Guido Helbling from Avosound has 10 more tips for Soundminer that are aimed at experienced users and beginners alike. From setting VST render tails to renaming databases, these tips are just as easy as the original 10 tips for Soundminer and will help you speed up your workflow in no time! … [Read more...]
TheVinylFactory: Sound Fields: Adventures In Contemporary Field Recording
The Vinyl Factory has published a video directed by Sam Campbell which explores the many facets of field recording, featuring field recordists Nabihah Iqbal, Equiknoxx, Lawrence English, Lonelady, David Chatton Barker, Félicia Atkinson, Jonáš Gruska and Cheryl Tipp (British Library). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esfUwg1-xrI You can read more about the video here. … [Read more...]
Unsung Audio
This guest contribution comes to us from Chris Didlick. Chris is the Head of Sound Design at Box Of Toys Audio, a music and sound design studio in London. A phrase and rule of thumb I often read is that sound design should go unnoticed, it should not draw attention to itself for fear of awakening the audience from their enrapture and shatter the suspension of belief. … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection: Masterclass With Mark Mangini
SoundWorks Collection has published an extensive masterclass video featuring Sound Editor Mark Mangini (Blade Runner 2049, Mad Max: Fury Road) where Mark gives insights about his approach to sound editing. You can watch it here. … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Tropes and Clichés
Do you dream in reverb? Do you scream like Wilhelm? Do you hear sound in space? Do your eagles sound like red-tailed hawks? Do you speak deeper when you move slowly? Do you see distant lightning and hear thunder with no delay? Do your computers make bleeps and bloops for every single animation? Do you hear cymbal swells and crowd gasps when you utter a … [Read more...]
Sound And Picture: Richard Ludlow On Sound And Music For Interactive Media
Sound And Picture has published an interview with Richard Ludlow (Audio Directory/Owner at Hexany Audio) in which he gives insights on approaching sound and music for new emerging interactive media platforms like Amazon Alexa. You can read the full article here. … [Read more...]
Nathan Moody On Musical Sound Design For Installations
Nathan Moody from Stimulant has written an interesting piece about his experience/approach to musical sound design for installations. The article touches on expectations and listener fatigue, considerations regarding the installation environment and how science fiction sounds often don't translate well into the real world. You can read the full story here. … [Read more...]