Before We Get Started…… I just want to provide you all with a quick background of myself (my mother taught me good introductions go a long way!) My name is Linos Owusu-Asare, my family originates from Ghana (in a city you may have not heard of called Kumasi) but I lived in England (in another city you may have not heard of called London J ) my entire pre-adult life, before coming to Philadelphia to study at Penn (go Quakers!) for my undergrad degree. I would say that I am a pretty diverse person (how many people do you know can realistically fit three continents into their introductory sentence?!) and I have been given the great opportunity this summer to intern at Udemy. Their mission for the future of online education, the passion they have for their work, and the great community they have with each other are just three of the reasons why I am privileged to be working with Udemy and their staff to help change the online education space, one user at a time! If you want to get in further contact with me, feel free to e-mail me linos@udemy.com, or find me on Facebook/Skype/all over the internet Day 1 – Home @ the Ud House (5/10) First official day on the job. (Side note: Came in yesterday even though I was due to start tomorrow, just because I was so excited to meet the team. Further side note: After meeting the team that excitement was definitely warranted!).
Instructor Tip of the Week: Hacking Studio Quality Audio
You’ve heard it in videos before: audio that sounds like it was recorded on the back of a pickup truck going through a tunnel: full of echos, crackling “S”’s, background noise, and hollow voices. But the solution doesn’t require thousands of dollars in expensive equipment or buying time at a studio. In fact, you can get professional quality audio with just a hundred bucks and some creativity. Here’s how: It all starts with the microphone, that magical device designed to capture sounds, and are often too successful. The trick is to find a mic that has a Cardioid or hypercardioid pattern. Cardioid patterns only pick up the sounds from right in front of the mic, rather than the entire room, so it doesn’t sound like you’re in an open area, even if you are.
