Audio/Radio

1) Radio stages a comeback - in digital
Digital Radio or DAB radio as it is known, has taken off in the UK and other countries worldwide. The widespread popularity is in stark contrast to many opponents who claim that the audio heard over a digital radio is not nearly as high in quality as you can get over the FM spectrum. But much like the surge in use of MP3s for music, this is clearly a case of where ease of use far overrules quality -... » read more

2) A Brief Idea About Video Production
The good old Chinese proverb has a strong significance; the proverb explained the fact that we believe an event more when we see it. Through video production or videography it is possible to shoot a series of event. Nowadays in different corporate presentations, video footages are widely in use. Through video production it is possible to cater the necessary information to different clients to satisfy them.... » read more

3) How To Pick a Great Voice Over Coach
Your voice is your instrument and is also the main component of your business. That being said, it is crucial that you find the right teacher for you to study with as the decision made will directly impact the outcome of your goals. For our purposes, I am going to assume that you are a working professional or are on the brink of starting out as a novice voice actor who wants to study with a teacher... » read more

4) Avoid Conference Calls That Waste Everybody's Time
It is quite easy to have a conference call go awry. All it needs is a lack of adequate planning. Sure, Conference calls are easy to make, involve less physical effort (through traveling), and save time. However, on the flip side, a conference call that is badly managed will surely be a disaster. Just as in a regular meeting, everybody has to be informed, and everybody must come on time. If you thought... » read more

5) Conference Calls Control Time and Space Not Minds
I always associate corporate culture with suits and ties in high summer, and with unending business meetings. I always picture these meetings being held in an air-conditioned conference room with a long rectangular table where the delegates are seated, some attentive, others bored, yet others thinking about the lunch hour. One person or two people at a time stand up to give a presentation, complete with... » read more

6) This Is An Exciting Time To Consider Mp3 Portable Players
Today you can purchase Mp3 portable players in many different styles that can play many hours of music all stored in a small compact package much smaller and more portable than the Walkman. These portable players use digital technology to shrink down the size of the music file so you can store more songs in less space. When you own an Mp3 portable player you can literally carry around your entire music... » read more

7) Advanced Audio Recording Techniques
Hard Disk / Computer-Based Recording One of the biggest trends in recent audio production has been to merge digital audio with computer technology to create a samplebased approach to sound recording. The encoding of audio data into digital memory or onto a storage medium provides us with a means for storing or manipulating defined blocks of digital data. This data can be stored as a soundfile such as... » read more

8) What Kind Of Computer Recording Studio Equipment Do I Need To Make Professional Sounding Recordings
Recording on your home computer has never been easier to do than it is today. With the speed of the modern day computer you can do some pretty neat things with your recordings. Modern technology will take you a long way toward success but you still need to understand what is going on if you want to have a great recording. It does not take all that much computer recording studio equipment to have a nice... » read more

9) Expand Your Horizons with Free Audio Books
One of the best things about the online audio books industry is that companies and websites can offer free audio books because they do not have to buy music literature materials for production. With downloadable music books, there are no products to purchase, which in turn gives online companies the opportunity to offer free downloads. This is not only helpful for the company, but it also opens up a... » read more

10) Choosing the Best Audio Books for Children
Audio books for children compose a high percentage of the material available in the music book industry. By building a large audio library with music books for children, you can benefit both you and your children. They can be educational for your children in an entertaining way. Audio books for children also help kids expand their imagination in ways that television and video games can not. With... » read more

11) Audio Books CD: Between Cassettes and Downloads
Digital media has helped to make the audio books CD industry a successful venture for many companies. Many people prefer audio libraries composed of music books CD products rather than cassettes because they are more durable and they take up less space. Even though the internet is making digital downloads the most popular form of audio books, CD audio books offer permanence in the aspect that a CD music... » read more

12) The Efficiency of Audio Books
Instead of listening to the radio or sitting in complete silence on the way to work, more people are turning to audio books to entertain themselves. With a variety of titles and genres, you are sure to find something that appeals to your individual interests. While adults appreciate the way audio books help to pass the time, parents enjoy the educational opportunities they provide to their children.... » read more

13) Finding a Great Audio Book Download
The internet has added a whole new level of success to many industries, including the audio book download industry. Because anybody with an internet connection and a computer can easily get a wide selection of MP3 books, the sales and popularity of this niche has only increased over the years. This industry has been especially useful for business people who travel frequently and families who go on long... » read more

14) Audio Books Cassette: The Original Audio Book
Not very long ago, people who enjoyed listening to music books had to enjoy them using audio books cassette tapes. Long before CDs invaded the media industry, and even longer before the internet revolutionized the media industry, music books cassette tapes provided hours of education and enjoyment for book lovers. For some, music books cassette tapes are still the preferred way to listen to a favorite... » read more

15) Building a Respectable Audio Book Library
An impressive audio book library is easy to build with the technology of the internet. You can find almost any book you want in audio format for a bargain price or, in some cases, even free. This is ideal for those living on a budget but still need an exciting or educational book to listen to during long car trips. You can get your favorite book in a convenient MP3 format from a website or order it... » read more

16) Choosing the Best Audio Book Player
One of the things that will help you enjoy your audio book to its fullest potential is to invest in a good audio book player. Portable media devices are good tools for listening to your audio books, but audio book players are specifically designed for listening to audio books. An audio book player typically includes features that make listening to your book just as enjoyable as reading your favorite book. » read more

17) How to Find an Audio Book Online
There are so many opportunities to find the audio book online that you are searching for. There are also many different kinds around now. When you think of an audio book, you may think of your favorite book being told to you by a storyteller or even the author him or herself. However, there are so many other types of kinds available, you should not stop there. You can find an audio book online to help... » read more

18) Listening To Audio Books: Yesterday And Today
I am sure that you have heard that listening to something when you are sleeping, increases your chances of retaining that information. That can be true, because when you are sleeping (or otherwise not really paying attention to what you are hearing), your subconscious is doing the work of taking in the information. Your conscious mind knows right from wrong and files information into different... » read more

19) Audio Books For Reading On The Go
People love to listen to audio books on tape or CD, but for quite some time they have been provided with alternative methods of enjoying various literary works. Technological advancements have served to accommodate many different types of media output and more recently, downloadable audio books are becoming very popular. Complete volumes are available in downloadable format and have become a great... » read more

20) Downloadable Audio Books - The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Different Digital Formats
There are some disadvantages to having audio books available in so many different formats, such as tapes or CD. It is much more desirable to have downloadable audio books in digital formats, as these eliminate the problems that come with buying them on CD, such as cost, delivery time and physical storage. The opportunity to purchase downloadable audio books in digital format is much more convenient and... » read more

21) Multiply Your Sales Using Streaming Audio
Numerous studies on this subject have proven beyond a doubt that radio is a successful medium for product, or other types, of advertisements. Many people are ' glued ' to the radio for pleasure, normally to listen to the current trend of music or to their favorite receiver station or D.J... In between the music,and between the programs themselves,, advertisements on goods and various services are played. » read more

22) Questions and Answers of Audio Books
In as much as the audiobook phenomenon isn't too new, there are still lots of people that don't know certain things about it. I must confess that I was also ignorant about certain aspects of audiobooks myself. During my early days of audiobooks, I had to ask certain questions and today I hear a lot of people asking the same such questions. Who knows, you might also have such questions and you... » read more

23) No Time To Read A Book? Then Listen Up!
No I am not giving you a piece of my mind, do not worry! I really mean "Listen up", that is, to increase the number of times you listen to books. How you may ask? Let's take a look at the "why" of listening to books before I tell you how to do it. Many adults have a major problem and that is time. Most of us are busy with work, business, family, kids and more. If we have a choice we would want to sit... » read more

24) Benefit From 50 Books Each Year... Without Having To Create Extra Time To Read It
I didn't believe it the first time I heard a friend of mine say - "I benefit from the reading of 50 books each year... in my spare time". Knowing how demanding her time was because of her top position in her job and because she is a single mom, I was certain she was lying and I told her so. Smiling, she insisted that it was the truth. I would have continued arguing with her until she pointed out to... » read more

25) 10 Best Audio Books To Improve Your Mind
It's indeed incredible that not many people pay a great deal of attention to what gets into their minds. You see, the mind is the single most important factor in determining who you are and what you do as an individual. If your mind is positive and creative, you can become all you ever dream of becoming. Most of the highly successful people you see in the news today took a great deal of time to work... » read more

26) How Audio Books Can Help Engage Children In Their Learning
There's no denying the fact that most people hated reading as kids. Only a few kids enjoy reading, especially if there is an alternative. Ironically, kids enjoy story telling and could remember stories if they heard it from someone. Audio books have now made it possible for children to get better access to materials that they don't like reading. Of course they must still read, but reading any... » read more

27) The Next Big Thing...Find Out Why
Do you want to be the NEXT Amazon in new special niche; Audio Books Did you know that audio books are becoming more and more popular by each day? For example, in 2004, over $124 million worth of audio books were sold in the UK and $120 million in Germany during 2005. Experts say that this year the market is expected to rise by 20% in Europe, and audio books seem to be even more popular in the... » read more

28) A Closer Look at Radio Drama
Similarities do abound of course between radio drama and pieces performed on the stage, film and television, however, the ability to move, inspire, and create solely through the collaboration of the human voice and the mind is a magnificent feat that requires the utmost discipline, insight and flawless interpretation of a voice actor. To recognize the obvious, radio drama lacks a visual component and... » read more

29) How To Download Your Audio Book onto an iPod
Books on tape have been around for a long time. As technology advanced to accommodate varying media outlets, books on tape began to be referred to as audio books. Containing recordings of the entire contents of a book, audio tapes can be obtained on cassettes, CDs and, more recently, digital formats. Now a multi-million dollar enterprise, audio books are widely accepted for entertainment, as... » read more

30) The Growing Importance of Audio Books
In today fast-paced, multi-tasking environment most people can ill afford the luxury of spending hours relaxing beside an open fire with a good book. Most neither have the time nor the inclination to spend precious hours devoted to one particular task. For this reason, audio books have taken the marketplace by storm. Audio books are recordings of the contents of a book provided either on tape, CD or... » read more

31) Do VoiceOvers Induce Hunger?
Sitting down to watch television can be an enjoyable, relaxing experience. However, while a person is contentedly watching a commercial about a food or beverage product, regardless of time of day, there are numerous creative elements trying to persuade stomachs that their master needs to eat, especially if that tummy is subjected to food commercials prior to consuming a decent meal. Ever wonder why it... » read more

32) The 5 Minute Guide To Setting Your Up Your Audio Recording Software
In order to record anything on your software recording program you need to make sure everything is set up right. This can make a big difference in the quality of your finished product. Your recording project can go very smooth or may be a real pain depending on how you set your options up. Most of the major software recording programs works about the same. The look and feel may be slightly different but... » read more

33) The Charm Of The New iPod Video Explained
You do not have to be a kid to know that there is a wide array of great uses for a personal mp3 player. You can do more than just listen to music. You can listen to all your music! The iPod is a great way to download al your music into one central location. You can also put audio books and other audio files onto your iPod. The latest addition to the iPod is the video feature. The new iPod video is one... » read more

34) Portable Music Has Come A Long Way Since The Walkman
The walkman used to be the most popular handheld music device there was to offer. A device one could take with them everywhere, listening to there favorite CDs. That was, up until the development of the iPod. Apple developed the iPod as a step up from the walkman, where one would be able to download their favorite music. It was a smaller device and more convenient to carry. The NPD Group published that... » read more