Comments on: Jim Stout Special: Cool Software for Sound Design

By: Software For Sound Design – Synthtopia

Software For Sound Design – Synthtopia — Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:29:28 +0000

[…] Stout offers his thoughts on the best software for sound design, in this video for Designing Sound. Favorite sound design applications include Alchemy, Reaktor and Logic’s […]

By: Neon

Neon — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:28:06 +0000

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By: martin wheeler

martin wheeler — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:57:13 +0000

> Paul

Metaphysical Function

By: BreakPhreak

BreakPhreak — Sat, 29 May 2010 14:53:38 +0000

“cool”, “interesting”, “monster” – how about “informative”? :) We all tend to speak like that but from the side it all sounds the same :)

We are more or less familiar with those applications, so maybe it worth to share some deeper personal experience in the next videos.

Sorry if the style sounds way rude, it wasn’t the (main) intention :)

By: paul

paul — Sat, 29 May 2010 12:58:37 +0000

what reaktor ensemble is that?

By: martin wheeler

martin wheeler — Sat, 29 May 2010 06:47:28 +0000

Just about anything can be, and is, used for sound design somewhere.
People who have come into it from the sound editor / post prod world side of things tend to know PT already so often stick with it, while those coming at it more from a musicians perspective might be more likely to use Logic or DP or Ableton.

But because it is more & more about creative use and abuse of plug-ins, the DAW you are doing it ‘in’ isn’t really as critical as what plugs etc you are using inside it.

IMHO, especially since the advent of MaxForLive, Ableton is far and away the most advanced platform for sound mangling of all sorts, though for more conventional editing it is way behind PT, Logic etc .. so it depends on your focus, habits, workflow preferences and what sort of stuff you are trying to acheive …

From my personal point of view, having Max/MSP plus Reaktor plus treatments like Speakerphone, Riverrun, GRM Tools etc plus Live’s own plugs all inside of Ableton is already pretty damn close to nirvana … and then if you were to throw a Kyma system into the mix …

By: Aaron O'Neill

Aaron O'Neill — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:20:06 +0000

I have just bought Logic Pro . . .Soundtrack Pro seems to be good for the sound designing aspect? I’ve used Pro Tools for everything I’ve done so Logic looks complex and back to front – but I’m sure I’ll become accustomed to it. Especially with video’s like this! :)

By: Wit

Wit — Fri, 28 May 2010 17:49:08 +0000

Thanks for this vdo. I’m choosing which DAW to use on Mac, and Logic seems to be a bang for a buck. But I’m curious if Logic is widely used in sound design. I usually hear about Pro Tools when talking about sound design.