As a musician and royalty-free music library owner, I often get asked if it is OK to use copyrighted music if you are not making money. You must get permission to use copyright music in your project, regardless of how much money a project makes. Projects that are not making money, must still obtain permission […]
Using background music in interviews is a wonderful way to promote the tone of your interviews, create engagement with your audience and enhance your message by evoking certain feelings in your listener. Interview background music is used to enhance the atmosphere of a narration, conversation, or interview. Many podcasters, broadcasters, and YouTubers use interview background […]
I wear headphones almost all day long. The headphones I wear for 90% of the day are my trusted Beyerdynamic DT-990s Pros for studio work. There is some debate, particularly amongst audio geeks like myself, on how tightly headphones should fit. Some argue that headphones should be tight to maximise the audio levels and sound, […]
iMovie is a wonderful free video editing software that comes as standard with an Apple Mac OS computer. This pre-installed video editing software is really powerful, and so much good quality video editing can be done with it. Many people will show you how to use iMovie for free online, but very few seem to […]
Many people believe that listening to lofi music while working or studying can help improve productivity. Is this just a coincidence or does lofi music work some kind of magic on our brains keeping us focused for longer? Many argue that the soft beats and sounds of lofi music make it the perfect soundtrack for […]
Lofi music refers to the audio quality of a tune and just like regular hifi music, most lofi music is copyrighted. You can still legally use lofi copyrighted music if you get permission from the musical artist or find a lofi royalty free music supplier or creative commons music license option. Because lofi music lacks […]
I have always been fascinated by vocal booths. When I visit big studios, the vocal booth room is always one of the most fascinating rooms with its complex room shapes, soundproofed design, and expensive acoustic foam treatments. Because vocal booths are such a central feature of major record studios, you may feel that you cannot […]
The MXL 990 is an excellent condenser microphone that sounds great with all vocal types. It has a natural high-frequency boost in the 5kHz to 10kHz range which adds a natural brightness to vocals, generally enhancing audio clarity. It is hard to beat the MXL 990 for vocal recording clarity or find a better microphone […]
Recently, I was thrown into the deep end of audiobook recording. I have over 12 years of recording experience, but all of my recording experience is within the music industry. I am used to recording vocalists, drums, musical instruments, and dialogue, to be mixed as part of a song, but the world of music recording […]
Studio monitors vary in price from £80 to £10,000. The difference in price depends on factors such as the studio monitor’s ability to reproduce sound accurately, reproduce a large frequency range, have a good transient response, and have an excellent quality design. Studio monitors are an essential tool for anyone creating and producing audio. The […]
