How to Set Up Your Recording Space Soundboard for a Deep Voice
Setting up a soundboard — also known as a mixing board or mix console — can be intimidating. There are many settings and knobs, and multiple ports for input and output. Once you include your digital audio workstation, or DAW, into the mix it can feel overwhelming. Thankfully, it’s a much more streamlined process than […]
4 Surprise Sound Effect Techniques You Need to Take Advantage Of
Savvy creators know that sound effects add a completely new dimension to their videos and content. Consider some examples from favorite movies: the most memorable sound that comes to mind could be the roars of dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, courtesy of such real-life sources as mating tortoises and hissing geese. It could be a sound […]
5 Tips for Setting up Contrast Lighting
Any photographer or videographer knows that lighting can transform a subject. Indeed, you’re not photographing a subject at all. You’re photographing the light that falls on them. High-contrast lighting — that is, lighting that has a wide range of tonalities, from pitch-black to bright — can make a subject look striking and memorable. Examples of […]
How to Set Up Your Video Editing Desk
There’s no question that your work environment can influence your creativity. George Lucas famously lives in a low-tech Victorian house (even if admittedly he uses and has helped design state-of-the-art editing and audio mixing gear). Videographers and video editors are famous for being choosy about their equipment and their workspaces, for good reason. Particularly now […]
When Can You Download an MP3 From YouTube and Use It in Your Media Project?
Royalty Free Podcast Intro Music To Make Your Podcast Shine
It’s a great moment when podcasters, after a lot of blood, sweat, and tears (not to mention, brainstorming, recording, editing, and polishing) have a handful of episodes they’re finally ready to upload to a platform. Now, all it takes is a snappy piece of royalty-free podcast music to let the audience know they’ve arrived in […]