Tutorials and Audio Data by Jay Rose
Magazine Articles     Web Exclusive Articles     Books

Free video seminar on sound for film and video
New in 2011                 Courtesy Audio Engineering Society

Special Web Series:
How audio compression really works...
       ...the science behind mp3, AAC, Lossless, and other schemes
      ...getting the best possible sound from a compressed file
      ...what helps mp3 and what breaks it
      ...a few QuickTime-specific tips

Magazine Articles

From Digital Video Magazine
  • 2008 article on Audio Self-Education.
  • Index to DV Magazine tutorials and features about sound for video. (About one a month since late 1995.)
  • Special section for readers of Digital Video Magazine.
  • How to work with music libraries (from DV)
  • Reviews and contact info for music libraries
  • Say What? Editing Voice Tracks Like a Pro. (DV Magazine, 4/01)

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    From other publications

  • Archive of Jay's columns at ProVideoCoalition.com A dozen interesting audio thoughts and tutorials, 2008
  • Mix It Up: How to get a better track. (From MovieMaker Magazine's Guide to Making Movies 2007)
  • Reality (Sound)bites: Speech Research goes to Hollywood (Proceedings of the ICAD, 2003)
  • Who Are These People In Suits? (Recording Magazine, 3/97)
  • How to Watch a Tradeshow Demo (Videography, NAB 1995)
  • Special Effects without Special Plugins (Adobe Magazine, 1996)

    •  Books click titles below for latest info, sample content, and discount sales
  • Producing Great Sound for Film and Video
  • Audio Postproduction for Film and Video

    sorry, these titles are out-of-print:
    • First Book of Macintosh
    • Everything You Wanted to Know about the Mac
    • Maclopedia

    • Web-exclusive audio articles
  • How much does mp3 really take away? A scientific demonstration.
  • Range Finder What's actually going on at different frequencies? Demo with graphics and sound.
  • Sound Tricks AES meeting about manipulating reality in film and TV tracks.
  • Balancing Act How—and why—to use balanced wiring.
  • Attenuators! Conditioning line-level signals for miniDV cameras
  • Avoiding HUM in cable tv hookups
  • Multimedia file formats
  • The audio spectrum
  • Playing audio through a phone line
  • Line-level audio with older Macs?
  • Suggested sample rates for multimedia
  • Samples of older audio compression techniques
  • Can't Carry Squares? An analog myth debunked.
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  • Burwen audio processor documentation (Supplied by inventor Dick Burwen)