Come to the Education Progression at the STC Summit in Chicago on Monday May 21 at 8:30AM. Find out about noise, distortion, and gain - how they work, how to handle them, and why they're so important in your recordings.

1. Audio for eLearning Simplified:
Noise, Distortion, & Gain
presented by Robert Hershenow
Monday May 21, 8:30-9:30 AM

2. ISE NOISE
is any sound
other than
NO
what you’re
trying to
record

3. NOISE is
like a weed...

4. it might be
pretty!
—
but not if it’s
in the wrong
place

5. N O DISTORTION
RTI
is a
misrepresentation
TO
of the sound
DIS

6. DISTORTION
can be friendly
(technically speaking,
tone controls distort
the audio signal)

7. DISTORTION
can be unfriendly
(like when you
overload the
input)

8. IN GAIN
is a measure of
amplification
GA

9. too little
GAIN
invites
NOISE

10. too much
GAIN
invites
DISTORTION

11. how do you get it
JUST RIGHT?

12. Come to the
Education Progression
Monday May 21, 8:30 AM
Find out about noise, distortion, and gain, why
they’re so important in recording, and how to
deal with them - all in simple terms.
(After the Summit look for a full version of this
presentation on Slideshare.com)

13. See you in Chicago!