http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com A podcast on all things audio Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:11:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 A podcast on all things audio Bruce Williams clean Bruce Williams studio@audio2u.com studio@audio2u.com (Bruce Williams) 2005-2010 TPOE Pty Ltd A podcast on all things audio http://www.audio2u.com/images/artwork_sl.jpg http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1618 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1618#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:11:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1618 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1618 0 This week, a quick explanation of the new website layout (audio2u.com is now NOT the landing pad for Sine Language), the MOTU UltraLite as a mobile recording interface (NB: the link provided is to the current mk3 version... mine is the original mk1, This week, a quick explanation of the new website layout (audio2u.com is now NOT the landing pad for Sine Language), the MOTU UltraLite as a mobile recording interface (NB: the link provided is to the current mk3 version... mine is the original mk1, courtesy of Daryl Gungadoo and AWR), dynamics control on portable recorders (and why I'm NOT a fan), software dynamics, recording drums, and the limitations of my M-Audio Fast Track Ultra. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1617 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1617#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:45:22 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1617 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1617 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1252 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1252#comments Sun, 17 Jan 2010 06:03:19 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1252 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1252 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1249 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1249#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:37:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1249 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1249 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1240 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1240#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 02:16:01 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1240 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1240 0 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, 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! :) Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1225 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1225#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:53:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1225 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1225 0 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. 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! Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1193 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1193#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:45:51 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1193 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1193 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1191 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1191#comments Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:05:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1191 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1191 3 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1186 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1186#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 02:01:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1186 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1186 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1169 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1169#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:11:27 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1169 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1169 9 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1160 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1160#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2009 22:31:28 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1160 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1160 4 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 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1156 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1156#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:24:20 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1156 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1156 8 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1150 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1150#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:53:08 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1150 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1150 3 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1148 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1148#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:45:02 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1148 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1148 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1146 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1146#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:29:27 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1146 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1146 2 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. 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"? Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1144 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1144#comments Thu, 24 Sep 2009 21:37:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1144 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1144 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1142 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1142#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:01:48 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1142 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1142 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1138 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1138#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:05:10 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1138 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1138 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1134 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1134#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:00:39 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1134 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1134 0 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, 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1118 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1118#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1118 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1118 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1114 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1114#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:22:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1114 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1114 2 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, 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1112 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1112#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2009 11:27:43 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1112 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1112 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1107 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1107#comments Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:50:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1107 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1107 3 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1097 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1097#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2009 08:38:02 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1097 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1097 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1091 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1091#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:08:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1091 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1091 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1088 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1088#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:47:09 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1088 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1088 5 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1082 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1082#comments Sun, 02 Aug 2009 05:51:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1082 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1082 3 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, 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1059 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1059#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 03:09:18 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1059 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1059 3 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1052 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1052#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 09:32:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1052 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1052 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1048 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1048#comments Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:36:47 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1048 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1048 0 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, 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1038 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1038#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:26:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1038 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1038 9 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1034 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1034#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:39:36 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1034 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1034 1 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 00:1... 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 Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1025 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1025#comments Sun, 05 Jul 2009 05:30:07 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1025 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1025 1 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. 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). Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1014 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=1014#comments Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:24:53 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=1014 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=1014 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=996 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=996#comments Sun, 14 Jun 2009 07:54:41 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=996 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=996 4 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=989 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=989#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:18:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=989 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=989 6 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=986 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=986#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 11:48:16 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=986 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=986 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=977 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=977#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:50:38 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=977 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=977 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=963 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=963#comments Sun, 24 May 2009 09:47:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=963 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=963 2 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! 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=961 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=961#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 06:22:03 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=961 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=961 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=942 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=942#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 08:58:31 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=942 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=942 0 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 process... 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) Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=939 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=939#comments Sun, 26 Apr 2009 07:21:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=939 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=939 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=931 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=931#comments Sun, 19 Apr 2009 10:53:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=931 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=931 2 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, 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=929 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=929#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:00:00 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=929 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=929 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=919 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=919#comments Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:15:12 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=919 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=919 0 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=917 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=917#comments Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:51:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=917 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=917 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=911 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=911#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 23:11:43 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=911 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=911 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=895 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=895#comments Sun, 15 Mar 2009 10:41:47 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=895 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=895 1 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 pr... 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 Year e-mails, I cover another message from My Man in Hollywood, this time responding to some of Jim Addie's comments from a previous episode (is this getting convoluted, or what?) on theatre speaker systems. MMiH provided this link to show us all what serious theatre speaker systems look like! Thanks mate. Then, something a little off the usual beaten path... Tommie Kelly wrote to tell me about his daily web-based comic strip Road Crew. Well worth a look! And to wrap it all up, a couple of e-mails from Jim Weishorn enquiring about dither, an oft-neglected piece of audio-nija trickery. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=883 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=883#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 08:31:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=883 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=883 1 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 ... 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 my podcasts were distorted, and asked about recording nature sounds with field recorders and what would be the best way to approach it. This led me off on a discussion of how it's not JUST the microphone which influences our perception of the recorded sound, but that the mic preamp, plus any outboard gear etc etc also play a big role. Which then led me off an a train of thought related to Slau's latest podcast episode where he did a shootout between a whole bunch of large diaphragm condensor mics. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=859 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=859#comments Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:06:17 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=859 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=859 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=851 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=851#comments Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:17:15 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=851 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=851 0 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, 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 me) about creating a short list of technical 'goals' for personnel recording live lectures and conferences. By the way, there probably WON'T be an episode of Sine Language next week, as I really want to get an ep of Building The Pod done. Just letting you know now, ok? Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=845 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=845#comments Sat, 21 Feb 2009 13:38:23 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=845 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=845 5 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... 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. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=841 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=841#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 19:01:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=841 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=841 1 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 I... 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 you are interested, they have a fully-functonal 21 day trial version available for download. Also, make sure you read the pdf on the mastering process. Then, it's on to some e-mail, including a lengthy one from Jim Addie about the nature of VU meters, and the benefits of having a fast-attack-fast-release compressor early in your mixdown chain.... This is rather timely, as I have recently read a piece by Mike Stavrou espousing a technique which is almost identical... and which challenges everything I have always believed (and subsequently advised my listeners) regarding dynamics. Then another e-mail, this time from another Jim, asking about: a. external plugin processing cards (like the TC Powercore, SSL Duende and UAD-2) b. third octave pink noise mp3 files, and c. audio over gigabit ethernet. And finally, an e-mail from Ron Eastwood asking about USB turntables and cassette decks, the legal mumbo-jumbo you hear at the end of radio commercials, plus some tips for me on geography! Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=827 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=827#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:52:28 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=827 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=827 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=823 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=823#comments Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:33:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=823 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=823 3 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=820 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=820#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:46:58 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=820 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=820 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=818 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=818#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:02:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=818 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=818 0 In episode 104, some more from Bomar on the microphones that can hear the footsteps of an ant... or in this case, the rhythmic drumming of the legs of a spider during a mating ritual. The university which carried out this experiment is here. Then, In episode 104, some more from Bomar on the microphones that can hear the footsteps of an ant... or in this case, the rhythmic drumming of the legs of a spider during a mating ritual. The university which carried out this experiment is here. Then, I received a lengthy e-mail from Jim Addie (he of not only Moving Bits Productions fame, but also Platinum Home Theaters fame). Jim goes into great detail on speaker choice, placement, and calibration. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=815 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=815#comments Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:56:46 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=815 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=815 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=813 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=813#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:51:03 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=813 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=813 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=811 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=811#comments Sat, 06 Dec 2008 23:47:54 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=811 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=811 2 In ep 103, a continuation of the discussion on home theatre, Bomar asked about why I use Lame (which I use in conjunction with Speex Multi frontend) for mp3 encoding, plus he gave us some links for websites concerned with hearling loss: deafness.about. In ep 103, a continuation of the discussion on home theatre, Bomar asked about why I use Lame (which I use in conjunction with Speex Multi frontend) for mp3 encoding, plus he gave us some links for websites concerned with hearling loss: deafness.about.com digital recordings University of NSW jimmyr (link 1) jimmyr (link 2) and Tim Cumings was after some advice on how to mic up his computer user's group monthly meetings. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=810 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=810#comments Sun, 30 Nov 2008 07:55:00 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=810 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=810 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=809 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=809#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:34:09 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=809 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=809 0 This week, Greg Anderson sent in a voice comment of his own "radio war story", Jim Weishorn wrote to ask for more info on subtractive eq, Alexander Williams* (no relation) wrote to ask about processing audio for live streaming (as opposed to pre-produc... This week, Greg Anderson sent in a voice comment of his own "radio war story", Jim Weishorn wrote to ask for more info on subtractive eq, Alexander Williams* (no relation) wrote to ask about processing audio for live streaming (as opposed to pre-producing content), ...which led me to again remark about having VU meters rather than just peak program meters (PPM's), and a great free VST plugin VU meter is the Modern Meter, and then Jim wrote again asking about home theatre... setting up speakers and subwoofers and so on. After I finished mixing this episode, I realised I didn't really finish answering Jim's questions, so consider this 'part 1 of 2'. And talk about freaky... in the very week I talk about my Energy 10.2 subwoofer, the damn thing decided to die on me! About an hour after I recorded this ep, I realised that the sub wasn't working. After some investigating, I came to the conclusion that it had died. I took it to 2 different stores to be checked, and they both deemed that it was dead, too. So, I'm taking it to a friend's place today for him to have a look at it (he MIGHT be able to fix it). But if he has no luck, looks like I'll be buying a new sub in the next week or so. * BTW, I love Alexander's tag line for his streaming show: "Like a morning show. Only interesting. And at night." Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=808 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=808#comments Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:52:24 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=808 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=808 2 This week, "Big C" asked about combatting air conditioner hum, Tim Cumings sent in an audio sample of a Skype interview he conducted (pre and post eq), Greg Anderson wrote to say that he's launched his Atomic Time Keeping podcast on the world (Onya, This week, "Big C" asked about combatting air conditioner hum, Tim Cumings sent in an audio sample of a Skype interview he conducted (pre and post eq), Greg Anderson wrote to say that he's launched his Atomic Time Keeping podcast on the world (Onya, Greg!) He also wondered about mp3 encoding... mono vs stereo. Then, I heard from Jeremy James, author of the podcast novel "The Veingel". Jeremy explained some of his workflow, and I offered some ideas on same... namely, downward expansion vs gating, broadband compression vs multiband compression, and so on. A large part of what I had to say came back to getting as much done as possible NON-destructively in the multitrack environment. Also, for those who are looking for a good, low-cost alternative multitrack recorder/editor, try out Reaper. It's free for non commercial use, although they would like you to pay a small donation! Check it out, nonetheless. Plus, Bruce's new toy (which should arrive in the next day or so)... the Safe Sound Audio Dynamics Toolbox. Can not wait for this little puppy to get here! Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=807 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=807#comments Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:00:05 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=807 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=807 6 Yes folks. Believe it or not, we're finally here! The building of this video has been an absolute labour of love.... I'd estimate that it's taken me about 20 hours of work to complete! Maybe, that's partly my inexperience at producing video podcasts, Yes folks. Believe it or not, we're finally here! The building of this video has been an absolute labour of love.... I'd estimate that it's taken me about 20 hours of work to complete! Maybe, that's partly my inexperience at producing video podcasts, but hopefully, when you watch it, you'll see where those hours went. In an effort to ease the load on my hosting company's servers, I will be setting up a torrent feed later tonight. Check back here later for a link to the torrent file. There's also a copy of the file at YouSendIt, plus the copy here at audio2u.com. To download manually from audio2u: sl100.mp4 280MB From YouSendIt here: sl100.mp4 280MB If you want to download a copy of the final mix of the song (featuring a couple of extra tweaks I did later), grab that here: Fear of Holding On - 320 kbit joint stereo (13MB) Towards the end of the podcast (or is that vidcast?), I mentioned that I would make the individual instrument tracks available to anyone who wanted to have a crack at mixing the song for themselves. Drop me an e-mail and I'll send you the link to download the files. Just be warned... that's an even bigger download than the mp4!! The tracks are 32bit mono and total about 1.1GB! The download will be in .rar format, so you'll need an archive utility like WinRAR (or similar) which is capable of unzipping a .rar file. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=805 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=805#comments Sun, 02 Nov 2008 09:56:22 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=805 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=805 4 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=801 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=801#comments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:37:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=801 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=801 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=800 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=800#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:46:35 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=800 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=800 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=799 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=799#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:30:18 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=799 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=799 7 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=798 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=798#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:13:10 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=798 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=798 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=797 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=797#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:08:47 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=797 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=797 2 This week, an answer for Bomar who thought he heard distortion in episode 98, another mic comparison, this time between the R84 and my AKG C3000, Jim Addie wrote in with detailed definitions of DC offset and wave asymmetry, This week, an answer for Bomar who thought he heard distortion in episode 98, another mic comparison, this time between the R84 and my AKG C3000, Jim Addie wrote in with detailed definitions of DC offset and wave asymmetry, plus a reminder about a great thread on PSW about digital recording levels. Also mentioned, the Shure SM81, and Rycote wind socks. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=794 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=794#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 02:00:33 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=794 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=794 2 This week, a ton of e-mail to answer from the last month or so, including some reminiscing about the transition from analogue to digital within the radio industry through the late '80's and early '90's, Ron Eastwood tried recording quasi-binaural on a ... This week, a ton of e-mail to answer from the last month or so, including some reminiscing about the transition from analogue to digital within the radio industry through the late '80's and early '90's, Ron Eastwood tried recording quasi-binaural on a boom box, Jim Addie sent in a link to an interesting article on the merits, or lack thereof, of recording at higher sample rates and longer wordlengths (when I recorded this episode, I commented that I hadn't read the entire article. I now have, and have the feeling that at some point in the past, I've been pointed to it, and have actually read it. Still, it was good to read it again!), Greg Andreson (who is all "Bruced" out) wrote to tell me about his Zooms (the H2 and the H4!) and how much he likes them, and to comment on the wildly different standards of audio production that exist within the podcaster community, and Pascal asked about sidechain compression. One free VST plugin that I know of which does sidechain compression is Sidekick. And finally, a bit of a chat about what is in store for episode 100. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=793 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=793#comments Sun, 28 Sep 2008 10:20:33 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=793 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=793 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=792 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=792#comments Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:59:00 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=792 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=792 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=789 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=789#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2008 05:53:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=789 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=789 0 In ep 97, a quick look back at the definition of 'bandwidth' (in relation to peak filters, as mentioned in ep 96), the Pro Audio Reference library at Rane is definitely worth bookmarking, the Rane article on Constant Q Equalizers is worth reading too, In ep 97, a quick look back at the definition of 'bandwidth' (in relation to peak filters, as mentioned in ep 96), the Pro Audio Reference library at Rane is definitely worth bookmarking, the Rane article on Constant Q Equalizers is worth reading too, not quite a 'war story', but an interesting observation I made regarding mics in the studio, not sure what a Neumann U87 looks like? Try this, Jim Weishorn asked for further clarification on DC offset, and Ross Bennett chimed in with a story about incorrect useage of technical terms in the IT industry, plus a discussion on EQ and psychoacoustics. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=787 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=787#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:29:45 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=787 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=787 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=786 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=786#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:09:11 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=786 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=786 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=785 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=785#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:27:50 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=785 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=785 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=783 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=783#comments Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:01:04 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=783 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=783 0 This week, a further discussion on filters. Something I should have covered last episode (but sadly neglected) was to distinguish between shelf filters and peak filters. - I also received an e-mail from Ike Tamigian, This week, a further discussion on filters. Something I should have covered last episode (but sadly neglected) was to distinguish between shelf filters and peak filters. I also received an e-mail from Ike Tamigian, who is interested in hearing a discussion on the ins and outs of Izotope's Ozone plugin. I've put it on the list, Ike. Then, Rob Scalise chimed in with a suggestion that I check out a podcast called the HT Guys (for Home Theatre). Next up was Mike Wills, whose Dad has given him a cassette to convert to digital files of one description or another. Mike wanted some tips on transferring the audio. And finally, Greg Anderson asked why the mixes he does on the crappy little speakers in his laptop translate better to other playback systems than the mixes he does on 'decent' speakers. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=781 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=781#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:35:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=781 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=781 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=780 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=780#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:23:04 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=780 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=780 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=778 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=778#comments Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:55:57 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=778 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=778 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=776 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=776#comments Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:23:21 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=776 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=776 1 This week, so many e-mails to answer, I couldn't get to them all! Jim Addie chimed in with some follow up on DC offset (thanks, Jim!), Steve Mayfield wondered if I'd got my HDMI issues sorted (Yes! Thanks, Steve). This week, so many e-mails to answer, I couldn't get to them all! Jim Addie chimed in with some follow up on DC offset (thanks, Jim!), Steve Mayfield wondered if I'd got my HDMI issues sorted (Yes! Thanks, Steve). He offered a link to another site that reviewed some hand held field recorders, registered his 'vote of confidence' for a video podcast for SL100, and expressed his appreciation of the new audio2u.com podcast imaging. Then, we heard from Ike Tamigian who owns the Tascam 122L audio interface and reckons that "for the money you can't go wrong". Thanks Ike! Then, Noel Payne asked about what eq filters (high pass, low pass, notch, band pass etc) to use under what circumstances. And after I finished editing the podcast, I realised there's more I need to add to this topic, next week. Stay tuned, Noel! And finally, Ron Eastwood wrote in with a photography analogy regarding sample rate and bit resolution, and asked what is the most important factor (with regards audio quality)? Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=768 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=768#comments Sun, 10 Aug 2008 06:26:56 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=768 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=768 1 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=766 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=766#comments Sat, 02 Aug 2008 19:01:32 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=766 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=766 4 This week, an e-mail from Steve Mayfield regarding the Tascam US122L usb interface. Quite a decent looking portable audio interface which might suit those wishing to record direct to a laptop. - * 2 XLR mic inputs with phantom power * 2 analog line in... This week, an e-mail from Steve Mayfield regarding the Tascam US122L usb interface. Quite a decent looking portable audio interface which might suit those wishing to record direct to a laptop. * 2 XLR mic inputs with phantom power * 2 analog line inputs (1 switchable to high impedance for use with guitars, basses, etc.) * 1 MIDI input, 1 MIDI output * USB 2.0 equipped (also supports USB 1.1) * Up to 96kHz/24-bit for high quality recordings * Zero-latency hardware monitoring * Headphone/level control * Bus powered for use with any PC or Mac, including laptops Also, what's happening with that hand-held field recorder shootout? E. Bernhard Warg sent in another demonstation of the Coles 4104 Lip mic in action. Plus, my dramas trying to get get a PS3, an Onkyo home theatre amp and a Sony Bravia talking and playing nicely together. And for those interested in home theatre stuff, some reading material for ya! HDMI and Blu-Ray Progressive scan Interlaced scanning Sony Bravia XBR 40" LCD Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=764 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=764#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 09:56:06 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=764 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=764 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=763 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=763#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:57:29 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=763 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=763 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=760 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=760#comments Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:00:17 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=760 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=760 0 This week, another e-mail from Jim Addie about early (mid 80's) digital recording systems. Plus, a discussion on DC offset... what it is, why you don't want it, and how to fix it if you've got it. Sounds like a disease, doesn't it? This week, another e-mail from Jim Addie about early (mid 80's) digital recording systems. Plus, a discussion on DC offset... what it is, why you don't want it, and how to fix it if you've got it. Sounds like a disease, doesn't it? Links: Direct Stream Digital DC offset Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=759 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=759#comments Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:58:30 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=759 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=759 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=755 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=755#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:29:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=755 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=755 0 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=753 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=753#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:17:55 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=753 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=753 2 ...just testing out the latest version of WordPress. - whoosh001 - I'm interested to see if that audio file ends up being "published" in the feed, like an episode of a podcast. - ok, that ought to be enough mucking around for now. -   - Addendum - Wel... ...just testing out the latest version of WordPress. whoosh001 I'm interested to see if that audio file ends up being "published" in the feed, like an episode of a podcast. ok, that ought to be enough mucking around for now.   Addendum Well, no, apparently you can now attach media files to a post without them appearing in the feed! Woohoo! Where was THAT feature when I released btp100? :) Thanks to Felix for the heads up. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=746 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=746#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:15:36 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=746 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=746 1 The audio quality may be a little rough this week. It was a real "last minute" thing that we even got to record at all, but I figured any podcast was better than no podcast! - Yay! We're back! This week, Shelton suggests that there MIGHT be some US wor... The audio quality may be a little rough this week. It was a real "last minute" thing that we even got to record at all, but I figured any podcast was better than no podcast! Yay! We're back! This week, Shelton suggests that there MIGHT be some US workshops in the near future! Woohoo! Stay tuned for more on that. Shelton is attending both Canon and Nikon release parties this week. More info next week on what the new goodies are. Carl sent us this wedding shot which he captured with his Nikon D300. Bob Fischer sent us a couple of potential entries for a portrait competition. Then, Shelton takes his "Find the light and put 'em in it" mantra, and turn it upside down. Now, it's "MAKE the light and put 'em in it!" Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=744 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=744#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:00:19 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=744 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=744 3 Hold on to your hats, people... In episode 92, a listener (who wishes to remain anonymous) commented on the possibility of hearing damage inflicted by driving with the windows down, and the possibility of same being caused from riding your pushbike in ... Hold on to your hats, people... In episode 92, a listener (who wishes to remain anonymous) commented on the possibility of hearing damage inflicted by driving with the windows down, and the possibility of same being caused from riding your pushbike in busy traffic. The earplugs he's using while riding are these. Of course, my regular listeners know that I love my Sennheiser CX300's... damn, I oughtta be on commission! And that led to a discussion of noise-isolating vs noise-cancelling earbuds and headphones. All of which led me to speculate on telephone handsets and whether or not they do us more harm than good. Then, Jim Wesihorn checked in with news of a new pdf from the good folks at Izotope (makers of the VST/DirectX Ozone mastering plugin). Seems they've turned out a whopping great 75 page document on audio restoration. Going to have to check that out some time soon! Thanks Jim! Then, Steve Mayfield sent me a link about a dummy head binaural mic for your video camera! Crazy looking thing. One would hope it works well given the price tag! Another long time listener who wishes to remain anonymous wrote to assure me that no, there is no distorion in my podcasts! Phew! What a relief! I didn't think there was, mind you. :) He also went on to provide some interesting real-world feedback on sample rate conversion. Then, Matt sent me this screen shot of the Pro Tools manual where apparently, even Digidesign doesn't know the difference between "bit rate" and "bit resolution". Why do I feel like I'm fighting an up hill battle here? :) Then, Luke asked about vocal training. I suggested googling some of these words: 'voice', 'vocal', 'coach', 'training', 'tuition', 'diction', 'eloqution', plus your local area or check your local phone book. Next, E. Bernhard Warg sent me an mp3 of a shoot out between a Coles 4104 ribbon lip mic and a standard lav mic, with regard to ambient noise suppression. Then, Jim Addie sent in some great information on how the Red Book standard was established. And finally, there were some listener comments on audio2u about my disaster last week. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=743 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=743#comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 07:28:10 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=743 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=743 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=742 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=742#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:56:13 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=742 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=742 1 In episode 91, Felix left a comment on audio2u.com regarding "ratios", Kevin Smith asked about selecting sample rates in your multitrack project, which led to discussions on the Nyquist theorem, and the DVD-A spec, In episode 91, Felix left a comment on audio2u.com regarding "ratios", Kevin Smith asked about selecting sample rates in your multitrack project, which led to discussions on the Nyquist theorem, and the DVD-A spec, Ross Bennett wrote to say that a) he loves my new mic, b) appreciated my discussion on near field and mid field monitoring in ep 90, and c) to remind us all that good monitoring is all well and good, but we should also take some time out during a large mixing session to listen to a mix we respect so that we don't get lost in our work. Plus, Leon McCormick wrote to ask about the processing of my voice when I'm reading out the e-mail. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=739 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=739#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 12:17:10 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=739 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=739 1 This week, all those e-mails I was SUPPOSED to answer last week! Most of which were relating to my comments about the "lip mics" that the sports broadcasters use. Bruce McKinnon sent in this link, Scott Hess sent in this one, This week, all those e-mails I was SUPPOSED to answer last week! Most of which were relating to my comments about the "lip mics" that the sports broadcasters use. Bruce McKinnon sent in this link, Scott Hess sent in this one, Steve Mayfield sent in 2 links... one from my former employer, plus another one, and Chris Harris sent in this link to the Coles site. After all of that, Tokyo Dan asked about his Audio Technica ATH-30 Com Dynamic Headset which he's not having much luck with. Then, there was a comment from Jim Weishorn which I felt warranted sharing with the world... ratio and difference. Semantics? Maybe. But a good topic for discussion none the less. And that lead on to a discussion about downward expanders. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=735 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=735#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:12:25 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=735 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=735 0 Whoops. I had a whole bunch of e-mail I was supposed to address this week, and I completely forgot it. And why? Because I currently have a new toy to play with. And in my excitement, I totally lost the plot. So, what is it? Well, Whoops. I had a whole bunch of e-mail I was supposed to address this week, and I completely forgot it. And why? Because I currently have a new toy to play with. And in my excitement, I totally lost the plot. So, what is it? Well, you really should HEAR it, but if you must see it, then here ya go. The AEA R84 ribbon mic. OMG people!! This thing is gorgeous! Once you've heard the podcast, you'll understand why I'm telling you that I ended up adding a high shelf (about 3dB at around 3kHz) to my voice track. I was also using the AEA TRP ribbon mic preamp. And thank God I was! My Focusrite VoiceMasterPro had nowhere near enough grunt to drive the R84. The TRP offers up to 83dB of gain! That's awesome. And my speaking voice needed about 70dB of that gain. But what a sound! Anyway, enough of my raving... go listen to it for yourself. Oh, and before you reach for the credit card... the R84 plus the TRP will set you back around US$1800! And believe it or not, I DID actually get on to covering Noel's question from last week about nearfield monitoring vs headphone monitoring. Gearcast podcast feed is here, and the website is here. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=732 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=732#comments Sun, 25 May 2008 01:00:09 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=732 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=732 2 Wow! What a big week! In episode 88, a ton of feedback regarding microphones on noisy trade show floors and the like... Scott Hess likes the Sennheiser HMD25's, and the HMD280-XQ's, Tokyo Dan suggested checking out this video on YouTube, Wow! What a big week! In episode 88, a ton of feedback regarding microphones on noisy trade show floors and the like... Scott Hess likes the Sennheiser HMD25's, and the HMD280-XQ's, Tokyo Dan suggested checking out this video on YouTube, as well as this video on shooting video on a Nokia N95, Dave King mentioned these headsets from Eartec, which look like your standard headsets that you'd get from AKG or Sennheiser, but Eartec say they will customise the circuitry for you upon request! Then, Michael from New Zealand asked about matching RMS levels between his locally produced content, and material coming from other studios, Jim Weishorn asked about multiband compression, and we finished off with a discussion on the differences between MP3 and MP3Pro encoding. Bruce Williams clean http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=731 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=731#comments Sun, 18 May 2008 10:18:06 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=731 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=731 3 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=730 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=730#comments Sun, 11 May 2008 09:06:04 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=730 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=730 2 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=727 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?p=727#comments Sun, 04 May 2008 10:40:34 +0000 Bruce Williams http://www.audio2u.com/?p=727 http://www.sinelanguagepodcast.com/?feed=rss2&p=727 2 I'm back! The 3 weeks in the States was an absolute head trip (in a good way)! So, naturally, there's a bit of discussion about that, particularly about the NAB trade show, which was amazing, then a couple of e-mails to answer. I'm back! The 3 weeks in the States was an absolute head trip (in a good way)! So, naturally, there's a bit of discussion about that, particularly about the NAB trade show, which was amazing, then a couple of e-mails to answer. One from Mark Hobold at JapanesePod101 about whether or not we should peak limit before noise reduction. Then one from Steve Fernino at djideasharing about what mics to use when conducting interviews on really noisy trade show floors. Also, my new work commitments, possible changes to the regularity of audio2u.com podcasts, and my latest acquisition.... a Mackie Control Universal. Bruce Williams clean