Brief update: there’s a new article published on the Airborne Sound blog with sound effects mastering tips. At Airborne Sound we sometimes hire interns to prep sounds effects. The tutorial on the Airborne Sound blog grew from a list of nine tips we created as a guideline to staff. It’s a good introduction to beginners […]
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Interactive Frequency Chart + Sound Effects EQ Cheat Sheet?
I stumbled across an interesting post on musiclibraryreport.com. It links to a really cool interactive frequency range chart. It shows major musical instruments and their frequency spread related to an 88-key piano. While the chart focuses on musical instruments, I found useful for sound effects mastering as well.
Continue Reading ISPs To Punish File Sharing By Blocking Customer Browsing
An article in the New York Times from July 7 caught my eye. Hollywood, the music industry and major American internet service providers (ISPs) have agreed to impose penalties on people who pirate or share music or movies. This includes other digital content, such as sound effects libraries. File sharing and piracy always leads to […]
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I was recently reading about the new Chevy Volt and something caught my eye. Chevrolet is including artificial warning sounds with the vehicle. This is because, as a hybrid electric car, it produces next to no noise at low speeds. Electric car companies are including these warning signals to alert the blind and pedestrians to […]
Continue Reading Dirty Secrets of Search Article on nytimes.com
I just read an exceptionally well-written article about Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, on the New York Times website. The article discusses how websites achieve high ranking on search engines, and how this may be affected via paid ads. It also examines ‘black hat’ or unscrupulous techniques to increase a web site’s rank.
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