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TSDCA and Members of USA 829 are gathering resources for producing audio dramas below.

If you have resources to add, please email us at info@tsdca.org. This is a living document.

as of 9/26/2020

General Training Sessions

Recording Audio Remotely
Let’s Make a Schedule
Audio Repair
Dialogue Editing
Sound Effects Editing
Conforming / Continuity / Version Management
Music & Storytelling
Music Rights / Clearances
Mixing
Mastering / Loudness for Broadcast and Media
Remote Collaboration Technologies
Video Streaming

General Training Sessions
General Training Sessions

• • • Pro Audio Essentials is a game-based course for music producers to practice and improve their audio skills. This unique learning experience uses audio games, ear training, and videos to build the production skills that music makers use every day when recording, mixing, and mastering.
    • Transom Podcast Basics Series
    • Podcast Sound Design Advice Tips Producers of top podcasts for ESPN, National Geographic and more share their insights into making the most of your audio, music and sound effects.
    • Huge list of Resources from a Byers and Raphael training session – “Ask the Engineers”

Let’s Make A Schedule

Let’s Make A Schedule – courtesy Joanna Lynne Staub

• Audio Drama Presentation – how many hours to allocate for various editing activities, etc. Slides from 9/26/20 presentation.
• Audio Drama Sample Calendar
• Download XLS of the sample calendar:  Audio Drama Sample Calendar

Recording Audio Remotely

Recording Audio Remotely:

• Summary of options of Audio over IP (Thanks to Will Pickens)
• Note his Guide for Actors using Zencastr
• Tools include:
  • Cleanfeed
  • Zencastr
  • A guide to connecting multiple VOIP (Voice Over IP) codecs for interviews.
• A guide from Michael Raphael: how  to record calls and create mix-minuses for FaceTime, Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc. all at the same time
• Portable Vocal Booth – Real Traps
• Tools for Transcribing and Blunt Force Editing Dialogue
  • Descript
  • Trint 

Audio Repair

Audio Repair / Rx workshop

• • Izotope: Audio Repair
  • Izotope: Dialogue Editing with Rx Repair
  • Understanding Spectograms
  • Into to RX
  • Intro to RX’s Interface
  • Josh Samuels’ 2 hour livestream about RX

Dialogue Editing

Dialogue Editing 

• • • Dialogue Editing by John Purcell (via sonicskepsi)
    • Brent Heber on Vimeo
      • Editing Bootcamp 1 – Zooms and Navigation
      • Editing Bootcamp 2 – tabbing and selecting
      • Editing Bootcamp 3 – editing and auditioning
      • Editing Bootcamp 4 – Advanced nudging

Sound Effects Editing

Sound Effects Editing

• • • Pro Sound Effects Search Tutorial Video Series

    • Pro Tools Expert, A-Z of Pro Tools

Conforming / Continuity / Version Management

Conforming / Continuity / Version Management

• • • EdiloadConform

Music & Storytelling

Music & Storytelling

• • • Using Music: Jonathan Menjivar For This American Life

Music Rights / Clearances

Music Rights / Clearances

• • • • From the Dramatist’s Guild: Copyright 101 – lots of helpful links
      • http://rightsworkshop.com/

Mixing
Mixing

• • • The Producer’s handbook to mixing audio stories
    • How to Mix – 8 Steps to master the mix of audio stories
    • Mixing Tips and Tricks

Mastering / Loudness for Broadcast and Media

Mastering / Loudness for Broadcast and Media

• • • AES Standard for Loudness
    • Izotope: Are You Listening – Mastering basics
    • TC Electronics Loudness Glossary
    • Transom Loudness for Podcasts vs Radio
    • The Audio Producers Guide to Loudness 
    • Level Practices – Part 1 – Dealing with Peaks 
    • Loudness Meters
      • TC Electronics
      • You Lean Loudness Meter (free) 

Remote Collaboration Technologies
Remote Collaboration Technologies

• • • Zoom Audio Basics
    • Zoom Audio D and DAWs
    • Qlab Zoom Guide
    • ProTools and Zoom
    • Aggregate Devices and Zoom
    • Loopback Audio for Streaming Guide
    • Voicemeeter for Zoom in Windows
    • Amazon Chime

Video Streaming
Video Streaming

• • • OBS  Free and open-source software for video recording and live streaming.
    • How to Live Stream with Qlab  
    • Qlab with OBS – Video walkthru presented by Sam Kusnetz with Figure 53