Introduction to Audio Encoding - Audio Encoding: What Lies Ahead?
LearningIn today's high definition world, we want the best quality in every film, picture, and sound we encounter. Blu-Ray DVD's seem poised to take over the market, pushing the inferior DVD's down the sa…
Understanding Reverb - Craig Anderton: Understanding Reverb
LearningWhen we hear sounds in the “real world,” they are in an acoustic space. For example, suppose you are playing acoustic guitar in your living room. You hear not only the guitar’s sound, but because the…
Time (1) - Basics of Acoustics: Time (I)
LearningWith stopwatch in hand, our perception of time seems straightforward. But in everyday life we’re not always watching the clock, and everyone knows that the passage of time is relative. It differs fro…
Timbre (II) - Basics of Acoustics: Timbre (II)
LearningIn part I we gave a "physical" definition for timbre. We stressed its "plural" aspect and discussed the elements which make it up and define it. Above all we discussed the infinite number of possible…
Timbre (or Sound Quality) - Basics of Acoustics: Timbre (I)
LearningThe goal of this article is to help develop knowledge of basic acoustic principles. This in turn will help you to understand, and eventually master, the basic techniques of sound engineering and r…
