Digital Editing Basics
Editing sound on a computer is as easy as splicing bacterium genes into chicken embryos, or for the non-molecular biologists amongst us, like cutting and pasting text in a word-processor. The example...
View ArticleErrol Morris
Download this document in PDF 1. Manifesto | 2. On McNamara | 3. Photo Gallery Errol Morris, Interviewed by Nubar Alexanian The Bedrock of Language Nubar Alexanian: Do you orchestrate for the ear...
View ArticleIra Glass
Download this document in PDF 1. Manifesto 2. What’s a Story? 3. What’s Not a Story? Ira Glass’s Manifesto, Part One Rather than talk about radio in a Big Picture way, I’m going to start with some...
View ArticleBen Shapiro
These days, newspaper reporters carry microphones and radio producers carry cameras. Everybodys scrambling to get on the multimedia bandwagon. We can debate whether this convergence is value-added or...
View ArticleCreature Comforts
Transom is proud to welcome the creative team behind our favorite animated series, Creature Comforts.
View ArticlePro Tools Shortcuts
We asked Jeff Towne, our TOOLS Editor, to come up with a set of ProTools tips specifically for the public radio producer. His "ProTools Shortcuts," comes with its own handy print-out to keep by your...
View ArticleiPod and iPhone Recording
Radio producers have long been intrigued by the idea of bootstrapping an iPod or iPhone to make legitimate field recordings, even if only for backup or emergencies. Kludges have fallen short, but...
View ArticleREAPER
The reign of Pro Tools has been a long and frustrating one for radio producers. It’s not really designed for us, but it’s become the industry standard, so we use it. Every upgrade causes mass...
View ArticleHindenburg
Transom is always interested in tools that make radio storytelling easier, better, and cheaper. Lately, our Tools Editor Jeff Towne has been testing some alternatives to ProTools and just test-drove...
View ArticleWorld’s First iPhone Show
Producer Ronan Kelly's Irish radio program, "The Curious Ear," bills its latest edition as "World's First iPhone Show - Possibly the first time a radio show has been recorded, edited and sent for...
View ArticleLevels
What's a good level? Not too hot, not too cold. Just right. Our TOOLS editor Jeff Towne spends a lot of time answering this perennial audio question. Transom is proud to present Jeff's Everything You...
View ArticleHindenburg Journalist Update
The audio producing software, Hindenburg Journalist has a bunch of new features. Jeff Towne runs them down for you, complete with illustrations and his customary hand-holding. This is the application...
View ArticleJohn Biewen
What’s your hurry? As part of Transom’s steady call for more “Slow Radio,” we present for your meditative pleasure, John Biewen’s downloadable issue of The Transom Review “In Praise of the Pause.”
View ArticleSeizure’s Lament
The Third Coast International Audio Festival is three days of ear candy. Producers from around the world travel to Chicago to share work, talk shop, and, most importantly, listen. Unfortunately, Third...
View ArticleKohn
Andy Mills won "Best New Artist" at the 2011 Third Coast Filmless Festival. Well deserved. Have a listen.
View ArticleRadiolab: An Appreciation by Ira Glass
We've compiled Ira's revealing analysis of Radiolab along with the following discussion into our current issue of The Transom Review. As ever, there's a downloadable PDF for your offline pleasure.
View ArticleChorus of Refuge
Once you’ve finished producing a story, what are you supposed to do with all the tape? Just let it sit on a shelf? Some producers will re-purpose their interviews — turn them into a print piece or...
View ArticleSetting Up a Small Recording Studio UPDATE
An update of one of our most popular features ever – Jeff Towne’s primer on setting up a small recording studio. It covers computer and software selection, the requisite hardware, along with equipment...
View ArticlePro Tools 10
Jeff Towne has done his typically thorough job evaluating the latest version of Pro Tools —Pro Tools v10. It’s chock full of insider tips and tricks just for the radio crowd. Check it out.
View ArticleJad Abumrad
In his Transom Manifesto, Jad Abumrad reflects on the birth of Radiolab, the ways we discover things without realizing it, the difficulty of changing, and the burdens of geniushood. You can hear early...
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