Writing music can be a challenge creatively. With today’s tech you have a plethora of options available, thousands of sounds and the ability to layer instrument tracks and apply processing beyond anything you could have even dreamt of back in the 1990’s when I was working with midi and tape (DAT, ADAT). I am 2 […]
Vlogging vs Filmmaking
Filmmaking has been around for over a century, way back to when films were silent and shot in black and white. The term is synonymous with Hollywood, however, film-making is no longer just for film producers with big budgets; everybody with a smartphone has the capability of making a film. The term Vlog is now […]
What is Foley?
The world of Foley is fascinating, especially for someone who records and produces sound effects. You may not have even realised that many of the sounds in films are man-made and added by Foley artists. A few examples are: Coconuts = Horses hooves Metal sheets = Thunder Celery snapping = Breaking bones Cornflour = Walking […]
International Women’s Day: Delia Derbyshire
International Women’s Day is the perfect time to celebrate the work and life of Delia Derbyshire. Born in Coventry, England, in 1937, against the odds, she became one of the pioneers of electronic music. After her education, Delia wanted to work in music, however, in the 1950’s, the lack of equality in the workplace meant that […]
Cinematic Camera Techniques: Planet Earth 2
Having watched Planet Earth II, I was amazed at the cinematic feel that the series has. It is amazing how technology has moved on since David Attenborough started recording wildlife documentaries. At the time he started, cameras were massive and not very portable. When smaller cameras did become available they were considered to be a camera for amateurs […]
Don’t Break the Music Licensing Industry…
Let’s value our composers before it’s too late! This is a bit of a rant, in respect of certain big businesses that are damaging the independent music industry in my opinion. Not only that, many music producers are going along with this by allowing their music to be licensed for pennies/cents. Some big music licensing […]
The Vague Origins of Wheels on the Bus
A lot of nursery rhymes are considered to be in the public domain, however, The Wheels on the Bus is not so clear. It is derived from Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush and Buffalo Gals, both written in 1800s. The composers identity is unknown, however, using the copyright rule of thumb of 70 years […]
Is There a Good Source of Royalty-free Vaporwave Music?
This is a question I got asked recently and I thought it would make an interesting blog post. Firstly, what is Vaporwave music? I am not aware of any good royalty-free vaporwave music to be honest. The reason producers create and sell royalty free music is to make an income and you can only do […]
On Hold Messages Reseller Option for Telecoms Companies
We offer telephone audio services directly to businesses, but we also work with a number of telecoms companies who use our audio service to provide IVR prompts, out-of-hours and on-hold messages to their clients. However, we found that some of our telecoms clients wanted to present an audio service directly to their customers and that […]
Will your on hold audio work in my telephone system? Try for Free
This is a question we often get asked. Usually, from small to medium businesses that want to avoid or break away from expensive contracts. These contract-based suppliers will often write your scripts, and install and lease the phone system and audio to you, which can prove very costly. Whereas, we provide a simple, pay-as-you-go service […]
