Symbolic Sound has expanded the real-time sound-computing power of its Pacarana sound engine by making it possible for Kyma sound designers to chain two or more multiprocessor Paca(rana)s together via the built-in A/B Expansion ports. To the Kyma software, a network of Paca(rana)s appears as a single sound computation engine with multiple processors. Kyma automatically detects … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2009
Dane A. Davis Special: Matrix Reloaded
This is the end of the Dane A. Davis Special, finishing with another article about his masterpiece Matrix, this time with the second part of the trilogy: Matrix Reloaded. Let's check another article at Mix Online with interesting info about the mix, the music and some sound effects of Matrix Reloaded. CAR DROPPING Dane Davis: “It was all about the angles that things would … [Read more...]
Predubs in the world of effects re-recording
Always mixing, predubs in the world of effects-heavy film re-recording. Very interesnting article recently posted by Mix Online: Given the complexity of high-action movies, and the fact that technology-savvy directors retain their creative options right up to the final print-mastering stage, re-recording mixers face some difficult choices. “As soon as I had read the script for … [Read more...]
New Sound Design Website, Plus The Sound Of Dark Sector
George Spanos has created a new Game Sound Design Website. It has several articles, videos, and a forum. Looks great! There is an interesting article covering the info about the sound of Dark Sector, a third person action shooter that "thrusts you into Hayden Tenno's mysterious world". Let's read: Sound Design and Music The sound design of Dark Sector was also really … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: MPSE Sound Show
We had already seen the Gary Rydstrom Sound Show at "Big Movie Sound Effects: Behind the Scenes and Out of the Speakers”, an special Show Co-Produced by the Motion Picture Sound Editors and the American Cinematheque. Now, let`s check the transcript of the Dane A. Davis Sound Show talking about his work, specifically The Matrix: Hello, I’m Dane and I design and oversee the … [Read more...]
Constructing Vehicle Sounds using samples, synthesis and post-processing
West Latta has published a new Sound Design Tutorial at Audiotutts+ with a nice tutorial called "Constructing Simple Vehicle Sounds". In film, television, and games, vehicle sound has evolved into a deeply creative and compelling class of design. Master sound designers such as Walter Murch, Randy Thom, and Ben Burtt have elevated the art of vehicle sound design in numerous … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: The Art of Sound Design
This is an article from Danetracks, published on Post Magazine on November 1, 2002. We can clearly see the Dane's vision about "The Art of Sound Design" and see more about danetracks and its members. … Dane Davis, president of West Hollywood's Danetracks, Inc. (www.danetracks.com), doesn't see himself simply "painting by numbers with sound" in the "see a bird, hear a bird" … [Read more...]