spectral view of our sample audio. Note the pink line running horizontally across the display between 5kHz and 6kHz The spectral view of our sample audio, zoome[...] This week, we look at the notch filter. The waveform view of our sample audio The spectral view of our sample audio. Note the pink line running horizontally across the display between 5kHz and 6kHz The spectral view of our sample audio, zoomed on the vertical scale Here we can see that the offending tone is actually around 5700Hz Spectral view after a 25dB cut Notice how the line of the offending tone is approximately the same colour (and therefore the same amplitude) as the surrounding audio Spectral view after a 15dB cut Spectral view after a 45dB cut Here, we can see that we’ve scooped out too much, which has left a hole in the audio we wanted to keep around the 5700Hz region !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=966 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=966#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 09:57:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=966 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=966 0 0:37:34 In ep 125, Shelton continues the ‘going pro’ theme. This week, both sides of the coin… working with direction (from Art Directors, Graphic Designers etc), and working solo when the client trusts your instinct. Also, Daryl Gungadoo [...] In ep 125, Shelton continues the ‘going pro’ theme. This week, both sides of the coin… working with direction (from Art Directors, Graphic Designers etc), and working solo when the client trusts your instinct. Also, Daryl Gungadoo alerted us to Cooliris. Thanks Daryl! And the date, which to paraphrase Franklin D. Roosevelt will live in infamy, has been set: Saturday January 2nd, 2010. Hopefully, we’ll see some SI fans make it from overseas, to complement the local contingent! A venue has not been decided upon yet, but the plan is to lock something down soon. As soon as that has happened, you’ll be the first to know about it. !Podcasts, Cooliris studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=963 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=963#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 09:47:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=963 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=963 2 0:46:11 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 nee[...] 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 quality of my work at ARN, Jim Weishorn brought the Pleasurize Music Foundation to our attention, including their free Dynamic Range meter. Then, Felix told us about his home made plate reverb. He also pointed me to this article on tightenening up your mixes with the aid of a spectrum analyzer. Which proved a nice link to my final piece…. my newly acquired Genelec 7050B subwoofer. !Podcasts, Genelec studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=961 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=961#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 06:22:03 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=961 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=961 1 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=959 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=959#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 06:20:27 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=959 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=959 0 0:43:47 This week, Shelton narrowly avoids a heart attack after leaving one of his camera bags on site after a shoot, check out the video of Shelton ripping out “Ain’t no sunshine“, Bruce, Cathie and Max are off for a 12 night cruise for C[...] This week, Shelton narrowly avoids a heart attack after leaving one of his camera bags on site after a shoot, check out the video of Shelton ripping out “Ain’t no sunshine“, Bruce, Cathie and Max are off for a 12 night cruise for Christmas, and who’s up for an end-of-year bash in Melbourne? Then, Shelton continues the “Going pro” theme…. Knowing what you can (and cannot) deliver when asked to handle a shoot, Don’t steal another photographer’s client (if you’re asked to fill in), Jim Rockwell sent us an e-mail regarding doing research before cold calling, Making something (specifically an image) out of nothing (an uninspiring product or location), which Shelton did this past week shooting water pipes, Bruce asks about artifical lighting large scale, and Shelton is loving his new book, Joe McNally’s ‘Hot Shoe Diaries’. !Podcasts, Lighting studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=954 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=954#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 03:44:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=954 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=954 0 0:25:27 This week, Shelton discusses moving into corporate and professional photography. This week, Shelton discusses moving into corporate and professional photography. !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=948 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=948#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 03:37:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=948 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=948 2 0:37:25 This week, Michael Rooney has finished his new program, AATranslator, which will the allow the import of various other DAW session formats into Audition. Then, we look at the next item in the ‘Filters and EQ’ section… the graphic E[...] This week, Michael Rooney has finished his new program, AATranslator, which will the allow the import of various other DAW session formats into Audition. Then, we look at the next item in the ‘Filters and EQ’ section… the graphic EQ. The graphic EQ in 10 band mode. Each filter covers an octave. The graphic EQ in 20 band mode. Each filter covers half an octave. The graphic EQ in 30 band mode. Each filter covers one third of an octave. The waveform display, after a cut at 8kHz, in 10 band mode. Notice how far the dip extends to the left and right of the centre frequency (it covers a full octave). The spectral display, after a cut at 8kHz, in 10 band mode. Notice the area of the display which is NOT yellow, but rather orange (signalling a drop in amplitude). The waveform display, after a cut at 8kHz, in 30 band mode. Notice how far the dip extends to the left and right of the centre frequency (it now only covers a third of an octave). The spectral display, after a cut at 8kHz, in 30 band mode. Notice how the orange section of the display is shorter, because the amplitude drop is narrower than in 10 band mode. Grab the swept sine wave here. !Podcasts, AATranslator, Equalization, Graphic studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=945 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=945#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 09:20:03 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=945 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=945 0 0:51:13 This week, how to find the audio2u.com group on Facebook, The D5000 launch in Melbourne, Yervant made a pretty awesome video using a combination of stills and video shot on a Canon 5D mkll, plus Shelton begins a new series on turning your photograph[...] This week, how to find the audio2u.com group on Facebook, The D5000 launch in Melbourne, Yervant made a pretty awesome video using a combination of stills and video shot on a Canon 5D mkll, plus Shelton begins a new series on turning your photography hobby in to a profitable venture. In part 1, how to get into domestic photography. !Podcasts, Facebook, video studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=942 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=942#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 08:58:31 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=942 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=942 0 0:29:02 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 trac[...] 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 this post), Mike Wills pointed out the holophone 5.1 microphone, a couple of people suggested the ‘limited dynamic range’ modes in home AV receivers to combat the wildly varying volume in movies, Jim Weishorn mentioned this article on using multiple reverbs, MMIH chimed in with some further input on movie soundtrack mixes, DVD audio, centre speakers etc, including a link to this article from Dolby on setting up home theatre, Justin confirmed that sound travels FASTER in WARMER air, plus I discuss the different types of reverbs (plate, spring, digital, convolution). Oh, and the Speakerphone plugin that MMIH mentioned is made by Audioease. And finally, those voice settings I supplied to Steve: Reverb. Reverb time: 800-1000ms Initial delay: ~30ms Diffusion: ~75% Mix: 95% dry, 5% wet (this is the critical one… most people go overboard on the wet signal!) Chorus. Voices: 2 Spread: Wide Initial delay: 15ms Pitch: pretty close to neutral (ie don’t shift the voices up or down) !Podcasts, Chorus, Convolution, Delay, Microphone studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=939 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=939#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:21:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=939 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=939 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=936 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=936#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:18:03 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=936 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=936 0 0:21:50 In episode 131, we look at the FFT filter. From the help file: “(Fast Fourier Transform) An algorithm based on Fourier Theory that Adobe Audition uses for filtering, Spectral View, and Frequency Analysis features. Fourier Theory states that a[...] In episode 131, we look at the FFT filter. From the help file: “(Fast Fourier Transform) An algorithm based on Fourier Theory that Adobe Audition uses for filtering, Spectral View, and Frequency Analysis features. Fourier Theory states that any waveform consists of an infinite sum of sine and cosine functions, allowing frequency and amplitude to be quickly analyzed. Higher FFT sizes create more precise results but take longer to process.” Fast Fourier Transform filter !Podcasts studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=933 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=933#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:07:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=933 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=933 6 0:50:10 This week, Shelton talks about the value of photographic workshops, Daryl Gungadoo alerted me to the “anti-currency-duplication” technology embedded within Photoshop CS4, EURion Constellation link #1, EURion Constellation link #2, Ken Ro[...] This week, Shelton talks about the value of photographic workshops, Daryl Gungadoo alerted me to the “anti-currency-duplication” technology embedded within Photoshop CS4, EURion Constellation link #1, EURion Constellation link #2, Ken Rockwell’s discussion of same, Erin King hasn’t been keeping up to date with her listening to the podcast (tsk tsk!), Shelton heading north for the Nikon D5000 launch in Sydney, plus, my new video camera, the JVC GZ-HD6, and the buying criteria I employed in making my decision. !Podcasts, D5000, GZ-HD6, JVC, Nikon studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=931 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=931#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:53:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=931 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=931 2 0:35:54 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 mo[...] 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 find the right one (something which I need to speak further on, perhaps next week), Here’s a few links to check out: Wiki article on the speed of sound Wiki article on reverberation Wiki article on acoustic absorption and Jay wrote back about his perceptions/opinions on home theatre speakers. !Podcasts, Ambience, Baffles, Delay, Dynamics, Echo, Pre-amp, Reverberation studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=929 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=929#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=929 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=929 0 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=923 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=923#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:29:25 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=923 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=923 5 0:50:20 This week, Shelton is playing with the new Ricoh CX1, plus we talk about white balance, Daryl Gungadoo’s workflow, and the dude at Paxton’s at North Ryde who deserves an award for telling the truth! Unlike the clown I ran into yesterday [...] This week, Shelton is playing with the new Ricoh CX1, plus we talk about white balance, Daryl Gungadoo’s workflow, and the dude at Paxton’s at North Ryde who deserves an award for telling the truth! Unlike the clown I ran into yesterday (long after this podcast was recorded, unfortunately) at Clive Anthony’s in Castle Hill, who had absolutely NFI when it came to photography, but was quite happy to stand there and make up crap and sprout it as gospel to every unsuspecting potential camera buyer who walked his way. Shame shame shame. How is it that you can strike such polar opposites all within one 7 day period? !Podcasts, CX1, Ricoh, workflow studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=919 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=919#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:15:12 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=919 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=919 0 0:21:47 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.[...] 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 about panning and delay, some feedback from Slau about ribbon mics, plus another shoutout for Stav’s book, Mixing with your mind… specifically in relation to Stav’s theory of ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ microphones and sound sources. !Podcasts, Delay, Ear, Microphone, Panning studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=917 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=917#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:51:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=917 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=917 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=913 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=913#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:44:02 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=913 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=913 0 0:23:06 This week, we move on to the ‘filter and eq’ section of the effects menu. First cab off the rank… dynamic eq. This week, we move on to the ‘filter and eq’ section of the effects menu. First cab off the rank… dynamic eq. !Podcasts, Equalization studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=911 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=911#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:11:43 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=911 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=911 2 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=905 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=905#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:51:24 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=905 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=905 4 0:42:04 This week, Shelton talks about the first SLR he bought for his son, Nathan… a Nikon FE… for $40! I asked Shelton what he knew about the Leica M8. Shelton then talks about the issues for photographers shooting in public places, which led [...] This week, Shelton talks about the first SLR he bought for his son, Nathan… a Nikon FE… for $40! I asked Shelton what he knew about the Leica M8. Shelton then talks about the issues for photographers shooting in public places, which led me to ask about model release forms. !Podcasts, FE, Leica, M8, Nikon studio@audio2u.com no no http://www.audio2u.com/?p=902 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=902#comments Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:45:41 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=902 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=902 1 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=900 http://www.audio2u.com/?p=900#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:44:12 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=900 http://www.audio2u.com/?feed=rss2&p=900 0