sound

What is sound?

 

 

Sound waves or vibration can be measured by a unit of measurement called decibels that moves through the air it can be represented as a wave.

Acoustics – sound is reflected on a hard surface (house, car and bedroom) if you clap you can hear a ping but what you really want is the sound to do is absorbed if you have ever been in a music studio or on YouTube they have bumpy foam panels on the wall. Where you want to be is in a cupboard but not in your bathroom the sound will be rubbish. (Properties of sound) you can mainly find foam panels in studios.

Reverberation – the time the sound of your voice will be prolonged until the echo dies out. Example If you go to church or on top of a mountain the sound will echo but your voice will stop. Lots of reverb is now used in music we use today because it makes the artist feel in an open space.

 

 Exterior acoustics – unlike interior acoustics which has walls for sound to bounce. Exterior acoustics the sound will just vanish or get distorted by the wind one way to combat this is on the mic use a wind muff (as pictured below) almost looks like your camera has hair but it really helps with vlogging because is not only blocks out wind but also can minimise the amount of ambient/ background sound when recording.

 

Interior acoustics – this is where you use a space like your bedroom or an empty room like a studio to record music or a video with minimal noise  this is where you use sound proofing.

 

What is studio acoustics?

Studio acoustics is all to do with spacing and noise levels although it’s good to be in a small room you still need to move around and have the padding in the right place. It’s advisable to have the padding in close proximity of your equipment for great effect.