Guest contribution by Andy Farnell This article is the second of two part series on two sound symposia that recently happened in the UK. Part one is here. Perspectives on Sound Design Symposium 5 July 2013 The second of our featured symposiums took place on Friday 5 July 2013 at York University Department of Theatre, Film, and Television. Like the South Bank setting for the … [Read more...]
Separating Your Signal from the Noise: The Intersection Between Bit Depth and Branding
As a sound designer, there are many different thoughts that come to mind when considering a topic such as noise. Everything from using tone generated noise, like white noise in the designing of sound effects, to a technical discussion on different types of dither algorithms, but when I kept thinking about noise, one slightly different viewpoint of the word "noise" kept coming … [Read more...]
Acoustics Webinar #2 (Room Treatment) – With Dennis Foley
Our presentation will begin at approximately 1PM (U.S. Eastern). We will take time to answer questions at the end, and maybe during the presentation itself. Please use the Twitter hastag #dsdgroom to ask your questions. … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Discussion Group – Acoustics Webinar #2 (Room Treatment)
If you've attended any of our previous Designing Sound Discussion Group presentation in the past (and have been anxiously awaiting the follow up presentation to last month's with Dennis Foley from Acoustic Fields), you may be wondering where the registration link is. We're going to try out something a little different this time...Google Hangout OnAir. What does that mean … [Read more...]
Auditory Perspective: Putting The Audience In The Scene
By Karen Collins Adapted from a forthcoming article in Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal An often overlooked aspect of sound design is the use of sound to create a sense of identification for the audience. Just as with using point-of-view with camera angles, sound can be used to create an auditory position for the listener/audience, putting … [Read more...]
The Theatre Sound Colloquium (and thoughts on sound design)
Guest contribution by Andy Farnell Images by Jemima Yong This article is the first of two part series on two sound symposia that recently happened in the UK. The Theatre Sound Colloquium – June 28 2013 First off, the last days of June. The sun finally came out in the UK in time for a splendid Glastonbury Festival, and I was in London for the Theatre Sound Colloquium held … [Read more...]
Online Catalogue Of Independent SFX Libraries Launches
Launching today (August 19), A Sound Effect is a brand new website dedicated to cataloguing independent SFX library releases. Created by Asbjoern Andersen of Epic Sound in Denmark, the main objective of the site is to add value to independent sfx libraries, by making them more accessible for the end-user. Andersen explains that visitors to www.asoundeffect.com can, "browse … [Read more...]