Capturing the sound of a full orchestra, choir, or big band is one of the most rewarding (and demanding) tasks in audio production. From mic placement to room acoustics, there’s very little margin for ...

This audio engineering technique used by The Beatles is quite simple: One records a guitar track and then plays the tape backward to get a very psychedelic effect. You can hear this effect in “I’m ...

Boom mics, those big puffballs at the end of a long pole, were once the most common method to record movie dialogue. Now small, wireless microphones are ubiquitous on film sets, and that's the domain ...

About 80 years ago, guitarist and inventor Les Paul built a home recording studio in his Hollywood garage on North Curson Avenue and began developing his “new sound,” which incorporated cutting-edge ...

Affiliated with Led Zeppelin, ZZ Top and Big Star, the recording engineer and producer was also a noted photographer. By Shirley Halperin Terry Manning, a noted music producer and recording engineer ...

Hwan Shim is using technology to personalize audio experiences because human ears are all different. Shim, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering technology, is developing new ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. If you want to make music in Iowa, Jon Limmer is someone you want to know. For nearly a decade, he has ...

Achieving the crisp audio heard on the radio and at live performances requires expert sound engineering. From setting up microphones to checking audio levels, many essential details must be ...