Rob Byers

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Ask an Engineer! W/ Rob Byers

🗓️ Sep 16
🕐 2-3pm ET
👤 @robbyers1.bsky.social
🎟️ RSVP: soundpath.co/course/ask-a...

In this Q&A Rob will answer ur questions + share tips on mixing, workflow + recording that every audio storyteller can use.

🔊It's time for another Ask an Engineer session, next Tuesday 9/16! Many #audio producers don't get to work with engineers — this is a small way to fill that gap. Bring your questions about tools, techniques, & best practices. Free for @airmedia.bsky.social members!🎙️ www.soundpath.co/course/ask-a...

🔊It's time for another Ask an Engineer session, next Tuesday 9/16! Many #audio producers don't get to work with engineers — this is a small way to fill that gap. Bring your questions about tools, techniques, & best practices. Free for @airmedia.bsky.social members!🎙️ www.soundpath.co/course/ask-a...

How’s This Sound? A Post-Production Feedback Panel A panel of the industry’s best sound designers, mix engineers, and composers give feedback on your mix! We’ll discuss all things off the page; the many components that make radio a listening experienc...

How's This Sound? A Post-Production Feedback Panel

🗓️ Thursday, September 25
🕐 5:30 - 7:30pm ET
👤 Erica Huang, Rob Byers, Jeremy S. Bloom, and Hannis Brown
🎟️ Sign up for free access: ow.ly/3KCp50WnG9R

📣WEDNESDAY: "Ask an Engineer" with @airmedia.bsky.social. Many audio producers don't get a regular opportunity to work with an engineer so this is a great way to get questions answered about tools, techniques, best practices, and "why does Pro Tools do THAT THING?!?!" 😆 airmedia.org/jobs/trainin...

Happy to see the new iZotope Equinox out in the world — but it's missing some key presets from the original Exponential Audio version. Golden Toilet, Coultergeist, and Drumpski's Dacha were favorites!

Rob Byers: Private Session (60 mins) Book a mentorship session with an experienced audio engineer and trainer who has helped producers of all experience levels improve their craft.

Want to improve your audio production? Book me through @airmedia.bsky.social's SoundPath! Maybe you want to improve your dialog edits and mixes, get to know Pro Tools a little better, or are looking for advice. I promise not to wear a puffy jacket to our session. www.soundpath.co/course/rob-b...

Audio gremlins (and how to slay them) - Radio Boot Camp Audio gremlins are everywhere, always seeking to find their way into our productions, whether we are working with audio recorded in a studio, at home, or

Are you new to #podcasting, #radio, or #audio storytelling? You are about to discover that audio gremlins can pop up at any moment! 👾
Join me & @radiobootcamp.bsky.social next week to strengthen your ears👂 and learn how to prevent the most common audio problems! 💪 radiobootcamp.org/classes/audi...

Excited to see generative AI integration! 👏👏👏

'Like electric sparks': Sharks recorded making sounds underwater Sharks were thought to be silent, but scientists have recorded a New Zealand species making a clicking noise.

Noisy sharks! 🦈 Scientists have recorded the first documented case of a shark deliberately making sound underwater, in a breakthrough discovery in fish acoustics:
www.abc.net.au/news/science...

How To Stop Popup Ads Appearing In Pro Tools Don’t like popup ads in Pro Tools? You’re not the only one. We found out why they’re showing up—and how to switch them off.

How To Stop Popup Ads Appearing In Pro Tools

Seeing lots of criticism of this study saying the conclusion is "obvious." And yet we see media organizations de-prioritizing audio quality more and more.

pictures depicting creation of sound effects such as "Moo," "Cake," "Crash," "Army," "Thicket," and "Fight."

Some radio sound effects. "Radio Directing" by Earle McGill, 1940.

Ask an Engineer! with Rob Byers In this Q&A, Rob Byers answers your questions and provides pointers that every audio storyteller can use, from efficiency in mixing to production workflow and recording. AIR-Members only.

Many independents don't get the opportunity to work alongside #audio engineers on a regular basis, so I'm doing an "Ask the Engineer" session with @airmedia.bsky.social on May 7. A great opportunity for producers to get technical questions answered! Sign up: www.soundpath.co/course/ask-a...

Tomorrow! Join us for a discussion on @airmedia.bsky.social's rate guide for audio storytellers.
airmedia.org/tools/2025-r...

Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them Monitoring the noises within ecosystems reveals their health—allowing researchers to monitor changes in biodiversity, detect threats, and measure the effectiveness of conservation strategies.

🧪 Using sound to develop a “…long-term monitoring protocol to evaluate how ecosystems and biodiversity are responding to climate variability…recording sound baselines in sites with minimal human intervention...”
www.wired.com/story/costa-...

🔊 NEXT WEEK: we'll discuss the new #audio storytellers rate guide from @airmedia.bsky.social in a FREE webinar. Learn about updates to the guide and join in the discussion on how you can implement it in your work.

🗓️ Thurs, March 6, 2-3:15pm

Please join us! RSVP:
airmedia.org/jobs/trainin...

Pro Tools for beginners - Radio Boot Camp If you are new to audio or just new to Pro Tools … it can be daunting. Pro Tools is an incredibly deep application that is used, not just for podcasts,

Last chance for our Pro Tools workshop! Starting at 10am this morning! ☀️ Sign up here —>

Scalable Audio in Hyper Light Breaker: Crafting the Soundscape of Procedurally Generated Worlds YouTube video by Audiokinetic

Going live today with some smart #GameAudio folks from @heartmachine.bsky.social to talk about Hyper Light Breaker & Crafting the Soundscape of Procedurally Generated Worlds

TODAY at 2pm ET / 11am PT on #Wwise Up On Air

Swing-by and join the discussion!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=aUSi...

If I think about it too hard I forget ALL the things.

A table showing roles and rate ranges for each role.

The @airmedia.bsky.social rate guide was just updated for 2025, meant to help independents working in audio storytelling. This is GOOD STUFF!

Check out all the details here: airmedia.org/tools/2025-r...

#audio #pubmedia #podcasting

I'm doing two audio production classes with @radiobootcamp.bsky.social this spring! "How to mix — for producers" and "Audio gremlins (and how to slay them)." More details in thread.

Come join us and up your production game!

#audio #pubmedia #podcasting

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💫Released on this day 1985💥

#tearsforfears
#musicsky #recordingsky #recordingstudiosky #musicproduction #80s
#alternative #newwave #postpunk #synthpop

It's Time For The Enshittification Of Professional Audio To Stop There is a troubling trend in the audio industry: the relentless pursuit of profit over quality, driven by tech investors who don’t understanding this industry, sometimes called "enshittification"—the gradual degradation of products and services as…

There is a troubling trend in the audio industry: the relentless pursuit of
profit over quality, driven by tech investors who don’t understanding this
industry, sometimes called "enshittification"—the gradual degradation of
products and services as companies prioritise growth, valuation, and…

Here we find a podcast in the same list as the Vienna Philharmonic, Moby Dick and the Academy Awards... nymag.com/article/best...

Thanks @nwquah.bsky.social and @nymag.com for repping the medium!

Audio gremlins (and how to slay them) - Radio Boot Camp Audio gremlins are everywhere, always seeking to find their way into our productions, whether we are working with audio recorded in a studio, at home, or

In April we'll do "Audio gremlins (and how to slay them)" to help you learn to identify and prevent the most common #audio issues. There will be lots of listening and discussion! It's perfect for early-career audio storytellers.

radiobootcamp.org/classes/audi...

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How to mix - for producers - Radio Boot Camp Mixing audio stories — creating balance and clarity with all of the audio elements in a story — is an essential part of the production process. It’s the

In May: "How to mix — for producers" is all about mixing audio stories. There will be exercises and it's capped at 10 so there will be plenty of feedback provided.

Sign up soon, this one always sells out!

radiobootcamp.org/classes/how-...

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