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4DSOUND – Pushing The Boundaries of Experiencing Sound
What is 4D Sound? 4DSOUND is a collective involved in exploring spatial sound as a medium. Founded in 2007 by composer Paul Oomen and technologists Poul Holleman, Luc van Weelden and Salvador Breed, the collective’s goal was to further the [...]
On Tour: What It Means To Be a Live Sound Engineer
If you have always been the guy who never misses a concert and yet has eyes mostly on the man behind the controls, then this article is for you. Often shrouded in anonymity, the live sound engineer is the one [...]
Ears & Years: What It Takes To Make a Great Sound Engineer
One of the signs of a great sound engineer is the ability to intuitively ‘feel’ their way through a mix. You don’t have to be born with this talent. It is one that can be acquired with deliberate practice, focus [...]
A Practical Guide to Kickstarting YourAudio Engineering Career
Have you always been more fascinated with the guy live mixing at a concert rather than the band who is performing? Or maybe your dream was to create a career involving your passion for sound and ear for music? Stop [...]
Pro Tools Workshop at Audio Academy
This week at the academy, Avid product specialist Deepanshu Misra, conducted a workshop on Avid’s Protools 12.5 paired with the Avid S3 Console and and The Protools Control iPad Dock. Deepanshu explained the concepts of digital audio, Aanalogue to digital and Digital to [...]
How To Ensure A Brilliant Studio Recording
Recording a musical performance is an art in itself— from the preparation involved to getting it to sound good and equipment. Considerably different from a live performance, sound engineers and music producers need a whole different skillset to ensure that they draw [...]
Sound Reinforcement Systems
A sound reinforcement system is designed and engineered to make capture and amplify sound and deliver it to an audience. The clear role it has is to distribute sound evenly to the areas where the listeners are, while ensuring that sound is [...]
Picking A Live Sound Audio Mixer
Whether is was a wedding in the family, a school concert or your first time watching your favourite artist on stage, you have probably been around professional live sound mixers. Also called PA mixers or sound system mixers, if you [...]
The Return of High Fidelity Sound
Are you an audiophile who roots around in dusty old stores for that Bowie record? Or perhaps a musician who is frustrated with the quality of digital version of your song? Either way, the music landscape seems to be slowly [...]
A Hotlist of Versatile MIDI Controllers
The music-making process, whether on stage or in the studio involves the use of virtual instruments. It is because of this that a MIDI controller becomes a crucial connection with your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) and the virtual instruments. With the host [...]
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