More Audio

This weeks readings on audio were a little more complex and talked about situations and real world issues that one can deal with when working with audio.  The first link was a man talking about audio mixing and the second link was an article on the use of music in news stories and if they are ethically good to use.

            The first video on audio mixing and the questions that people asked were interesting, and were questions I hadn’t thought of.  One question that stood out was the room size you needed if you were to audio mix, and as long as you have a good calibrated room, you would be able to mix down audio and do what you need to do.  The other question I remember fondly was the one about what mic is best to use on vocals.  The man in the video said his favorite, but also that vocalists voices act differently towards different mics, so they would have to find a mic that fits their voice characteristic.

            The second article was about music in news stories.  This is an issue that I have heard a lot of, and even heard about it more during the MMJ workshop this past Friday.  Music is a tough thing to use in a news story, because you could be taking away from the story or misinterpret its meaning.  Like I read, music in news stories is like athletes on steroids.  It gives you the performance to do better but in the long run it hurts what you’re trying to do.  I totally agree with the comparison to music.

Posted March 10, 2014 11:56

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