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Video: The secret to making hands-free noise-free
Explaining a highly technical product to a broad audience is tough. To succeed, you must reach out to people on their own terms, without...
How the Nature of Sound and Noise Is Changing In the Digital Age
We conduct our daily lives against a soundtrack of incessant background noise. But the nature of that noise is changing in the digital age. And sound design — the way we engineer recorded audio — is changing with it.
Does THD effect noise?
Does Total Harmonic Distortion numbers tell us anything about the amount of hiss and noise present in a stereo product?
Active Noise Control to the Rescue?
As product sound engineers, we field a lot of questions—which is definitely understandable. It is a highly specialized focus that can make the difference between success and failure in a…
What's a Noise Harvester?
PS Audio's incredibly small and effective noise harvesting instrument converts damaging line noise into harmless light. How does it work and how effective is...
Could a simple decibel meter solve restaurants' noise problems?
You’ve dealt with it before, whether in a sports bar or a modern-minded fine dining establishment. You’re excited to converse with those joining you, only to enter a restaurant where the music and/or televisions are so loud that you can barely hear yourself think. Asking wait staff what they can do about the volume will only accomplish so much, especially if it’s the sort of restaurant where noise is a deliberate choice for ambiance. So you dine, and you half-yell your conversation, hoping…
Pew-Pew: What Do Lasers Actually Sound Like?
If you’ve ever watched a science-fiction movie, you might think you know what lasers sound like: some variation of a noise you could write as “pew.” But, you’ve used a laser pointer, right? Did it go “pew”?
Equation: The Formula Behind Noise-Cancelling Headphones
The same equation that can compress image files and predict the tides brings you the calm of noise-canceling headphones.
the mastering engineer's secret weapon ?
Have you ever wondered how to get your mixes mastered really loud, without crushing all the life out of them ? Maybe you’ve tried a bunch of different limiters, and ended up with a flat, lifeless result – or just plain distortion ? I remember when I was training as a mastering engineer back in …
Bars and restaurants are too damn loud. Can SoundPrint cut through the noise?
A new crowdsourced sound-level app makes finding a quiet place to meet less frustrating.
The Secret to Sound Testing? It’s All in the Timing.
Testing tools and environments may change. Application tools and environments may change. But the principles of good sound testing remain the same: timing, organization, logic, thoroughness, clear …
How to record Snapchat hands-free
Increased Collaboration or Technology Noise?
Increasingly, productivity is becoming tied to collaboration. So how do you collaborate effectively without getting lost in the technology?
The Ultimate Guide to All Hands Meetings
Bi-weekly all hands meetings are the new norm at Vimeo. Learn why these meetings matter and tips on how to get yours set up.
Remote collaboration becomes hands-on with visual workspaces
Real-time remote collaboration gets a boost from large-scale, visual workspaces. But industry analysts have some caveats.
Hands-on with Oculus Rift S and Oculus Quest: What's the difference?
Oculus Quest Becomes the First VR Headset With Hand Tracking
A good VR experience can make you feel like you could reach out and touch things in the virtual world. You can't of course, but the Oculus Quest is getting you one step closer with full hand tracking technology.
