Audio engineer David Schwartz and his son Daniel have created a new type of microphone (still in the prototype stage) that replaces the traditional mechanical diaphragm used in mics with a stream of smoke and lasers. A photo-detector picks up changes in the density of the light due to the sound pressure waves acting on [...]
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Logic Pro 9 Amp Designer Demo
One of the new features in Logic Pro 9 is the Amp Designer. Assuming that you’re not miking your own guitar amps, this opens up the possibility of not having to purchase either a separate software amp simulator or hardware amp simulator for doing direct recordings of your guitar playing into Logic. But how good [...]
EarPractice.com Lesson 2: Intervals – Perfect 5th and Minor 7th (musical ear training)
EarPractice.com was created by Geoff Peters and myself with the goal of helping “you become a better music listener and musician by presenting a series of informative and fun ear training videos.”1 In our second offering, Geoff talks about intervals, in particular, perfect 5ths and minor 7th intervals on the piano. After a short quiz, [...]
Sound Design for Star Wars: Ben Burtt on Creating the Lightsaber Sounds
According to Wikipedia, Benjamin “Ben” Burtt, Jr. (born July 12, 1948) is a “…four-time Academy Award-winning American sound designer for many famous and noteworthy films, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and WALL-E, as well as a film director, screenwriter, editor and voice actor. He is most notable for creating many of the iconic sound effects [...]
Free Music Ear Training Video From EarPractice.com
EarPractice.com was created by Geoff Peters and myself with the goal of helping “you become a better music listener and musician by presenting a series of informative and fun ear training videos.”1 In our initial offering, Geoff plays various chords on the piano and invites the viewer to identify the chord type and the key [...]
