Marc and I have worked alongside on many multi-media, film, and television projects. His depth of knowledge and professional work ethic made the audio component of these projects go smoothly.
Martin Dulwich
Senior Designer, TVW 7 Network
Director, PRO-INK Productions Pty Ltd
Marc Lansdorp brings a wealth of unmatched experience and professional qualifications to his radio training. Having worked extensively with commercial and community radio, his background is not only extensive and unique, but also invaluable for those wishing to gain a competitive edge.
Stacey Pallaras
Vice Chairman
89.7 Twin Cities FM
MANIPULATING THE SONIC LANDSCAPE
by Marc Lansdorp
Not another sound site! There must be a million websites (only a slight exaggeration) dedicated to sound recording, editing, mixing, encoding etc.
These sites, along with books and magazines, are great for information on sound in general and music in particular. What they don’t offer, however, is genuine training in sound for those people currently working in the media, or interested in pursuing a career in radio, television, film, multimedia or the Web.
There are colleges scattered around the world which do offer excellent training -- for a price. But the vast majority of teaching institutions are either ill-equipped, understaffed, or both. The operation of various bits of equipment is covered, but often that's about it. Consequently, sound training, which is fundamentally ear training, tends to be skimmed over.
As a result, some media practitioners spend their entire career working with sound on a daily basis without understanding it. Indeed, most people could be described as visually literate and aurally illiterate. We've all heard the hackneyed phrases, 'a picture is worth a thousand words', 'seeing is believing', 'let's throw some light on the subject', et al. We’re taught to use our eyes from an early age, but not our ears.
Essentially, ear training is instruction on how to listen. This may sound crazy, but it isn't. As you begin to listen critically, a whole new world opens up. This sonic landscape, once understood, can be manipulated easily and inexpensively to build anything from a powerful in-your-face rock concert promotion to a subtle, yet evocative motion picture sound track.
For a relatively small outlay, anyone with an understanding of sound can use today’s amazing digital audio technology to produce first class material for radio, television, film, multimedia and the Web.
With this in mind, I'm offering to teach anyone with a compact disc player and good stereo system how to listen, and learn about sound. The extent and cost of the training will be determined by your response, so click here and let me know what type of training you require: a basic introduction; production for radio; recording for film/TV; post-production for film/TV; or encoding for multimedia/Web.
