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Working as an Audio Engineer

Posted: May 12, 2011 in AM Radio, Audio, Careers and Work, Disc Jockey, Editing, Electronics, Film, FM Radio, Home Recording, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Radio, Live Music, music, Music Careers, Music Education, musicians, Radio Broadcasting, Radio Stations, Recording, Recording Studio, Satellite Radio, Sound Design, Streaming Audio, Streaming Web Radio, Television, Terrestrial Radio, Video, Video Webcasting, Web Video, Webcasting, WiseGeek
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By Lori Spencer

Audio engineering careers require versatility and the ability to adapt to working in a variety of sound formats and applications. One day, an engineer might be making an album for a major rock artist; the next day, he or she might be editing a film soundtrack or mixing a classical 120-piece orchestra‘s recording of Beethoven‘s Ninth Symphony. Jobs in sound engineering range include things such as running live sound at concerts, producing radio and television shows, creating sound for video games, performing audio post production or even designing entire public address (PA) systems and recording studios.

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What Are the Different Ways to Punctuate Titles?

Posted: May 12, 2011 in Careers and Work, Editing, Journalism, Literature, WiseGeek, Writing
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By Lori Spencer

When in doubt about how a title should be punctuated, most professional writers and editors turn to a style manual. In the world of journalism, editors typically use the Associated Press Stylebook, the Chicago Manual of Style or the Modern Language Association’s (MLA) Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.

There is no absolute standard on how to punctuate titles, however. Styles may vary by industry — for example, Western medical texts conform to the American Medical Association’s Manual of Style — and most publishers have their own in-house style guide for writers to follow. The waters can be muddied even further when a style guide written for one country may conflict with rules of grammar in other countries.

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Recording and Editing Sound Tracks

Posted: June 11, 2010 in Audio, Computers, Disc Jockey, Editing, eHow, Hobbies & Collecting, Home Recording, Internet Broadcasting, Internet Radio, music, Music Education, Radio Broadcasting, Radio Stations, Recording, Recording Studio, Software, Vocal Recording
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By Lori Spencer

 

These days, you need not spend a fortune on equipment or pay for expensive recording studio time to produce a professional-sounding product.

There are many free software packages you can download for recording and editing sound files. Two of the most popular are Audacity and WavePad; both are easy for beginners to learn and are compatible with Windows and Mac operating systems. Advanced users may want to consider paying for sophisticated software such as MixPad, ProTools or Digital Performer. This is highly recommended if you plan to do multi-track recording, mixing, and more complicated editing tasks…