We live in a noisy world. Construction, sirens, the neighbors dog he leaves out all night and so on. A little soundproofing would help us to keep our sanity. Soundproofing doesn’t have to be difficult. There are a number of steps that you, as a homeowner can take to create a barrier between the outside … Read More “DIY Soundproofing” »
The other day I was on a zoom call. But when I made a comment the other participants started laughing. When one of them was finally able to catch her breath she told me “you sound like a chipmunk” . Obviously a sound setting problem. What caused it? I suspect that perhaps a windows update … Read More “Help! My Microphone is Making Me Sound Like a Chipmunk!” »
For most of us, sound editing and sound mixing mean the same thing. In reality though, they are two very different and very distinct steps in the process of theatrical story telling. SOUND EDITINGSound editing is the process of creating all of the sound effects for a movie. It can include the special effects, like … Read More “What is the Difference Between Sound Editing and Sound Mixing?” »
At its heart, zettlekasten is a german term for a box of notes. While the use of this knowledge management system dates back to the 16th century, it was the german socialogist Niklas Luhmann who famously created a zettlekasten which included some 90000 notes. Thing is, Mr. Lewman was a very prolific writer and he … Read More “What is a Zettlekasten” »
Recently I attempted to make a bootable usb featuring the mxLinux operating system. It didn’t go so well. I got an error message saying the USB could not be used. When I opened it in file manager, the USB was corrupt.So I thought I would just reformat the usb and try again…it wasn’t that easy. … Read More “How to Fix a Corrupt USB drive” »