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Chris Meyer
Chris Meyer wanted to be a recording engineer when he grew up, but everyone told him there wasn't much money (or satisfaction) in it - so he became a software engineer instead. He eventually landed gigs as a software engineer at the musical instrument and digital audio companies Sequential Circuits, Digidesign, and Roland Corporation, while indulging his love of recording as a sideline. His audio and music knowledge came in handy as he morphed into a career in desktop video, where each person is expected to do many parts of a given job. In addition to composing, recording, editing, sweetening, and mixing audio for a variety of video clients, he also released a critically acclaimed album with the ensemble Alias Zone. 
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Signal to NoiseIt’s a good guiding principle to keep in mind.  I’m an audio guy who moved into the video world nearly 20 years ago. One of the first things I noticed was bad audio mixes (particularly in what was then called the “multimedia” world): the music could be as loud as the dialog; the sound effects were often disruptively loud as well. Oh - and the noise, hum, and room tone might also be loud. Multimedia didn’t necessarily mean people were mixing the media well… more »(2) Comments • Most recent comments by: aherter, lightprismtv, • Epic Drums“Big, bad, cinematic percussion” for your soundtracks and underscores.  Bombastic. Action. Chase scenes. Energy. A touch of exotica, with occasional ethnic percussion elements, odd metals, and other special effects such as angrily strummed piano strings. Not subtle. No love scenes. Those are the terms that come to mind upon auditioning this loop library of 40 percussive construction kits from prolific producer Steve Sechi of Funk/Soul Productions. more »(0) Comments • • Vibration and HumNot all sources of low-frequency noise are electrical…  I’ve already written about eliminating buzz and hum from audio connections. However, truth be told, I’ve been fighting an insidious low-frequency rumble in my latest studio for over a year now. Everything seems clean electrically, but when I listened to the playback of my voice recording sessions, I heard an extra low-frequency component whenever the downward expander (noise gate) on my Focusrite VoiceMaster Pro opened up. But I think I finally have it licked. more »(0) Comments • • Page 1 of 1 pages Advertisement |
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