AUDIO ACADEMY NEWS
The Year That Was: Audio Academy Looks Back at 2018
As we bid goodbye to another year, let us take a look back at articles that covered everything from the stalwarts of sound engineering to the nuances that go into making great sound. The year began with bringing you details of what it takes to develop perfect pitch. A...
What ‘Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club’ Did For Recording
The year was 1967. Many rock acts were devoting less time to live performances and more to mastering the rapidly developing studio technology with the aim of making increasingly sophisticated sound recordings. The Beatles had broken from the two-albums-per-year...
Women In Audio: Where Are They?
[vc_row][vc_column css=".vc_custom_1461585051858{background-color: #ffffff !important;}"][vc_column_text]Audio is a profession that has been mostly dominated by men. Statistics by the Audio Engineering Society’s (AES) women in audio committee (now defunct and replaced...
Streaming: What is the value of music?
Music is an integral part of the emotional lives of people and yet people don't seem to want to pay for it. Since streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and the like, have become popular, one of the most debated topics is the value of music. The...
Mastering- The Bridge between Artist and Consumer
Mastering, the final step in the record - mix and master process, involves preparing an audio mix for distribution by unifying and balancing the sound, optimising it for playback across various formats and systems to ensuring that audio consistency is maintained...
Yash Walvekar: Building His Own Dreams
It has been said that you are what you surround yourself with. Growing up in Pune, Yash Walvekar watched his father run a business dealing in speakers- Samarth Quality Sound. Right off the bat, the world of sound and audio fascinated him and he pushed his father to...
The science behind room acoustics and sound reflections
Room Acoustic Response Good acoustics is absolutely crucial to record and mix music. This ensures that the music sounds as good in most environments. Room acoustics refers to how sound waves behave within a room. Every room, its size, shape and the objects in it...
The Beauty and Quirks of Theater Lighting
Lighting design in theater is far more than just making sure that the audience can see the action and actors on stage. While that is an important goal, lighting in theatre can also be used to establish the time or location of a performance, to create a mood, enhance...
Recording To Tape: A Historical Perspective
During World War II, a German company called Telefunken developed what is now called the reel to reel tape machine. In Germany, it was called the Magnetophon. At the time, a Lieutenant J. Herbert Orr worked in the U.S. Signal Corp that debriefed many of the German...
5 Common Stage Lighting Mistakes To Avoid
Whether it is a play, a concert or a performance like Cirque du Soleil (coming soon to India), lighting is an integral and irreplaceable part of an event. In fact, there are many famous bands that count their lighting directors as an additional member of the group....