Yesterday I talked about the release of of FMOD 2010, and today, the turn is for another popular middleware solution: Audiokinetic Wwise, which has reached the version 2010, loaded with several new features, including: Mixing Desk External Sources New “Seek” Event Action Multiple levels of sub-mixing Conversion settings ShareSets There're also lots of minor improvements … [Read more...]
Archives for 2010
An Interview with Andrew Spitz, Founder of Social Sound Design
Sara Lenzi, from the italian blog SounDesign has published an interesting interview with Andrew Spitz, the man behind projects such as Social Sound Design and {sound+design}. Sara: What would you suggest to young people wishing to become a sound designer? Which one is the never-without tool? Andrew: This is a question that I can personally relate to as I recently have reached … [Read more...]
Review: Chuck Russom FX – Metal FX
[soundcloud width="100%" height="81" params="&color=333333" url="http://soundcloud.com/crussom/crfx-001-demo"] When Tim Prebble launched the first library of HISS and a ROAR, I was also looking forward to a similar project from Chuck Russom, who follows the same concept of Tim’s project: High Quality Sound Sources delivered on the Internet with an incredible affordable … [Read more...]
Tim Prebble Cuts the Air with the Second Release of HISS and a ROAR
Tim Prebble has released the second library of HISS and a ROAR called Swishes, recorded at they foley room of Park Road Post. From whips to skipping ropes, extention cords to curtain rail wires,vacuum cleaner hoses to bungee cords, metal rods to straw brooms. We’ve revolved mesh bowls, badminton racquets, whistles, pipes and many forms of ‘prepared’ bamboo … [Read more...]
FMOD Designer 2010 is Here
Firelight Technologies has announced the release of FMOD Designer 2010, including lots of new tools and features, such as: Improved workflow with event editor now prominently displayed in event hierarchy screen. No more switching between the two! Bulk edit - now multi-selecting events will bring up a fader panel to control many events at once in a familiar mixer … [Read more...]
"Watchmen" Sound Panel
SoundWorks Collection has just released a new great video of the team behing the sound of Watchmen. Motion Picture Sound Editors proudly presents a panel discussion and Q&A of the Warner Bros. Pictures/Paramount Pictures/Legendary Pictures feature Watchmen. Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Dawn of the Dead), this epic realization of the famed Watchmen graphic novel takes … [Read more...]
May's Featured Sound Designer: Jim Stout
A new month means a new featured sound designer on Designing Sound, and here it is: Jim Stout, who has prepared lots of great stuff including videos, tutorials and more! Bio Located in Austin, TX- the “Live Music Capital of the World,” Jim Stout is no stranger to the world of sound design, he’s been programming synth sounds since he was only thirteen years old. And, with a … [Read more...]