<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Basic Audio Engineering for Voice Actors with Home Studios - A Workshop</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The problem:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">After having been told that there’s no need to learn anything about audio recording, editing, processing and mixing, many home studio owners find themselves bobbing on a sea of requirements, jargon and standards they don’t understand.<span> </span>They have the “Audacity,” but not necessarily the capacity.<span> </span>If ignorance is bliss, why aren’t we all much happier?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The solution:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Recognize that audio engineering is a craft, just like voiceover.<span> </span>You can learn the craft of recording by trial-and-error, or you can skip a lot of that pain and time, and take this workshop.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>What it is:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">You’ll learn how digital audio recording works, the mysteries of sample rates and bit depths, linear PCM (such as .wav) versus data-compressed files (such as .mp3), how to set proper levels, how to edit, how to edit faster, several tricks for dealing with noises like breaths and clicks, how to use audio processing (including EQ, dynamic compression and de-essing), what the “normalize” and other menu choices do, how to listen, how to mix, how to send, and how to archive.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>What it is not:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">This workshop is not about your software, about which a flip I give not.<span> </span>If you crave a “Goldwave” tutorial, search elsewhere.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>When:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Saturday, February 22<sup>nd</sup>, 10am to 1pm.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Where:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here at the Colors Audio studio:<span> </span><a href="http://www.colorsaudio.com/site.cfm/info/Directions.cfm">http://www.colorsaudio.com/site.cfm/info/Directions.cfm</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>How to register:</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Send your check for $75 to:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Colors Audio</p><p class="MsoNormal">2215 E. Waterloo Road, Suite 301</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Akron, OH 44312<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><i>*** <b>Important</b>:<span> </span>I must have your <b>r</b><b>eturn address, phone number and email</b>. ***<span> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you’re one of the first six peeps to send a check, I will contact you to confirm that you’re registered.<span> </span>If your check comes in after the class is filled, I will contact you and either put you on “standby” or return your check immediately, as you choose.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Dan Popp</b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sound Czar, Colors Audio</p><div apple-content-edited="true"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "></div></div></div> </div><br></body></html>