Designing SoundGordon Hempton on Designing Rain and Thunderstorms
Monday, December 9, 2013
Gordon has followed up his last post on rain and thunder with a look at how to make use of those recordings. All around us we witness the…
Short Film On Sound Recording
Monday, November 25, 2013
This great short film on sound and the experiences of a sound designer Justin Boyd comes via the Audible Worlds forum. There is fantastic attention to detail here…
The Dialog Re-Assign Workflow
Monday, November 25, 2013
My first exposure to noise reduction processing was with Waves X-Noise, working clip-by-clip, finding a snippet of noise in the clear, setting the noise profile, then processing the…
What Is ‘The Most Beautiful Sound In The World’?
Friday, November 22, 2013
BeautifulNow and The Sound Agency are accepting entries for the ‘The Most Beautiful Sound in the World’. Anything that encourages people to stop and think about the ecology of…
JordanFehrFX JFFX-04 Interview with Jordan Fehr and Damian Kastbauer
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Jordan Fehr and Damian Kastbauer have put out a wonderful sound library together of Buttons, Gear, Equipment and Ambiences. You may recognize Jordan from his work on…
Considerations for Creative Field Recording
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
On developing your ear… I purchased my first field recorder in 2010. Ever since it’s become a vital tool in my sound design process. As a result, I…
Happy Accidents: Embracing the Unexpected
Monday, October 28, 2013
Allow me to share a story with you: It was the weekend before the holiday break. Our horror film shoot had been going on for a few days,…
Tips on Recording and Using Wind from Gordon Hempton
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
If you haven’t heard of Gordon Hempton before…aka The Soundtracker, documentary subject, author of One Square Inch of Silence, field recordist…we’ll be remedying that this week. We’ll be…
Recording FX In 5, 6, 8, Or More Channels?
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Guest Contriubtion by Randy Thom Acoustic Authenticity Versus Entertainment Value When designing a set for a film, the art director tries to use what is good about the…
Interview with Raymond Usher
Monday, September 30, 2013
Guest Contribution by Neil Cullen Raymond Usher started work in the games industry in 1992 as a sound designer at DMA Design, working on a number of titles,…
