David Sonnenschein, the author of Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice, and Sound Effects in Cinema and founder of SoundDesignForPros.com, has a new project. 3 Deaf Mice is an audio-music discovery game (initially targeted for PCs and Macs) where the mice need help in designing their next hit song. It aims to enhance listening skills and creativity with sonic … [Read more...]
Archives for 2013
Designing Ambiences in Max/MSP
Guest article by Andreas Jonsson DSP beginnings Last year, I undertook a one-year Masters in Sound for Moving Image at the Glasgow School of Art, which got me properly introduced to the wonderful world of DSP and the seemingly endless possibilities of Max/MSP. Having dabbled briefly in Pure Data and coming from a background of computer programming, it didn’t take long … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Discussion Group – Les Stuck on Max/MSP
We've got a fun new webinar setup for this coming Sunday, April 28th. Les Stuck, Technical Director at Mills College and Max/MSP Guru, will be giving an overview of some of the things that are possible in the Max system, how to get started, and how and when he uses Max/MSP. It will take place at 2PM (U.S. Pacific Time), and will last about an hour...there will also be an … [Read more...]
Scaling and Design
In my previous post I mentioned about thinking of sound as data. What is this data? It could be the frequency of an oscillator, the resonance of a filter, the grain size of a granulator, pitch, amplitude...and so on. We could probably fill pages worth of parameters that can either define or control the qualities of a sound. If we can break down such parameters into numbers, we … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 6
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. In the last tutorial in this series, we achieved MIDI control of playback. It would be … [Read more...]
Pure Data Wavetable Synth – Part 5
Despite all of this, I’m still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you’re new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. So far we've imported a file, created the controls necessary to select the parameters of … [Read more...]
Zoom H6 Handy Recorder Announced
Making the rounds in some audio circles on the internet this morning is the announcement of the Zoom H6 Handy Recorder. Zoom's news post about the device is a bit spartan but the interchangeable mics including a Mid-Side as well as the ability to record 6 channels is eye-catching. Specs: • The world's first handy recorder with interchangeable mic system • XY mics capture … [Read more...]