As part of my HND level Sound Production course, we had to create a cover song from scratch. The studio work was a group effort and mixing was an induvidual affair. Our group of four has picked the "A Forrest" from The Cure and I would say shamelessly, that Mr Robert Smith should be proud, … Continue reading The Cure cover track produced as part of my college work
Author: Andras Peter
Audio Post Production naming convention
As I am continuing my journey in audio I have got myself into the art of audio post-production, specifically into game and animation audio. In that discipline of audio, the sound designer / editor has to work with numerous sound files. Best practice tells, to treat your audio library as a large database, which makes … Continue reading Audio Post Production naming convention
A Perfectly Sad Day – a short animation Audio Post Production
A friend of mine recently made a traditional short animation by photographing every frame individually. I thought that would be a good exercise for me to practice a bit of sound design/ audio post-production. This is the second version of it (first one will never be seen...) All the sounds are from fresound.org and edited/ … Continue reading A Perfectly Sad Day – a short animation Audio Post Production
Make a record like it would be the 1800s – 1st prototype
The first electronic microphone was invented and patented during the second half of the 19th century. There were a few different, not the most practical solutions invented, before the loose contact carbon microphone was built by Emelie Berliner and David Edward Hughes. My idea is to re-create a working microphone in a kit form, using … Continue reading Make a record like it would be the 1800s – 1st prototype
Shure SM57 & its clones turn 55 and the OP makes a discovery
The legendary SM57 microphone from Shure is turning 55 years old, which is a grand age for a piece of tech item still in production. It is allegedly the most used microphone of all time and if you ever held a microphone in your hands you have a good chance that it was (or some … Continue reading Shure SM57 & its clones turn 55 and the OP makes a discovery
Pro-Tools & Windows audio troubleshooting, aka how (not) to have a nightmare
I am a DAW beginner, probably even a noob. However, I feel, I can pick software products up fairly quickly, a DAW is just another one, albeit a very complex one. I have spent a couple of longer sessions over the weekend with Pro-Tools recently in order to get through some college assignments and learning … Continue reading Pro-Tools & Windows audio troubleshooting, aka how (not) to have a nightmare
Analogue to Digital Conversion Process – jargon buster
I had to make some notes for an upcoming assessment at college and I thought this is a good idea to make a useful post out of it. This information can be collided separately from other places (see references), but this short compendium might be useful for the unanointed or for anyone else whom might … Continue reading Analogue to Digital Conversion Process – jargon buster
Music From Outer Space – I have instantly improved the quality of my life by building the Alien Screamer and the Weird Sound Generator
I would love to be knowledgeable and skilled enough to be able to design sound synthesizers and audio gear from scratch. Well, I am not yet clever that much, but this does not diminish my enthusiasm for DIY electronics and sound creations! Luckily there is an abundance of very creative and skilled people out there, … Continue reading Music From Outer Space – I have instantly improved the quality of my life by building the Alien Screamer and the Weird Sound Generator
A selection of microphones Vol I.
This is a list of commonly used microphones in a studio environment and their brief description. I am studying audio and this might be useful for some with similar interest. If you know your beans and spot an error, please leave comment SE 2200 II SE-2A AKG C1000 AKG C451 BAKG C414 XLS Cascade Fat … Continue reading A selection of microphones Vol I.
How I made the Peaky Blinders memorabilia
To continue my previous post about painting 3d printed models, here is a wee project I have made recently. It is inspired by a British TV series, "Peaky Blinders". The series tells the story of an English gangster family - The Shelby family - from Birmingham during the early 20th century. An often used hand … Continue reading How I made the Peaky Blinders memorabilia
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