February 2012
12 posts
Mastering to iTunes, Apple Releases Official Guide →
Apple’s definitive guidelines for mastering for iTunes distribution. I’ve used the -1dB basis for a long time to prevent ‘hot conversion clipping’ but there’s some useful stuff in here about over-compressed masters falling foul of SoundCheck, new AACPlus format, etc
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tumblrbot asked: ROBOTS OR DINOSAURS?
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BEIRG Article on Protecting the PMSE Frequencies →
The debacle over loss of wireless frequencies continues as ever more working groups get steamrollered by the apparent need for evermore wireless broadband facilities. This article makes a fantastic point - maybe in the industry we’ve been too good at hiding the technology so the general public isn’t really aware at how widespread a problem this is going to be. Maybe we should have a...
OK GO - Needing/Getting Video →
As a massive fan of junk orchestra’s and ‘found sound’, I just love this video from OK GO. Fantastic creativity.
“Audiophiles don’t use their equipment to listen to your music. Audiophiles...”
– Unknown Slashdot commenter on Alan Parson Audiophile article. If you are that commenter and want to claim this quote, please get in touch, it’s genius!
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tollboothmusic website back up and mostly... →
after a brief haitus, the tbm website (which details all of the commercial and educational services i offer) is back up online with a sparkly new look, new feel and lots of new info.
Alan Parsons on Audiophiles →
Alan Parsons, producer of Dark Side of the Moon - probably the single most revered album in audiophiles’ rock collections - explains why they’re probably barking up the dark side……..
Yeah yeah yeah, I'll code it in a minute, I'm just...
As the more observant (/those who could give a hooey) of you will have realised, the main tollboothmusic website is down at the mo. this was initially due to a couple of problems we had with our hosting account and a billing issue, but I’ve used it as an opportunity to actively take the site down for a little while to do a makeover I’ve been promising myself for eons.
for a long...
The Sound of Single Gunshot Rings Out
how many times do we read that description in either a stage direction or script and think, “easy, gunshot, no problem” but here’s some things to consider. I was doing a production of Oliver! recently and not wanting to spoil things too much (seriously, hands up who doesn’t know the story backwards, ……. seriously?) but a major character gets shot by the rozzers...