Sep 11, 2025 02:38 PM
If there's one single hive of minds responsible for some of humanity's enduring technological advancements, it has to be
Bell Labs.
Read More...Tags: telephone, Bell Labs, Laser, Sound, vocoder, Transister, Research, At&T
Apr 15, 2025 04:20 PM
The science behind the dreaded sound • Plus, find out the latest news from Dynamix.
Read More...Tags: SIren, Warning , Emergency, Tornado, Weather, Alert
Dec 02, 2024 05:57 PM
Probably the most famous radio in TV Land was the 8th castaway. Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix lately.
Read More...Tags: Radio, gilligan, gilligan's Island, history, Transistor
Nov 13, 2024 03:44 PM
Analog hasn't died, and digital is getting long in the tooth. Can the two co-exist?
Plus, find out the latest news from Dynamix.
Read More...Tags: Analog, Digital, AI, Multi-track, Robot
Aug 26, 2024 05:40 PM
From the basic stethoscope to controlling brain waves, sound and medicine have been working together since caveman days.
Read More...Tags: Stethoscope, Brain waves
Jun 24, 2024 05:26 PM
Is Chucky the creepiest talking doll to ever utter words? Created by screenwriter Don Mancini, the possessed doll of the Child's Play movie franchise took on a new life when voiced by actor Brad Dourif. Well move over Chuckster, Thomas Edison had you beat by a hundred years.
Read More...Tags: Edison, Doll, Talking doll, Phonograph, Wax cylinder
May 13, 2024 02:27 PM
"Again and again, the cicada's untiring cry pierced the sultry summer air like a needle at work on thick cotton cloth."
Yukio Mishima
Most of the eastern part of the US is or will be soon suffering from the latest cyclical emergence of cicadas, so we're republishing our article on the cicada from 2019. Enjoy.
Read More...Tags: Cicadas, Jar fly
Apr 18, 2024 06:30 PM
Everything you thought you knew about playing records just got turned upside down and sideways, literally. In what took six years to develop, scrap, redevelop, build, and deliver, the Miniot Wheel 2 is the most unique and advanced record player on the market today. It wasn't supposed to be this advanced, just beautiful and unique.
Read More...Tags: Turntable, records
Mar 01, 2024 05:49 PM
With spring comes change, a welcome sight after a long winter. It also brings storms. And thunder. If anything signifies change, it's thunder. A nice calm day can change instantly with a thunder clap. Maybe that day is Thursday, which is named after Thor, the Viking god of thunder. But what is thunder, really?
Read More...Tags: Thor, lightning, Speed of sound, Thunder
Jan 15, 2024 04:24 PM
In our latest newsletter,I quote some excerpts from my new book "Push the Right Buttons: A Practical Guide to Becoming and Succeeding as an Audio Engineer", which is now on sale at many major online booksellers, including Amazon, Barns & Noble, and Google Play. The book is aimed mostly, but not exclusively, at people thinking about getting into the industry. I also give common sense advice to seeking out a job in the audio industry, and give a clear, very real look at how our industry works. Plus find out what's been in the works at Dynamix Productions.
Read More...Tags: Push the Right Buttons, Book, history
Dec 18, 2023 03:12 PM
Announcing the release of my new book "Push the
Right Buttons: A Practical Guide to Becoming and Succeeding as an Audio Engineer and Producer."
Read More...Tags: Book, Push the Right Buttons, Training, Education
Oct 27, 2023 01:22 PM
There are sounds unique to both the hit show M*A*S*H and a real MASH unit during the Korean War. Plus, find out the latest news from Dynamix.
Read More...Tags: history, war, M*A*S*H, Laugh track, Radio, telephone, Bugle, television, TV
Sep 26, 2023 10:06 AM
I'm pleased to announce that I will teaching a free crash course on how to start a podcast. I'll be joined by veteran podcaster Liza Holland at the annual Kentucky Book Festival on Saturday October 21, 2023 at 10 AM EST. The event takes place at Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington Green, Lexington, KY.
Read More...Tags: Podcasting
Jul 24, 2023 05:15 PM
It's always a good idea to step back once in a while and take stock of the industry you work in. For the audio industry, it's mostly good news. Let's take a look.
Read More...Tags: Sound business, Business, Music business
Jun 12, 2023 10:08 AM
The sounds of the original Star Trek show find a place in a strange new world.
Plus find out what's been going on at Dynamix Productions lately.
Read More...Tags: Star Trek, SFX, history, Harp, Aeolian harp, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Gene Roddenberry
Mar 29, 2023 10:03 AM
Reimagining performances in centuries-old spaces.
Plus the latest news from Dynamix Productions.
Read More...Tags: Acoustic archeology, Acoustics, Vivaldi, Baroque, Music, Recording
Feb 10, 2023 04:58 PM
A look back at the last 20 years we've been in business.
Read More...Tags: Dynamix, Podcast, Streaming, Movie, Radio,
