Voiceovers today are recorded anywhere — from remote news locations to acoustically-treated sound studios. How one sounds in a voiceover, whether as a news reporter or a professional narrator for documentaries, determines the commercial success of the performer. Beyond the technical set-up, there are some tips that every one that does voiceovers should follow.
In a world of 10-fold increases in complexity automation is the key to survival. Not just automation, “service orchestration” is the new approach needed to manage internal and external hardware and software in order to make the best use of in-house resources and leverage third-party providers.
As broadcasters continue to successfully migrate video and audio to IP, attention soon turns to control, interoperability, and interconnectivity to improve reliability and efficiency. In this article, we investigate IP control as we move to IP infrastructures.
Mix bus processing is using EQ, compressors and limiters on the output bus of an audio mixer. It can be stereo or mono, real or virtual and is used on the entire audio mix. These processors are used to “glue” the mix together, to make it punchier and to fix any overall frequency imbalances.
While the consumer electronics industry focuses on bigger displays and ever higher resolution, there are pioneers developing a more compatible technology, augmented reality television. How close is it and what are the benefits?
Like many professional football players themselves, CBS Sports Lead television director Mike Arnold tries to treat the Super Bowl as he would a regular season game, calling the same shots and camera angles—albeit with many more cameras at his disposal, augmented reality graphics on the field and virtually every part of the playing field mic’d up.
Everyone in pro audio is in the listening business. Whether using speakers or headphones, whether in a studio or on the road, listening is a key to all audio production and post.
Behind the more than 100 television cameras and an arsenal of the most advanced broadcast technology ever assembled, the anchors reporting the 53rd Super Bowl will concentrate on the ancient art of storytelling.
