Archive for April, 2011

Audio Video Streaming

We all have grown up with radio and television as forms of media. Now, with the exponential  growth of the internet, traditional forms of sharing content have evolved. We now have “new media” and “online broadcasting, ” as platforms for producing and distributing content.

Many sites allow you to post content , and more being created as we speak..  For the visual video format known as streaming media most people have seen YouTube. YouTube has more than 1 billion videos online in a month. Recently in the news Current TV had press after former President Bill Clinton helped secure the release of one of their reporters.

Before we start with the tweaks to speed up slow streaming video, lets get a basic understanding of streaming video technology in order to stop choppy video. Streaming video is a prerecorded video files that can be distributed as part of a live broadcast “feed.” The video signal is converted into a compressed digital signal and transmitted from a Web server. This server is able to be multicast the same file to multiple users at the same time. When you click on the on the video it is partially loaded before you can access it. This is known as “buffering”. This helps you to load and play the video instantaneously. Now lets take a look on how to cut down on buffering time, stop slow streaming video and eliminate choppy PC video playback

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Music Industry Jobs – How to Become a Sound Recording Engineer

A music studio contains more equipment than just microphones and a keyboard. To produce a world class album, you need to get the best sound out of the artist and the music. One person whose job it is to do this is the music recording engineer.

When I think of an engineer, I think of an architect or someone who tinkers with wires and circuits all day. In the music business, they use a different type of engineer. He is called a recording engineer and his job begins as soon as the artist starts to sing.

The area that the recording engineer occupies is called the digital audio workstation, or DAW. This workstation contains all of the technical gadgets an engineer needs to fine tune the sounds he hears. The engineer works with the artist to lay down the best sound they can get. This may involve the artist recording certain parts of the song several times until just the right sound is achieved.

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