From the splashes and sprays of an ocean documentary to the action-packed thumps and thuds of a fighting video game, sounds are an integral element of any creative production. These audio elements are ...

Physics concepts and methods associated with musical instruments, musical recording, and musical acoustics are discussed at an introductory level. Topics include periodic motion, normal modes and ...

We call filmmakers “visionary” when they bring wondrous, strange or frightening worlds to life. But vision is just half the equation. To be truly immersive and transporting, a film or television show ...

If you are new to the industry or know a budding audio professional who’s looking for a specific direction, broadcast engineer and radio producer Ann Charles has only good things to say about the ...

Video games rely on a cornucopia of sounds to engage and engross players. Whether it is ambient sound to set the mood, music to invoke a feeling, or dialog to tell the story, sound is vital to the ...

Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve reviewed audio products for CNET and worked as a freelance writer for ...

One thing you find in the broad field of electrical engineering is that different industries, or even companies, may use different language to describe the same subject. For a successful design, it is ...