Sound in depth Flashcards
Ira Glass’s two building blocks”
- Anecdote - a sequence of actions in its purest form
- The moment of reflection - what it all means
More Tips from Glass
- Conflict is the essence of the story
- Keep it conversational
- Visual details are great for putting us in the scene
Ask yourself:
what is important, fun, or exciting to you about this story? Make sure you are conveying that to the listener
Alex Chadwick:
- Write and Talk in Short Sentences
- Have more clarity and punch
- Easier for listeners to process
- Commas are the enemy
- Pretend you are paid by the period
Sound wave
-Sound is a wave of energy (heard in pitches)
Wavelength:
from one peak to another
Frequency
-the pitch of sound
-Number of cycles per second (waves per second) described in Hertz (Hz)
-We interpret frequency as pitch
20 → 20k frequency in hertz
Amplitude
- Is the loudness or volume of the sound
- Measured from the crest or trough to the midline of a sound wave
- Adobe auditions waveform editor displays amplitude of wave
Sample rate
- Number of samples per second
- CD audio has 44,100 samples per second (44.1 kHz)
- Digital video and Tascam Zoom has 48000 samples per second (48 kHz)
- The one we use is a little bit higher than that
Bit depth
- Dynamic range of your sound
- In photographic terms, it’s like depth of field and number of f-stops you capture combined
Use omni mics when:
(located on front)
- You have to record audio from multiple peopl
- Sound you want to capture is coming from multiple directions
Use Uni Mics when:
(located on top)
- Interviewing subjects in a controlled location
- Audio is isolated to a small location
Timbre
the character or color of a sound apart from pitch or loudness
Ambience
background sound. (Remember to record room tone for continuity in editing)
Silence
part of sound, just like negative space is part of design
