Sine Language

This week, Ernie wrote in to follow up on last episode’s e-mail. Rob wrote to me to thank me for an e-mail I’d sent him a couple of weeks back. He also included a link to this Italian song, which is pure gibberish intended to sound like English. And then it’s on to another Dissection. … Continue reading "Episode 160 – Manga-inspired audio"

This week, Ernie wrote asking about gain staging. And Steve wrote to say: a) he loved the Dissection (that’s good… there’s another on this ep!), b) like Rob, he also hated the Pono, and c) to ask my opinion on what’s driving the renewed interest in vinyl. Rob also wrote to say he was impressed … Continue reading "Episode 159 – Gain staging"

This week, Rob wrote to discuss the high fidelity audio needs (or lack thereof) of the smartphone media-consuming market. And I introduce a new segment to the podcast called The Dissection. If you find this of value, let me know. Each episode, I will take a commercial I’ve made, and pull it apart, let you … Continue reading "Episode 158 – The initial Dissection"

This week, Izotope has set up a training ground for audio engineers called the Pro Audio Essentials. Even as a 30 year veteran of this stuff, it makes for a good refresher/reality check! I highly recommend you check it out if you are interested in any form of recording or mixing. Rob weighs in with … Continue reading "Episode 157 – The value of music"

This episode, a little late now, but still worth a read… Rupert Neve’s touching tribute to Sir George Martin. I get on my soapbox about the (in my opinion) incorrectly-referred-to “phase switch”. This week, I was alerted to this unbelievably amazing video, which you need know nothing about. Just click the freakin’ link and be … Continue reading "Episode 156 – The benefits of distortion"

This week, a company called Nervana plan to bring you some headphones which will promote the release of dopamine in the body, whilst you’re enjoying your toons. Some guy with waaaay too much time on his hands built this amazing hand-cranked marble-powered music machine, which he calls the Wintergaten. Mobile phone manufacturer HTC in conjunction … Continue reading "Episode 155 – From Nervana to MQA"

This week, I had a follow up e-mail from Ernie re: location recording for his video naturescapes, Rob wrote another epic titled “False Surround Dictatorships” about the disparity between the R&D dollars spent on 3D video as opposed to any kind of 3D audio (links at the end of this post), Steve Hope asked the … Continue reading "Episode 154 – False Surround Dictatorships"

Happy New Year! This week, I came across this blog post, highlighting the 50 best free VST plugins of 2015. Along the way, I talked about the plugin Ambience from smartelectronix. One of the best algorithm-based reverbs I’ve come across (not that I use them much these days; I mostly stick to convolution reverbs). Plus … Continue reading "Episode 153 – Who’s responsible for the Loudness War?"

This week, a “just-in-time” e-mail from Rob Bettla reveals his difficulties with deciphering Aussie slang, his interpretation of the sound of a piece of 4″x2″ (via his soundcloud account), the Japanese engineer with a few patents to his name, including how to make speaker cones out of wood (see the pic), and the Top 25 … Continue reading "Episode 152 – Compressor design topologies"

This week, I answer a couple of e-mails from both Rob Bettla and Greg Anderson, regarding the move to audio for motion picture. I WAS going to cover the compression discussion as well, but decided at the end that I’d leave it until the next episode. Comments will be closed after 30 days. Love the … Continue reading "Episode 151 – Questions about ‘audio for motion picture’"