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Decibel Levels and Perceived Volume Change

Here is information about decibel levels and perceived volume change. Here’s the quick read info, with supporting documentation below. 3dB = twice the power 6dB = twice the amplitude ~10dB = twice the...

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Is Full Sail a Scam?

Email question received: Hi, I’m curious for your opinon about Full Sail in winter park florida. If you look online you will find that there are people that love and hate Full Sail. I want to go there...

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Where to get sound effects for live theater

Email question received: Hey Bro, great web page. I came across your stie looking for sound effects to the musical “Annie”. Do you know where I could find some? Thanks! Reply: www.SoundDogs.com – I’ve...

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Changes in Music Production from 2001 to 2011

I’m really amazed at the changes in music production software and gear over the past 20 years, especially the ten years from 2001 to 2011. Long story short: I can do almost as much with about $8,000 of...

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Pan Law – Recording and Mixing

Pan Law, in practical application, states that  an audio source, of equal amplitude and phase, that is played in both channels of a stereo system and panned from center to left or right  will sound...

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Bruce Swedien – Keeping the Mix Primitive

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo52yszIfPw Audio engineer Bruce Swedien talks about keeping the mix primitive. Years ago I had his video series on microphone usage. The big tip I picked up from that...

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Acoustic Treatment for Audio Mixing Room

As part of my Critical Listening class with Berklee Music Online I’ve been spending a lot of time tweaking my audio mixing room. The point is to level out the environment at the listening position for...

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Q&A: How to play AAC audio files on website?

Email question received: no problem getting my site to play mp3 files, but what do you do if you’ve got an AAC file that you want people to hear. ************************ Response: Hey there, great...

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165 Million Year Old Cricket Song

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2012/8210.html Excerpt: The love song of an extinct cricket that lived 165 million years ago has been brought back to life by scientists at the University of Bristol. The...

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Shure VP88 Battery Compartment

I’ve been going crazy trying to remember where the battery compartment is for my Shure VP88 microphone. I could not find any info online to open up the battery and put in a new battery for the VP88....

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