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Until May 1st 2013 I am giving away a $999 Cinesamples Cineperc Full Bundle

by J.S. Gilbert
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I attended GDC, the Game developers Conference again and a highlight for me are the GANG awards (Game Audio Network Guild), and the big party held afterwards at Pyramind. They hold a raffle and I was lucky enough to win a few prizes this year. The biggest and best among the bunch was Cinesamples Cineperc [...]

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English to Chinese to German to Spanish to Whatever; Translating a Global Message.

by J.S. Gilbert
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Sadly it would seem that not enough people know or recall John F. Kennedy’s monstrous blunder when he uttered the words “Ich bin ein Berliner”. In June of 1963, President Kennedy gave what was considered by many to be one of the most powerful and dramatic speeches of all time. It was the U.S.’s way [...]

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Sennheisers Online Tutorials for Filmmakers (Videographers) or anybody looking to create good sound

by J.S. Gilbert
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For the past 21 years, Sennheiser has owned Neumann and have been cranking out some incredible microphones (and other audio products) under both names. While I own a coouple dozen microphones, the two I turn to most often are the Sennheiser 416 shotgun and the veteran Neumann U87. Not only do I trust these guys [...]

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Audio Plug-In Crazy with SpectrumWorx

by J.S. Gilbert
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I’ve discovered among my musician, v.o., audio engineer, video game developer and some other creative friends that we can fall into 2 camps, those who love plug-ins and must have more and more or those who don’t  really care one way or the other. A company from Croatia named Little Endian has come up with a plug-in called [...]

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Staying On Course – Do What Airplanes Do.

by J.S. Gilbert
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 I don’t think most people understand how modern aviation tends to work. Airplanes are quite susceptible to winds, but many other forms of weather, both good and bad can have quite an effect on an airplane in flight, as does air traffic itself. The ability for an airplane to go from one place to another [...]

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Parade Magazine’s Annual Salary Survey

by J.S. Gilbert
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There are about 74 million people in the United States who routinely receive a copy of Parade magazine as a part of their local weekend edition or Sunday edition newspaper.  About 16 pages thick or should I say thin, Parade may best be known for their inside front cover which provides a factoid or two on some [...]

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A Nice Set of Headphones

by J.S. Gilbert
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Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve posted anything new to this here blog and my faithful 3 followers are no doubt sorely upset. Add to that the fact that I promised I would speak a little about my experiences at AES, which was almost 2 months ago, and I’m seeming downright lazy. So, to get [...]

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What’s wrong with the word Audition?

by J.S. Gilbert
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While the way we do things is changing, there is no reason that accepted language needs to change, when doing so offers no improvement. Case in point is the term “custom demo”.  The word is ”audition”.  Is  anyone confused when they hear the word audition? Then why would anyone want to introduce another term that [...]

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I’m a Nickelodeon “Star”, but they don’t know who I am.

by J.S. Gilbert
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Opening Screen from Go Bananas Okay, here’s the long version. A few days ago I get contacted by another poor, lost soul who had recently lost their job, spent several months looking for work and has now decided to try their hands at the wonderful world of voice over. Since my usual response is to [...]

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How to Become a Rich and Famous Voice Actor

by J.S. Gilbert
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While I wear a lot of hats, the one that I most enjoy is being the voice over guy. But it seems as though everyone these days is trying to become a voice actor. Most will never make a nickel, but will leave a sizable donation with one or more of the many, many individuals [...]

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Gadgets and Stuff

by J.S. Gilbert
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The Making of Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Play: Music Video shot entirely with an iPhone Accousticalsurfaces.com For those of you looking to upgrade project studios or home studios or are looking to build or retrofit studio space, www.acousticsurfaces.com is a treasure trove of information and products for almost any situation. From [...]

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This Old G.A.N.G of Mine – Valve presents at the Game Audio Network Guild

by J.S. Gilbert
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For those of you who don’t know who G.A.N.G., the Game Audio Network Guild is, they are a group of people who meet every 3rd full moon,  and do chanting and exchange mystic knowledge of the great plug-in. Actually, G.A.N.G. is a growing group of audio professionals that either work making video games, have some [...]

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Jake Ludington to the A/V Rescue

by J.S. Gilbert
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I was browsing the Web recently and came across a video in YouTube by a Mr. Jake Ludington, demonstrating how to make portable recording environment. It was simplicity at its best and would be quite helpful to many pod casters, broadcasters and v.o. folks. One big takeaway from this was that he used a serrated [...]

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