Rob Nokes Special: Reader Questions
Wow, August just flew! Here is the final post of the Rob Nokes special, with the answers to the questions made by the readers during this month. Hope you enjoyed this month, and get ready for September! :D Designing Sound Reader: How well do you take care of your microphones? ... read more.
FIREWORKS, New Multi-Channel SFX Library of HISS and a ROAR [Includes Exclusive Stories]
Tim Prebble is announcing the release of Fireworks a new HISS and a ROAR library recorded by him and other three recordists. This library is also the first one offered with a multi-channel 192kHz version. The collection of over 180 fireworks includes large Multi-Shot Fireworks (Solar Flare, Red Mantis, Purple Perry, ... read more.
Rob Nokes Special: Favorite Microphones and Recorders
The Deva-5 is the best type of recorder to use wherever possible, the recording quality and technical specifications are very good, however, when recording something that may be dangerous or difficult to get to it’s better to use a Zoom H4 handheld recorder. I also use a Korg MR-100 recorder. The ... read more.
Rob Nokes Special: Exclusive Interview
Without further delay, let's start with the Rob Nokes special. Here is an interview I had with him, talking about the general aspects of his career, his techniques and tools, his company, and more. Designing Sound: First off, tell us how you started your career in sound and how you got ... read more.
Charles Maynes Special: Gun Recording Thoughts for 2010
I hope you folks found some of my experiences entertaining, and more so helpful in your problem solving, so in the spirit of such fellowship I wanted to share some thoughts and experiences in my recording weapons and explosions for Films and Games. Chuck Russom, whom I consider a great sound ... read more.
DIY Guide to Create Custom Cables for Field Recording
Nick Meade has published a very detailed tutorial on his blog about creating custom cables for a microphone setup that he uses for MS stereo recording. Of course the tutorial works for any cable and any job. One of the lessons I have learned in my career is that good gear ... read more.
Sounddogs.com Blog Featuring Field Recording Experiences, Guides, Tips, Examples, and More
Sounddogs.com, one of the biggest SFX companies of the whole world, has launched his own blog, where they feature lots of interesting stuff from its president Rob Nokes, a very talented sound recordist and designer. In the blog you can find everything related to Sounddogs, and also recording stories, tips for ... read more.
Jim Stout Special: Reader Questions
Below are the answers to all the questions that readers made to our fantastic May's guest Jim Stout. Designing Sound Reader: Hey Jim, Just wanted to send a note about how much I've enjoyed the interviews and topics presented the last few weeks. Great material and information for a budding sound ... read more.
“Social Sound Design” Keeps Growing: Workflows, Secret Weapons, Favorite Gear, Recording Stories and More
Almost three months ago, I talked here about the release of a new site called Social Sound Design, created by Andrew Spitz. The concept was to provide a social community where sound guys could collaborate and ask/answer questions between them. Well, the concept have worked and today you find lots ... read more.
Jim Stout Special: Cool Hardware for Sound Design
In this video Jim talks about his favorite hardware tools for sound design. If you need more information about any of those devices, feel free to ask in the questions post. read more.
