Category: Tutorials

  • Digital file formats explained

    Broadcast Engineering has an article on digital file-formats that might be of interest to some. Originally posted on September 4, 2010 @ 3:02 am

  • Hat-trick

    Yesterday I had to record some spoken word in a rather noisy small room. The noise was mostly from computers and the like. Because of this I picked a dynamic microphone (a Shure SM58) instead of a condenser and thought that if I just pointed it away from the source of the noise it would […]

  • Plug-ins in audio production

    During the coming weeks we will be talking a lot about various effects that we can process our audio with. If we choose to work in an entirely digital environment this will be achieved by using plug-ins. A plug-in (sometimes spelled plugin) is sort of an application that works inside your other application. Like an […]

  • More on digital file formats

    Just a quick post to say that the next part on digital file formats is now up on Broadcast Engineering. Originally posted on September 11, 2010 @ 3:29 am

  • The talking bit -things to remember when podcasting

    Talking is an art and hosting a podcast is an extension of that art. To make an effective podcast there are some things that you should remember when recording. One of the most common pitfalls of beginner podcasters is talking too quickly. You should watch how you pace your talk when you do your podcast. […]