http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/10880.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 17:05:50 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10880albaitisHone your creative sense within your sonic environment in order to produce compelling sound works unique to your artistic vision. How Your Rich Acoustic Environment Shapes You When you start your new life as a careful observer of sound, a whole new world opens up to you. We are naturally visual creatures. In a world flooded by the constant influx o...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/10878.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 16:40:41 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10878albaitisGain essential understanding about playback equipment and body/microphone positioning in order to create compelling digital sound recordings. How the Placement of your Body or Microphone Can Affect Your Recording How you position yourself will greatly inform the vantage point of your recording. You can break this dilemma into to two microphone ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/10877.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 16:13:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:10877albaitisBy taking into consideration what the limits of your equipment and situation, you can create provoking digital sound recordings on any budget. Creating Compelling Acoustic Recordings with Virtually Any Type of Equipment Field recording is a very subjective activity. There are no fixable laws, only loose guidelines. It all depends on the desired out...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5326.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 14:33:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5326glazfolkA very common issue faced by the home recording enthusiast is the question of how to improve that sound of a rather thin and somewhat tentative vocal track. There's no one size fits all solution, but here is a good way to start. What Is Channel Splitting? In our last article we looked at how panning can be used to help fatten an otherwise t...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/18910.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:41:00 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:18910DoctorMohogwayThere are many things to consider if you are considering recording live music digitally. One of the decisions you have to make has to do with what type of microphone you will use. There are all different types of microphones and each one is made for a specific purpose. Things to Consider There are many things to consider if you are considering reco...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5316.aspxWed, 28 Oct 2009 04:31:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5316glazfolkYou'd be amazed (or maybe you wouldn't) at how many home enthusiasts launch themselves body and soul into mixing their tracks, enthusiastically but with no real sense of direction.

If that sounds familiar to you, let's start putting that right, right now. What Not To Do You've laid down the tracks for your home recordin...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/19683.aspxTue, 13 Oct 2009 20:38:25 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19683MrNewMaterialWhat are you doing to protect your music equipment? If you're not covering up all of your music recording equipment, you could be eliminating major sound quality as well as dollars. Learn the proper techniques to increase your music industry rank, as well as your tax bracket. Staying Ahead of the Game Ever been to someone’s studio to do a s...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/19685.aspxTue, 13 Oct 2009 19:02:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:19685MrNewMaterialAre you fully prepared for your Musical Performance? Sure you may have your songs and music memorized, however&#59; are you prepared for the worst? Follow this quick checklist to make sure you're prepared for any emergencies that may occur. You Better Be Prepared! As a musician, you should already know how important it is to be prep...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/reviews/517.aspxTue, 13 Oct 2009 17:19:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:517papajohnGoldWave Digital Audio Editor exceeded my expectations from start to finish. I'm interested in audio editing from a movie-making perspective, so I was thrilled to have GoldWave rip the audio tracks from my movies. I could fix and enhance tracks and then easily return them to their original form. Introduction GoldWave Digital Audio Editor is an ...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/2366.aspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 20:40:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:2366jrulePicking podcast software depends mostly on the type of show you create. the best type really depends on what you want to do with it. This short guide covers the major differences in three popular podcast software packages: Propaganda 1.2, ePodcast Creator 2.0, and Podcast Station 2.1. Picking the best podcast software depends mostly on the type...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5323.aspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 19:15:30 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5323glazfolkPanning is the name given to the technique of spreading your instruments and vocals across the left-right spectrum between your speakers. Of course you already know that. But do you know how to use panning to its best effect? Critical Panning Issues In our last article we looked at how the frequency spectrum can be seen as determining how the d...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5322.aspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 18:32:03 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5322glazfolkMost home recording enthusiasts are familiar with the concept of using width to spread out the different instruments in a mix. But did you also know that height is just as important in getting a good mix? The Importance of EQ In our previous article we looked at how can use spectral analysis tools to identify at least some of the areas where tw...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5321.aspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 18:11:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5321glazfolkHave you ever wondered why you can listen to one mix and hear every part and instrument clearly, but listen to another and struggle to figure out what's going on?

Well, wonder no more ... Understanding the Audio Spectrum You probably already know that sound is made of a spectrum. The limits of human hearing in this spectrum run fro...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5314.aspxMon, 12 Oct 2009 15:56:24 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5314glazfolkOver the last year or so, there's been a quiet revolution in the world of digital audio and home recording. It has been brought about with the development of a new generation Digital Audio Workstation - REAPER.

How good is it? Read on ... The REAPER Paradigm Most software companies work to a cycle of yearly upgrades each of which c...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/articles/5325.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2009 21:22:04 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:5325glazfolkHave you ever ended up with a take of an instrument that just sounds anaemic, dull and lifeless? The more you try to improve it the worse it sounds. In circumstances like these, panning, along with a couple of other simple can play a major part in helping you to bring that instrument to life. Mixed Doubles In our last article we looked at how p...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/reviews/594.aspxFri, 09 Oct 2009 20:58:18 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:594jruleAudacity offers audio recording for open source propeller heads who want to create podcasts. But while its effects are fun and features generous, I had to spend a lot of time searching for help online to use any of its advanced functions. Why Use Audacity? Audacity is the Swiss army knife of audio editing from Dominic Mazzoni and the open sourc...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/reviews/806.aspxMon, 29 Jun 2009 22:51:46 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:806shadymgTune Tools for iPod Multimedia Edition is a PC application that promises to manage all of your iPods from any computers you have while allowing for full control of all your songs and libraries. Sounds great, right? Unfortunately, it's too good to be true. Introduction Tune Tools for iPod Multimedia Edition is a program with an admirable goa...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/reviews/518.aspxWed, 24 Sep 2008 21:10:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:518papajohnFx Audio Editor is an audio editing utility that, despite providing all the classic features of such a tool, is not on par with other software options in its price class. Introduction This is the first version of Fx Audio Editor that runs on the Windows Vista operating system. That said, when I installed it on my Vista Home Basic system, with McAfe...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/reviews/516.aspxWed, 24 Sep 2008 21:09:19 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:516papajohnAcoustica 4 is an audio editing utility that is easy to install and use. Acoustica is a great value, letting me put finishing touches on the soundtracks of my personal videos. Introduction Acoustica is an easy-to-use and robust utility that delivers what its online marketing material says it will. It's easy to install and a pleasure to use. It does...http://www.brighthub.com/multimedia/audio/reviews/595.aspxWed, 24 Sep 2008 21:05:10 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:595jruleGabcast is an online service for recording podcasts through your telephone and then sharing them with online channels and blogs. The sound quality is low, but you don't need any equipment, and Gabcast includes built-in support for popular blogging sites like Blogspot, LiveJournal, TypePad, and more. Introduction I've been a cellist for 25 years...