Sound Design Essentials: 6 Recommended Books and 11 Google Books Links
Continuing with the Sound Essentials series, articles created to provide resources and tips to learn sound design. Since I give the first list of recommended books, some people told me if we could recommend more of them, ans the answer is: yes. Buy software, buy gear, it's ok, but also ... read more.
Richard Devine Special: Exclusive Interview
Here is the result of a great talk I have with Richard Devine. He has a lot of interviews and profiles on the web, so I tried to do different questions and explore on a more technical/geeky side. However if you want to ask something to Richard, there is a ... read more.
The Use of Silence in Sound Design
George Spanos has published a new article at GameSoundDesign, this time talking about the use and approach of silence in sound design. Silence is a very powerful sound. Sound? Silence is not a sound... right? Well I think that silence should be considered a "sound", a "sound effect", and "music". But that's crazy isn't ... read more.
Andrew Lackey Special: Personal Approach to Sound Design
Writing a piece on my approach to sound design is trickier than I thought it'd be. Being purely technical isn't any fun. Creativity needs skill to thrive, so being overly philosophical was just noise. Plus no one works in a vacuum, so how does process and influence ... read more.
12 Videos Featuring Walter Murch and The Sound Design of ‘THX 1138′
You can't miss this! I just found 12 videos on YouTube featuring Walter Murch and the Sound Design of THX 1138, a classic sci-fi film directed by George Lucas. Maybe you already watched the first video, when Walter talks about the Worldizing technique, but pay attention to the other 11 ... read more.
More than 50 Articles/Tutorials about Sound Design, Recording and more, Plus Wooshes Sound Design
The woosh, a sound effect used very often out there. Did you know everything about them? In this tutorial, Tim Prebble, from Music of Sound explains how to record and process wooshes. The (semi/un) technical term is ‘Woosh’, or maybe ‘Whoosh’ if you are American – i’m not so I don’t ... read more.
Language Design Techniques for Sound Designers
Language Design for Sound Designers, an amazing article created by Darren Blondin. I read it last year, but found it again while reviewing my bookmarks. I got the idea of sharing it on Twitter and I noticed that various people didn't know about that (and they really liked it!), so ... read more.
Field Recording, A Beginner’s Guide (Pt 1)
AudioTuts+ again with a new tutorial/guide, this time about the basics of Field Recording, with useful information about this sound world. Field recording seems a dark art to many sound designers and composers, yet it is one way to create rich libraries of original material. Through some simple guidance and advice, ... read more.
