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And what the hell does he mean by sound being made "more complicated" with the "proliferation of different types of television" that "affects a whole range of the population"? Voice of the Listener & Viewer conference Jamaica Inn: BBC strategy chief apologises, but blames varying TV types James Purnell follows drama controller in saying sorry, but says sound has become 'more complicated' due to changing viewing Jamaica Inn: BBC strategy chief James Purnell has apologised over sound problems. Photograph: Robert Viglasky/BBC/Origin Pictures The BBC's strategy director has apologised over complaints about inaudible dialogue in BBC1 drama Jamaica Inn but …
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I do not like these early calls. I do not like them - not at all. There's nothing more the crew appalls Than standing here to freeze their balls.
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Aerovox/Cinema Engineering console circa 1950.
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Familiar scenario--lotsa talkers of very diff volume on lavs, aggressive uncontrollable HVAC, panty-bunched clients, no time. I sent blessings to Dan Dugan all day long.
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Another wrap
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Today is the last shooting day of season eleven and there's every indication that there'll be a twelfth. I have nothing philosophical to impart, I just want to express my gratitude for what has approximated a real job over the last eleven years and to let my contemporaries know that I am not complacent or overly burned out. The show rarely goes over twelve hours and while some think that even this is too much, within the existing parameters of our industry this is a welcome rarity. There is much that could be improved and while I accept this fact, I reflect on friends that work in the corporate world and that don't have anywhere near the perks of my job. I roll into work…
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Hey guys, I am heading to Africa, Senegal to be exact. I am going on a documentary shoot for about 9 days. A long running doc that I've been on for a while, and this is not their first trip, but is mine. My plan thus far is to consolidate. I am getting a Petrol organizer, or possibly a Portabrace, so that I can carry all my gear onboard the flights. This will also force me to bring only the essentials( SD 442, 3 Lectro's blocks 21 and 28, Senn 416, Li-Ion NP1's, camera snake). Any advice for how to travel, making it through TSA, caring for equipment, freq concerns, anything would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys! Phil Rosati philip.rosati@gmail.com PS Sorry if t…
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I just finished playing drums by myself, which is not as much fun as playing music with others, but more fun than not playing at all. Last week I was working with Gary Gossett who is a drummer as well. Hunter Crowley is also a drummer. Just wondering how many other sound folks played drums? I know some play other instruments, like Mick Fowler, he plays keyboards and I am sure others play or did play guitar and bass. Did doing so figure into your ending up in sound? If so then how much? Myself, I see it all related to my growing up in Orange County in the 50's n 60's when garage bands were a huge fad like hot rods and surfing. We were in tune with it all and the music of t…
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Hello friends, I have a hobby of collecting 16mm films. Mostly disney, children's classics, cinemascope etc. I have a few different projectors both here and at my parents house. It is great fun to observe an audience of kids laughing. At the last showing, in December, we had around 30 kids and twelve adult volunteers while the kids parents went holliday shoping (kind of a free community babysitting service). We watched pinochio and aladin as the features, and many shorts in-between. Popcorn, lunch, cookie decorating, games etc. Film is not dead yet! Doug
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I am going to Vegas for a job next week, arriving Tuesday evening, shooting Wednesday and Thursday and heading back to LA Friday. I don't expect the days to be long, so thought I'd find out if anyone on JWSOUND would be in town and would be interested in getting together for a drink. Robert Sharman (818) 304-3066
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Was walking back from the market, and I couldn't help myself. Best, Steven
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Annual NAB party “in memory of Eric Toline from now till the end of time. “ Monday April 25 9PM Drinks courtesy of DPA Microphones Crown and anchor 1350 E Tropicana Ave Las Vegas, NV 89119 United States https://www.crownandanchorlv.com
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This was done for no particular reason, but I think it's funny... http://blogs.telosalliance.com/discrepancy/predictive-audio-processor or download directly from http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/319226/file-610345922-pdf/Discrepancy_Sheet/March_2014/PAP-Manual-1April2014.pdf?t=1395760298000 Funnier, perhaps, if you've spent time in a post studio or broadcast plant. But plenty of industry / techie gags to go around. It's based on an actual product line and manual series... http://25-seven.com/
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http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/the-man-who-recorded-tamed-and-then-sold-nature-sounds-to-america Yet another madman who recorded sounds! I love the part that talks about how silence makes people and animals nervous, because it indicates the presence of predators. Enjoy! (There are photos and videos but I removed the formatting so they didn't turn up in this cut 'n' paste.) Dan Izen ------------ A forgotten 1970s-era hippie polymath named Irv Teibel created the "soothing" vibe of the great outdoors. By Cara Giaimo APRIL 05, 2016 A 1970s-era advertisement for Environments. (Photo: Courtesy Syntonic Research) In the 1970s,…
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I just can't believe our military has done nothing to help prevent hearing loss. It is truly shocking. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23523729/ "Large numbers of soldiers and Marines caught in roadside bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan are coming home with permanent hearing loss and ringing in their ears, prompting the military to redouble its efforts to protect the troops from noise. Hearing damage is the No. 1 disability in the war on terror, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and some experts say the true toll could take decades to become clear. Nearly 70,000 of the more than 1.3 million troops who have served in the two war zones are c…
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Hi, After an unsuccessful negotiation with New Bay Media on what they want to own and pay writers, I have moved on to Markee. Editor Tom Inglesby asked me to talk to location sound rental houses for their June 2015 issue. Tom has allowed me to cross-publish the article to my blog. I hadn't read Markee in some time and upon seeing the e-issue, thought it was a good read. Actual articles on audio! Here's a link to the new issue. Regards, Ty Ford
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[Interesting article from The New Yorker. Medium length by their standards; perhaps a 20 to 30-minute read. Because of the length, I'll include the whole five-paragraph anecdotal lede... an interesting article; I knew some of this stuff but not all of it. Check it out. -Jim] DEPT. OF AUDIOLOGY APRIL 3, 2017 ISSUE HIGH-TECH HOPE FOR THE HARD OF HEARING Scientists searching for ways to restore hearing have been making a number of promising discoveries. By David Owen When my mother’s mother was in her early twenties, a century ago, a suitor took her duck hunting in a rowboat on a lake near Austin, Texas, where she grew up. He steadied h…
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It is ask stupid questions day... Who invented water ?? (I'll bet it wasn't a fish!)
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I find all sorts of interesting films and clips and what nots on youtube and vimeo and share them on FB and directly with friends and if they are music centric under the "On my Radio" topic here @jwsound. I'm guessing many of you do as well so I thought I'd start a new topic called At the Drive in... to honor of my misspent youth at the Drive in. It is actually the place I learned what a movie should sound like as I was often busy making out with a girlfriend, not watching, only hearing the films. This is one I saw at the Walk in theater called "Walking" in 1969. It was nominated for an Academy Award for best animated short..... It has stayed with me all these years. Cr…
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Insolvency specialist SFP has confirmed that the assets of wireless microphone manufacturer Audio Engineering Ltd have been sold to Micronwireless Ltd, a company run by Audio Engineering’s former director Yogesh Tankaria (‘Tanky’). In a statement, SFP said: “Issues stemmed from Audio Engineering Limited’s inability to implement a new line of digital systems, and have been exacerbated by an increase in worldwide competition and product innovation. As a direct result, turnover has been steadily declining, and recently reached an unsustainable level. “After it was determined additional funding would not improve the London-based company’s market position, the company cease…
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Well this is cool: MACARTHUR FELLOWS / MEET THE CLASS OF 2013 Carl Haber Audio Preservationist Senior Scientist, Physics Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA Age: 54 Carl Haber is an experimental physicist developing new technologies for preservation of inaccessible and deteriorating sound recordings. A vast amount of the world’s cultural heritage has been captured on fragile or obsolete recording media such as wax cylinders; shellac, lacquer, and metal discs; and tinfoil. Collections of experimental, musical, ethnographic, and historic content in libraries and museums around the world can no longer be regularly accessed by the pub…
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goes to "Walk Hard". Really, obsessively correct in wardrobe, art direction, props and audio video gear for 1950s-2000s, to the point they were sort of flaunting their correctness unnecessarily. These guys are serious rock-nerds. Correct even in low-hipness factor gear like that for location video shooting in the 1970s (real ECM-50PS lavs, windscreens, tie clips, a real RCA TK76 camera) and crappy small PA systems (Shure "Vocal Master", featured in close-up several times), not to mention all the cool vintage audio gear of the '50s/'60s. The right gear always, and unlike many films, the right gear deployed as it would have been used (unlike "Dreamgirls", "Hairspray", "…
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AudioLtd's new digital system is very impressive and a welcome addition to our world. Looks and feels solid and very well designed. The receiver is single channel and has AES output. Possibly a Superslot compatible... The special modulation will make it easy to fit a lot of microphone frequencies in a very small RF space. Availability is September 2015 from Redding Audio. If you are at NAB stop and check it out...
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A fun little short I worked on recently http://tropfest.com/au/2012/02/04/how-many-more-doctors-does-it-take-to-change-a-lightbulb/
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As some of you may remember, I contemplated purchasing a CD replication company here in Austin this year. As I started to figure out how to grow the company, I realized that the more involved I got into the film/video projects, the more I ignored the music side of things that I really enjoyed. I decided that I needed to get back to the basics (for me at least) and get more involved in the music scene again. I made a few calls and let people know I was still around and introduced myself to a few people who I didn't know. Turns out that was a great decision. This week I'm recording an orchestra at our fine arts house, and in a couple of weeks, I have a full day of recording…
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