Does Mp3 or m4a processing affect my music?

It's taken a while to put this article together! However we've compiled a practical demonstration of what "data compression" does to your music. 

In this article we've compared two of the most popular formats "Mp3" and "m4a" with a WAV file extracted from a CD.

Read the full article with audio examples here:   

We think most people will be surprised by the impact of some of the processing & hopefully this demonstration goes some way to giving you an explanation why we insist on the best quality masters you can provide for your CD projects.

ISC announces 2012 Winners

ISC ANNOUNCES THE 2012 WINNERS GRAND PRIZE AWARDED TO JOSHUA HANSON OF YELLOW RED SPARKS FOR THE SONG "MONSTERS WITH MISDEMEANORS" Click here to see the complete list and to hear the winning songs. Congratulations to all winners!

April 30, 2013 – The International Songwriting Competition (ISC), widely recognized as the world's premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. ISC's Grand Prize is awarded to Idaho native Joshua Hanson of the band Yellow Red Sparks for his song "Monsters With Misdemeanors," entered in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category. The Grand Prize winner is awarded $25,000 in cash (US) and an additional $40,000 in merchandise and services. A total of 68 winners from 119 countries worldwide were selected from over 20,000 entries, and for the first time ever, more than half of the winners are from outside the USA. Past ISC winners include Gotye, The Band Perry, Kasey Chambers, Amanda Palmer, Gin Wigmore, King Charles, Kimbra, Passenger, Andrew Bird, and many more. "ISC's mission is to inspire and promote greatness in the field of songwriting," says Candace Avery, Founder and Director. "It is humbling to hear so many talented songwriters, and it is gratifying to play a part in the growth of the winners' careers." Established in 2002, ISC awards more than $150,000 in cash and prizes to amateur and professional songwriters around the world and provides a platform for them to have their songs heard in an international arena.

What did Alexander Graham Bell Sound Like?

Ever wonder what Alexander Graham Bell sounded like? Thanks to the hard work of the Smithsonian institute in the USA they have now recovered a voice recording made over a hundred and twenty years ago.

 Here's the full article and recovered Alexander Graham Bell Voice audio. 

This is the kind of work that gives us the inspiration for many of the audio restoration projects we do at Procopy. 

More details of our audio work here:

Call us on 1300 4 PROCOPY with any audio restoration needs 

Are you looking to do some filming work?

ProCopy has substantial filming and editing capabilites and get many calls and emails about video recording projects. There are endless variations for this work depending on your needs and type of programme that you are producing. 

In order to give you a budget here's some of the info that we will need to know that you could provide us in order to understand your project and quote accordingly:

1/ Length of programme(s) to be produced,

2/ Format - Interview style? presentation style, music clip, educational, training, etc

3/ Requirements 1 person interview, 2 people or more, Show style?
4/ Single or Multi use eg, Web, presentations, TV Broadcast (such as West TV) onsale or DVD distribution

5/ Single camera, 2 camera or more

6/ ProCopy Studio or location shoot. (Metro or Country areas)

7/ Anticipated budget

This information is important in determing how to best achieve the product you desire.

Call us on 9375 3902 or 1300 4 PROCOPY to discuss your next filming project.

Tips to promote your music more effectively through social media

Indie bands need as much help as they can get these days so here's some quick tips to help with your music promotion through social media avenues such as Twitter.

Click this link to learn more 

Promote your music more effectively through social media