Entering my final, honors year at university I am taking on a professional internship module and my project is to produce an audio book from start to finish. I thought this is a good opportunity to record and post about the process and my experiences as I go on this learning journey, it might help … Continue reading Let’s make an audiobook
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Posts related to my Audio technology studies and hobby
Building the AntiSocial Distance Machine – The Arduino code (HC-SR04, DFmini Player) and electronics
The idea is a top/ chimney pipe/ tall hat which has the mind of it's own (akin to the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter). This hat is very conscious about social distancing (rightfully) and if you go too close it will shout at you (not quite rightfully). When the hat is shouting it’s mind blows … Continue reading Building the AntiSocial Distance Machine – The Arduino code (HC-SR04, DFmini Player) and electronics
How to fix audio engine compatibility issues in Pro Tools under Windows 10
This is an other short post. I am working on a sound design showreel in Pro Tools and on certain day I take my laptop to uni so I can work on the projects between classses. Obviously, I am not carrying my audio interface with me, so in these instances I am using the internal … Continue reading How to fix audio engine compatibility issues in Pro Tools under Windows 10
How to fix Pro-Tools scaling and display issues on Windows 10
This is a very short post about how to fix Pro-Tools scaling and display issues on Windows 10. The information can be found elsewhere, but it literally took me 2-3 hours to find the relevant forum posts, so I wanted to create an extra place to find this info. The solution relates to an issue … Continue reading How to fix Pro-Tools scaling and display issues on Windows 10
Improve life on Earth, build the MFOS Noise Toaster
Recently I have finished another (and for a while final) MFOS Ray Wilson designed noise box. This one was slightly complicated compared to the previous two (Alien Screamer and the Weird Sound Generator), but it is still a relatively straightforward build if you have basic electronics knowledge. The PCB came from "Soundtronics UK" and all … Continue reading Improve life on Earth, build the MFOS Noise Toaster
More jargon busting in digital audio processing
How digital data converted to analogue sound A converter circuit should be used, named DAC (Digital to Analogue Converter). In essence it is a reversed process of the conversion from analogue to digital. It translates a binary audio data signal to analogue oscillating/ alternating electrical signal, essentially continuous voltages instead of an on/off signal. The … Continue reading More jargon busting in digital audio processing
The transformation of sound between you and your computer (and back)
While living in the digital age it is easy to forget about the technology which helps every day communication on our phone, tablets and PCs. Mobile phones were already almost a basic commodity and the restrictions of the virus pandemic supercharged the number of people whom are using VOIP (voice) based applications such as Zoom, … Continue reading The transformation of sound between you and your computer (and back)
Build a microphone from scratch – my loose contact carbon microphone design soon available as a kit
I have posted about the first prototype of my carbon microphone some time ago. For those who might have not seen it, I am re-creating a working microphone, based on the very first designs of sound transducers (or microphones for lay people), invented around the late 19th century. You can read about the principles of … Continue reading Build a microphone from scratch – my loose contact carbon microphone design soon available as a kit
The Cure cover track produced as part of my college work
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
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
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