EDsound

23/09/2025

it was a pleasure :-)

When my client, Bowker Motor Group, needed a quick change to their recorded telephone message, I delivered same day.

Thanks to EDsound, Audio Engineer, for his super quick turnaround, as always.

It's always nice to feel appreciated, too. Thanks to Amy Lancaster-Hall, Group Marketing Manager, for her lovely feedback 😊

If you have an urgent project, send me a quick DM and let's chat.

22/09/2025

Ok, this one was a bit of a head-scratcher but if you're still having video engine problems with the latest Avid Pro Tools??

Disable all your dGPU and iGPU.

Oh look it works again!
You're welcome.

Get the speech-to-text engine installed too. It's not great but it makes navigating longform stuff much easier.

08/07/2025

Trying to explain the world using Avid Pro Tools

24/06/2025

That was fun!

Super MTP tonight, really put our readers to the test tonight, so lovely to see .male.voice Thanks for coming & learning guys!

10/06/2025

Can we STOP posting this pic please?

It's giving me and other audio producers/sound recordists sleepless nights.

The Rode mic ISN'T plugged in.
The top AND bottom cradle elastics aren't attached correctly.
The kid is too close and slightly too low if they're shouting.
The kid isn't close enough and slightly too low if they're yawning.
No it's not 'arty' just because it's black and white.

Rant over. As you were.

03/06/2025

Some days require more thinky-juice than others and they’re nearly always Tuesdays.

06/05/2025

This 'Bit' explained.

Every single voiceover has seen this screen in one guise or another but do you know what it means?

"File Name:" the appellation of the repository on your thinking machine. Duh!

"Sample Rate:" how many 'parts' each second will be divided into. In this case 48,000.

"Channels:" the number of orifices you intend to make noise from. Normally one, expressed as 'Mono'.

"Bit Depth:" the amount of binary digits available for each 'part'.

Multimedia programs are typically 8-bit applications. This signifies that 8-bits equals 1 byte of information.
In this case, 16 bits would mean 2 bytes of information are required for each of the 48,000 samples.
So, every second of your audio requires 96,000 or 96 kilobytes of space.
Change the depth to 24 bit and your audio now requires 144 kilobytes per second.

The practicality of knowing this maths means you can calculate which method will be the most efficient for your audio delivery.

Let's say you get sent a 3 minute script and the client wants a 24bit 48kHz wav emailed back to them pronto!

1 channel x 3 bytes x 48,0000 samples x 180 seconds = approximately 25 megabytes of space.

There's normally a 20 meg limit on email size so you might encounter issues.
Also, text based programs are typically 7-bit applications, so your email will require extra space to package your 8-bit based wav file.
I'd deliver your audio using WeTransfer/Smash/DropBox etc or even OneDrive if you don't like your client much.

you're welcome

03/03/2025

It was me!

It’s a lovely day and I fancied a lie-in. I didn’t want to bothered by emails so I broke Outlook.

More toast anyone?

27/02/2025

Following on from a Tanya Rich VO & RichCraft - Voiceover Coaching, Reels & More post about audio compression......

If you're a voiceover and don't recognise this picture or understand it's meaning, then please don't add audio compression to your recordings.

Your producer will thank you.

21/02/2025

Here's a tip for voiceovers using Chrome, (which is probably all of you).

No you're not going mad, Chrome is adjusting your mic levels.

Here's how to stop it.

Open Chrome.

In the address bar, type this and enter: chrome://flags/

In the Search Flags box, enter this: AllowWebRTC to adjust the input volume

Set to "Disabled".

Relaunch/restart Chrome.

You're welcome.

15/02/2025

It begins.........

10/02/2025

Voiceovers, this is just some of what you're up against.

Don't be afraid to be different!