audio engineering, technology, and miscellany . . .
I’m always happy to receive new gear, even if its stay in my studio will only be brief. So I was especially pleased when Matt McGlynn of RecordingHacks asked if I’d like to take a pair of Microtech Gefell M221’s for a test drive!
I don’t want to spoil all the details here, though it’s safe to say the M221’s have earned a spot on my ever-growing wish list (its long…and in Excel). For all the details including audio clips and pictures, be sure to click through to the review.
With the first day of classes under my belt here at Ohio University, I’m left to reflect upon those who have crossed my path throughout the day. I’m lucky to be working in a school with amazingly supportive faculty, with a tremendous interim Director, and a Dean who’s truly doing great things to grow an already flourishing college. I may sound like I’m gushing, but it’s really great to work with like-minded educators.
I’ve received several questions as to my course load and book selection so this seemed the easiest way to answer those. I’m teaching MDIA 3303 (two sections), MDIA 4903, and working with a group of students on a project to record several aural presentations of astronomers & physicists for radio broadcast. I’m really please with the group of students I’ve met thus far and the classes I’m teaching, so hopefully I’ll be able to share some class projects with you later in the semester. For now, here’s some paperwork and light reading suggestions…
MDIA 3303 – Sound for Moving Image
Required Texts:
David Lewis Yewdall, MPSE. Practical Art of Motion Picture Sound.
Fourth Edition. ISBN: 978-0-240-81240-3
Ric Viers. The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style
Sound Effects. ISBN-10: 1932907483
Recommended Texts:
SOUNDSCAPE: The School of Sound Lectures 1998-2001
ISBN: 9780956563903
Tomlinson Holman. Sound for Film and Television.
ISBN: 9780240813301
SPARS Timecode Primer.
ISBN: 0-9658309-0-X
David Sonnenschein. Sound Design.
ISBN-10: 0941188264
MDIA 4903 – Field / Location Audio
Required Texts:
Ric Viers. The Location Sound Bible: How to Record Professional Dialog for
Film and TV. ISBN-10: 1615931201
Ric Viers. The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style
Sound Effects. ISBN-10: 1932907483
Recommended Texts:
Ray Rayburn. Eargle’s The Microphone Book.
ISBN: 9780240820750
General Resources
Image: MDIA Studio B
There’s a great quote by the late Richard Hyser (one of the 20th century’s audio greats) which states “In order to fully enjoy the intended illusion of a recording, it is necessary to willingly suspend one’s belief in reality. All recording and reproduction via two loudspeakers is an illusion.” Every engineer working today can attest to the truth of that statement, whether they’re a long-seasoned pro or the greenest of the green.
We depend on what we hear, placing absolute trust in our monitoring chain, and we put painstaking effort into the creation of our recording environments. This is sage advice, so be certain to click through to AudioUndone.com for my complete article and several great tips from Bruce Bartlett and Jenny Bartlett in the just published Practical Recording Techniques, 6e.
Ensuring Proper Monitor Placement to Make the Best Use of Your Studio
on AudioUndone.com
Image via Flickr user jamesbarnes.
