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10 Steps to Getting Your Audio Business in Order

An Excerpt from “Finding Your Career in the Modern Audio Industry“ There are ten steps to be better prepared for work opportunities regardless of your pursuit in the audio industry. These steps are important for a … Read More

Categories Business & Audio Careers, Featured

Dialog Editing Part 1: Why Learn Dialog Editing?

If you’re interested in post-production sound, dialog editing is an area that isn’t as competitive as other jobs (like sound designer or re-recording mixer) in part because it leans more on technical chops than being … Read More

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Timeline of Women in Early Sound Recording History (1895-1959)

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

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USB Hub and iLok Storage Hack

Anyone who does audio on a laptop knows this problem: Where do you keep your iLoks and USB dongles so they don’t get damaged? I’ve seen mixers and engineers carrying them in pockets, Altoid containers, … Read More

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Audio Tools for Filmmakers

Audio is important throughout the filmmaking process. If you can catch and solve audio issues before you get to post, it means we (the post sound crew) can spend our time and your budget making your … Read More

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Common Audio AAF Issues With Premiere

Adobe Premiere Pro is known among sound editors and mixers for being problematic when exporting audio via AAF (or OMF). Bugs, incompatible features, and missing workarounds can cause major headaches, especially since Premiere allows users to … Read More

Categories Audio for Filmmakers, Featured, Post-Production Sound

Post-Production Basics: What Is An OMF Or AAF, And Why Does It Matter?

One of the technical challenges in post-production is sharing media between video and audio. Here’s a basic overview of how it works. Audio on the Picture Side – what is the workflow? After a production … Read More

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