Entries by Ruby

CD Versus MP3

If you have created an audio production (or if you’re planning on creating one) you might be wondering if you should sell it as a digital download, a physical CD or both. You’re probably already aware of how popular iTunes and other digital music providers have become, but…

Choosing A Microphone

A more accurate title for this article might have been “Choosing a microphone for voice-overs”, since these recommendations are specifically aimed at people who want to record a spoken word or singing performance and then blend it with music.

Protecting Your Copyright – Essential Facts

If you have created an audio production, it’s natural for you to want to protect it from illegal copying and distribution, so what must you do to ensure that it’s properly protected?

Psychoacoustics

As a composer, whenever I create royalty free meditation music I always take the principles of psychoacoustics into account. Essentially, psychoacoustics is the study of the perception of sound, and the ways in which it affects you…

Recording a Voiceover – Tips & Techniques

Getting a fantastic vocal recording requires the right equipment and the right technique. Pay close attention to these simple tips and you’ll not only improve the sonic quality of your recordings, you’ll also improve the way you express yourself vocally.

Recording Equipment Requirements

This article will introduce you to the equipment you will need in order to record your own voiceover, mix it with music and then create a finalized audio file for CD or MP3. You may find that you already have some of the equipment you need!

Resolving YouTube Copyright Notifications

If you use royalty free music to make a YouTube video, it’s inevitable that at some stage you will receive a “Copyright Notice” from YouTube. It will probably arrive in your YouTube video manager page…

Selecting Royalty Free Hypnosis Music

Occasionally I’m asked, “What is the difference between royalty free hypnosis music and royalty free meditation music?” Perhaps you might have pondered this very question yourself.

The Oster Curve

The Oster Curve was defined by Gerald Oster – one of the modern day pioneers of research into the effects of binaural beats. In his well known publication “Auditory Beats in the Brain”…

White Noise Music

White noise is an incredibly effective sound-source for encouraging deeply relaxed states of consciousness and it has a number of therapeutic benefits, for example: