Tag: Dr. Jane Goodall

My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall  –The new audio book version

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A review by Dr. Maggie Rizzi There is so much to recommend about the new audio version of Jane Goodall’s book, My Life With the Chimpanzees, in so many different dimensions. It is a cogent explanation, essentially irrefutable, as to why we must address the perils of climate change.  It is a roadmap for children and adults alike to the art of living the life of their dreams.  It is a superlative inspiration for girls. It is a quiet, deliberate […]

Mixer Moments (sight & sounds)

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This post is a collection of my favorite moments from the many hours of audio that make the MLWC unabridged Audiobook. It includes a few of the more challenging moments in mixing. To start with, I have to say never ever grew tired of listening to Jane’s voice. I found it especially soothing and therapeutic in the times when I was struggling with family related challenges during the course of the production timeline.  Conversely, there were the challenging moments toiling […]

Audio as the carrier of art… and, message.

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I noted in my previous post LUFS for Dr. Jane our concern in putting forward the best form of audio masters to mitigate any changes to the audio downstream. Meaning: presenting the audio in such an acceptable form that there would be no need for additional processing by any distribution platforms. Also, presenting dynamic audio in such a frame that listeners would not be constantly adjusting volume. The magic of this audiobook production in part has allot to do with […]

LUFS for Dr. Jane

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This post briefly gets into our consideration in preparing the final delivery of the three plus hours of mastered audio for the UK based publisher of the My Life with Chimpanzees audiobook. First off, what’s LUFS anyway? LUFS stands for Loudness Unit Full Scale. Unlike traditional VU meters that detect loudness at a point in time, LUFS metering looks at the average loudness over an entire audio track. A great example of how you experience this and the way it […]

Audio Alchemy and Iconic Audiobook

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Sometimes the stars do align If you talk to anyone in the production side of the music industry a common theme is how long projects can take from concept to completion. This has much to do with budgets, rewrites, shifting timelines especially in film work and yes, sometimes neurotic directors. On the other side of the coin is I need it yesterday even though I told you about it today… That said, sometimes a production delay truly is a good […]