When we think about hearing issues, we often picture hearing impairment, hearing loss, or deafness. Even as a sound engineer, it’s natural to associate hearing problems with physical damage rather than errors in brain processing. However, Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) is … Read More
Like many parents, I kept track of my son’s earliest words for his scrapbook. But after reading How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life, I became fascinated … Read More
I recently discovered Marie Kondo, the Japanese organizing expert who wrote “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” (Kondo also has a Netflix series called “Tidying Up”). While Marie’s book covers her “KonMari” method to organize … Read More
The concept of the “Mozart Effect” was presented in a book in 1999 but the basis was a research paper written in 1993 (by Frances Rauscher, Gordon Shaw, and Catherine Ky). The original study found … Read More
Timeline of Female Engineers Timeline of Female Producers Timeline of Female-Owned Record Labels Miscellaneous History Female Engineers 1895 – Ethnomusicologist Alice Cunningham Fletcher recorded the music of Native American tribes in addition to her study … Read More
After researching Marion Keisker last year, I became really interested in learning more about early women in audio. How many were there? What roles did they have in recordings? How early were women recording? I … Read More
Hearing dogs are specially trained to assist individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing by alerting them to important sounds in their environment. These dogs provide both safety and independence by acting as their owner’s ears. … Read More
Hiring/Bids When should I get a bid for post-production sound on my project? Either while you’re in editorial or after you’ve locked picture. Anyone giving you a fair bid will want to see some footage … Read More
Not all toys are as safe as they seem—especially when it comes to noise levels. While toy manufacturers must follow acoustic safety standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), these tests don’t … Read More
In 2015 I worked on the score for Great Human Odyssey, an Emmy-nominated documentary series about the origins of humans and how we have survived climate change. The filmmaker, Niobe Thompson, put together a fantastic … Read More