Recording to an original Edison Cylinder machine is an incredible experience to watch. Thanks to Gerald Fabris of the Edison Historic Site, Bruno Caruso (great grand nephew of Enrico), the Hot Tamale Brass Band, the AES, the Audio Program at the New England Institute of Art and especially to Thomas Edison, we have the opportunity to watch a recording session right here. Recorded on February 2, 2010, 100 years to the day after the publishing of the recorded song “Take Me Out To The Ball game”, this amazing event was attended by over 400 people.

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When mixing, we’re all surely guilty of distorting sounds to make them seem louder from time to time. Unfortunately, sound quality suffers. So, in debate of the loudness wars, why don’t we take a look at a real example?.

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A video from Engineering & Technology Magazine who visited Abbey Road Studios to talk with mastering engineer Sean Magee about the TG 12410 Transfer Console and the studio’s new online mastering service. They also discussed remastering The Beatles in mono which was accomplished with the help of the original 1972 TG 12410 desk.

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From his book Sound Systems: Design & Optimization, McCarthy provides a detailed tutorial of acoustic addition and subtraction.

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When building or renovating a studio, most people have no way to hear what diffusors do or how they sound in a room. This video aims to change all that by explaining diffusion in plain terms with no math and allowing you hear an acoustic guitar recorded in close proximity to five different surface types - a QRD diffusor, a poly diffusor, absorption, a bare wall, and a typical bookcase.

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A video of the Audio Myths workshop from the October 2009 AES show in New York City. This video is only Part 1 of the presentation which includes merely a portion of the live event that also featured James Johnston and Poppy Crum. In this video you will hear what phase shift sounds like, compare high- and low-end converters, learn about proper test methods, understand why hearing is not as reliable as test gear, and much more. Resources which accompany the presentation are available on Weiner’s website, including original WAV files and the presentation script.

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From our resident church audio blogger Gary Zandstra comes a multi-part video series on the basics of church audio, which is equally useful to novices in any field. For more helpful hints from Gary, make sure to check out his Church Sound Blog.

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An interview with live sound innovator and mix engineer Bruce Jackson at Integrate 2010 in Sydney, courtesy of Audio Technology magazine. For more about Bruce, go here.

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An explanation of expanders and gates as previously explained in the article “An Introduction To The Proper Use Of Gates & Expanders”.

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An explanation of removing vocals from a song as previously explained in the article “Removing Vocals From A Song”.

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