Preparing audio engineers and multimedia content creators for the future at Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication, the faculty and facilities of the School of Media Arts & Studies (MDIA) demonstrate a great deal of forward thinking, attests Kyle P. Snyder, Lecturer and Outreach Coordinator.
By Craig Anderton When multitrack tape recording progressed beyond a few tracks, a new phrase was added to the recording lexicon: "Fix it in the mix," with the implication being that if some issues cropped up while tracking, you could compensate for them in the mixing stage thanks to effects, splicing and bouncing. The computer took this further by introducing tools like pitch correction and waveform-level editing, as well as mastering processors that could clean up the final mix after the fact. And now, there's another option: fixing before the mix, by cleaning up individual tracks with mastering-level DSP.
"I wanted to be in a place where people remembered me, and I could have a good relationship with everybody in the community, help people, learn new skills, learn how to work on homes, live on the land. That's why I left L.A." —producer/engineer Robert Seifert Gage.
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