Native Instruments has released Komplete 6, a new version of his amazing instrument collection. There is a new version of Absynth with new features and enhancements, among which is a new technology called Mutator, "an entirely fresh approach to sound design"allowing the intuitive combination of sound characteristics from several sounds of the factory library, without dealing … [Read more...]
Archives for 2009
Symbolic Sound Pacarana expanded
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...]
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...]