To The Aotg.com Community,

It is with a heavy heart that we announce we will no longer be updating Aotg.com. Back in 2007, when we started, there was a lack of access to information about film, television, and commercial editing. We wanted to fix that by creating a central location for content about editing to be stored.

Since then, we've watched the amount of content about editing on the internet grow exponentially. We've also watched social media tools come and go with that growth. Does anyone remember Google Wave!? These social media tools changed how people access and search for media and information. People tend to turn to Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, and Instagram for their news and information, and those are all great tools to promote your sites, but as a site that aggregates links to other sites for users, it just doesn't work for us.

We will keep the site live but archive the ability to add links and comments. We will keep our database live with the links for those who desire to use it to search for editing information and research.

Our podcast, The Cutting Room, will move over to the Filmmakeru.com website and will continue to be a place for interviews with editors and other film professionals.

Everyone who worked for Aotg.com loved what we created and are proud that we could help so many editors find content that spoke to them.

I look forward to seeing everyone at the various post events worldwide in the coming years!

Yours truly,
Gordon Burkell
Aotg.com Founder

Tascam DR–60DmkII audio recorder: enticing for U

December 15, 2014, 08:49 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/atepper/story/tascam-...

Many readers are familiar with the original Tascam DR–60D recorder, which was less capable with a higher price tag than the new DR–60DmkII. Woody Woodhall of ProVideo Coalition first announced the improved DR–60DmkII in October 2014, which fortunately offers up to 64dB of gain on its microphone preamps. I have already made several recordings with it, from both dynamic and condenser mics, and have plenty to report. Ahead you’ll see what I like, and what I would improve.

Music Scoring in Los Angeles Plunges 68% Over Past

December 15, 2014, 08:47 PM

http://variety.com/2014/artisans/news/music-scorin...

Work in music scoring in Los Angeles has plunged 68% to $15.5 million in 2013 from nearly $50 million in 1998, a new report shows.

Ryan Billia from Rumble Audio in Brooklyn

December 15, 2014, 02:19 PM

https://www.aotg.com/ryan-billia-from-rumble-audio-in-brooklyn/

Pro Sound Effects (http://www.prosoundeffects.com) is proud to announce our first Sound Design Spotlight interview featuring Ryan Billia from Rumble Audio in...

AUDIO CLIP: 'Interstellar' editor Lee Smith

December 15, 2014, 01:54 PM

http://www.postmagazine.com/Video-Center/Gallery/A...

In this audio clip, "Interstellar" editor Lee Smith details the intricate workflow this feature required.

How Sound Affects Taste

December 15, 2014, 01:53 PM

http://boingboing.net/2014/12/15/how-sound-affects...

White wine goes with fish and red wine goes with meat. But some new research from the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at the University of Oxford has apparently unearthed evidence of an implicit relationship between what we eat and what we hear -- between taste and pitch, as Scientific American reports.

What the POP?

December 15, 2014, 09:35 AM

http://michaelcardillo.com/soundmind/what-the-pop/

How to fix the “POP” during recording or in post. Before we can fix the POP, we need to understand where it came from.  To do that, let’s quickly look at microphone theory.  To oversimplify, sound waves hit a microphone and cause slight physical movement of the diaphragm, which is translated to electricity via an […]

THX 4K Interconnect Certification Programme For HD

December 15, 2014, 09:34 AM

http://cinescopophilia.com/thx-4k-interconnect-cer...

THX have announced a new 4K interconnect certification program designed for HDMI cables capable of supporting HDMI 2.0 bandwidth requirements and beyond. THX testing is designed to complement that of HDMI Authorized Testing Centers and only products that satisfy HDMI compliance requirements are eligible for the new certification. The THX program includes two testing tracks designed for passive or active cable types.

THX Launches 4K Interconnect Certification Program

December 15, 2014, 09:34 AM

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/thx-launch...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- THX Ltd. announced today a new 4K interconnect certification program designed for HDMI® cables capable of supporting HDMI 2.0™ bandwidth requirements and beyond. THX® testing is designed to complement that of HDMI Authorized Testing Centers and only products that satisfy HDMI compliance requirements are eligible for the new certification. The THX program includes two testing tracks designed for passive or active cable types.

The LEAF sound system is so loud it could kill you

December 15, 2014, 06:13 AM

http://www.slashgear.com/netherlands-leaf-sound-sy...

The LEAF, short for Large European Acoustic Facility, will never host the world's biggest music show and for good reason. This large facility, built in the name of science, produces only noise. And not just noise, mind you, but noise that could potentially blow your head off from your ears if you happened to still be inside the chamber when it blasts spectral noise, believed to be the loudest in the world. Luckily, no one has been reported to have suffered that fate yet.

10-min SFX doc. w/ Sound Designer Ben Burtt

December 15, 2014, 06:12 AM

https://www.aotg.com/10-min-sfx-doc-w-sound-designer-ben-burtt/

Very interesting 10-minute television special on sound effect wizard Ben Burtt.

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