Rob Byers
@robbyers1.bsky.social
Helping people make good sounds. Formerly NPR, APM, and Vox Media. #audio #podcasting #pubmedia #fieldrecording #sounddesign
Ask an Engineer is today!
AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)@airmedia.bsky.social · last yr.📣 HAPPENING TOMORROW 📣 Ask an Engineer! W/ Rob Byers 🗓️ Sep 16 🕐 2-3pm ET 👤 @robbyers1.bsky.social 🎟️ RSVP: soundpath.co/course/ask-a... In this Q&A Rob will answer ur questions + share tips on mixing, workflow + recording that every audio storyteller can use.
📣 HAPPENING TOMORROW 📣 Ask an Engineer! W/ Rob Byers 🗓️ Sep 16 🕐 2-3pm ET 👤 @robbyers1.bsky.social 🎟️ RSVP: soundpath.co/course/ask-a... In this Q&A Rob will answer ur questions + share tips on mixing, workflow + recording that every audio storyteller can use.
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🔊It's time for another Ask an Engineer session, next Tuesday 9/16! Many #audio producers don't get to work with engineers — this is a small way to fill that gap. Bring your questions about tools, techniques, & best practices. Free for @airmedia.bsky.social members!🎙️ www.soundpath.co/course/ask-a...
🔊It's time for another Ask an Engineer session, next Tuesday 9/16! Many #audio producers don't get to work with engineers — this is a small way to fill that gap. Bring your questions about tools, techniques, & best practices. Free for @airmedia.bsky.social members!🎙️ www.soundpath.co/course/ask-a...
How's This Sound? A Post-Production Feedback Panel 🗓️ Thursday, September 25 🕐 5:30 - 7:30pm ET 👤 Erica Huang, Rob Byers, Jeremy S. Bloom, and Hannis Brown 🎟️ Sign up for free access: ow.ly/3KCp50WnG9R
How’s This Sound? A Post-Production Feedback Panel
A panel of the industry’s best sound designers, mix engineers, and composers give feedback on your mix! We’ll discuss all things off the page; the many components that make radio a listening experienc...
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📣WEDNESDAY: "Ask an Engineer" with @airmedia.bsky.social. Many audio producers don't get a regular opportunity to work with an engineer so this is a great way to get questions answered about tools, techniques, best practices, and "why does Pro Tools do THAT THING?!?!" 😆 airmedia.org/jobs/trainin...
Happy to see the new iZotope Equinox out in the world — but it's missing some key presets from the original Exponential Audio version. Golden Toilet, Coultergeist, and Drumpski's Dacha were favorites!
Want to improve your audio production? Book me through @airmedia.bsky.social's SoundPath! Maybe you want to improve your dialog edits and mixes, get to know Pro Tools a little better, or are looking for advice. I promise not to wear a puffy jacket to our session. www.soundpath.co/course/rob-b...
Rob Byers: Private Session (60 mins)
Book a mentorship session with an experienced audio engineer and trainer who has helped producers of all experience levels improve their craft.
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Are you new to #podcasting, #radio, or #audio storytelling? You are about to discover that audio gremlins can pop up at any moment! 👾 Join me & @radiobootcamp.bsky.social next week to strengthen your ears👂 and learn how to prevent the most common audio problems! 💪 radiobootcamp.org/classes/audi...
Audio gremlins (and how to slay them) - Radio Boot Camp
Audio gremlins are everywhere, always seeking to find their way into our productions, whether we are working with audio recorded in a studio, at home, or
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Noisy sharks! 🦈 Scientists have recorded the first documented case of a shark deliberately making sound underwater, in a breakthrough discovery in fish acoustics: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
'Like electric sparks': Sharks recorded making sounds underwater
Sharks were thought to be silent, but scientists have recorded a New Zealand species making a clicking noise.
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Seeing lots of criticism of this study saying the conclusion is "obvious." And yet we see media organizations de-prioritizing audio quality more and more.
NPR@npr.org · 2y agoA new study shows that the quality of a person's microphone in a video meeting affects how the speaker is perceived by others.
Some radio sound effects. "Radio Directing" by Earle McGill, 1940.
Many independents don't get the opportunity to work alongside #audio engineers on a regular basis, so I'm doing an "Ask the Engineer" session with @airmedia.bsky.social on May 7. A great opportunity for producers to get technical questions answered! Sign up: www.soundpath.co/course/ask-a...
Ask an Engineer! with Rob Byers
In this Q&A, Rob Byers answers your questions and provides pointers that every audio storyteller can use, from efficiency in mixing to production workflow and recording. AIR-Members only.
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Tomorrow! Join us for a discussion on @airmedia.bsky.social's rate guide for audio storytellers. airmedia.org/tools/2025-r...
2025 Rate Guide
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AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)@airmedia.bsky.social · 2y agoPANEL: Guide to Fair Pay in Audio – What Freelancers Need to Know in 2025 🗓️ March 6 🕐 2–3:15PM EST 🎟️ RSVP for free: ow.ly/vwZS50V9CC5 AIR’s 2025 Rate Guide is here! Get the latest insights on fair pay, negotiation & sustainable careers in audio.
🧪 Using sound to develop a “…long-term monitoring protocol to evaluate how ecosystems and biodiversity are responding to climate variability…recording sound baselines in sites with minimal human intervention...” www.wired.com/story/costa-...
Costa Rica Is Saving Forest Ecosystems by Listening to Them
Monitoring the noises within ecosystems reveals their health—allowing researchers to monitor changes in biodiversity, detect threats, and measure the effectiveness of conservation strategies.
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🔊 NEXT WEEK: we'll discuss the new #audio storytellers rate guide from @airmedia.bsky.social in a FREE webinar. Learn about updates to the guide and join in the discussion on how you can implement it in your work. 🗓️ Thurs, March 6, 2-3:15pm Please join us! RSVP: airmedia.org/jobs/trainin...
PANEL: Guide to Fair Pay in Audio: What Freelancers Need to Know in 2025
AIR's 2025 Rate guide is here.
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AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)@airmedia.bsky.social · 2y ago🚨 Big news! 🚨 Our 2025 Rate Guide is here! 🎉📢 Find updated hourly rates for fact-checkers, researchers, sound designers, and producers—plus refreshed roles and responsibilities. Check it out: ow.ly/iiXw50V2Qus
Last chance for our Pro Tools workshop! Starting at 10am this morning! ☀️ Sign up here —>
Pro Tools for beginners - Radio Boot Camp
If you are new to audio or just new to Pro Tools … it can be daunting. Pro Tools is an incredibly deep application that is used, not just for podcasts,
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Going live today with some smart #GameAudio folks from @heartmachine.bsky.social to talk about Hyper Light Breaker & Crafting the Soundscape of Procedurally Generated Worlds TODAY at 2pm ET / 11am PT on #Wwise Up On Air Swing-by and join the discussion! m.youtube.com/watch?v=aUSi...
Scalable Audio in Hyper Light Breaker: Crafting the Soundscape of Procedurally Generated Worlds
YouTube video by Audiokinetic
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The @airmedia.bsky.social rate guide was just updated for 2025, meant to help independents working in audio storytelling. This is GOOD STUFF! Check out all the details here: airmedia.org/tools/2025-r... #audio #pubmedia #podcasting
I'm doing two audio production classes with @radiobootcamp.bsky.social this spring! "How to mix — for producers" and "Audio gremlins (and how to slay them)." More details in thread. Come join us and up your production game! #audio #pubmedia #podcasting 1/3
There is a troubling trend in the audio industry: the relentless pursuit of profit over quality, driven by tech investors who don’t understanding this industry, sometimes called "enshittification"—the gradual degradation of products and services as companies prioritise growth, valuation, and…
It's Time For The Enshittification Of Professional Audio To Stop
There is a troubling trend in the audio industry: the relentless pursuit of profit over quality, driven by tech investors who don’t understanding this industry, sometimes called "enshittification"—the gradual degradation of products and services as…
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Here we find a podcast in the same list as the Vienna Philharmonic, Moby Dick and the Academy Awards... nymag.com/article/best... Thanks @nwquah.bsky.social and @nymag.com for repping the medium!
I'm doing two audio production classes with @radiobootcamp.bsky.social this spring! "How to mix — for producers" and "Audio gremlins (and how to slay them)." More details in thread. Come join us and up your production game! #audio #pubmedia #podcasting 1/3
I’m teaching a course called Pro Tools for Beginners over @radiobootcamp.bsky.social . The class is running at 10am Eastern Time on Wednesday 2/26. radiobootcamp.org/classes/pro-... #podcast #training #protools
Pro Tools for beginners - Radio Boot Camp
If you are new to audio or just new to Pro Tools … it can be daunting. Pro Tools is an incredibly deep application that is used, not just for podcasts,
radiobootcamp.org
See you there! #onairfest
AIR (Association of Independents in Radio)@airmedia.bsky.social · 2y agoAIR NYC Meetup 🗓️ Thursday, February 20, 2025 🕑 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST 📍Brooklyn, NY RSVP for free: airmedia.org/jobs/trainin... Whether you're in town for On Air Fest or live locally in NYC, meet and hang out with other AIR members!
For those interested in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop it seems like Spitfire Audio are going to offer up some instruments based on their gear. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/f...
‘We’re projecting into the future’: sounds of BBC Radiophonic Workshop made available for public use
Software goes on sale that replicates the distinctive analogue sounds of celebrated unit where Doctor Who theme was created
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