For the guys of Singularity's audio team was not enough their great work on the dev diary blog, where they shared a lot of interesting stuff. They agreed to the idea of giving an interview for Designing Sound, so I asked several questions about the different aspects of the game, which has a really great sound work. Thanks goes to all the audio tean for taking the time to … [Read more...]
August’s Featured Sound Designer: Rob Nokes
Do you were wondering if we would have a new special for August? The answer is yes! For this month we have an amazing guest: the talented Rob Nokes. He will share with us a lot of interesting things on field recording, sound editing and more. Hope you enjoy it! Bio Rob nokes was born in Winnipeg, Canada. His career began in 1987 working for the local racetrack network. He … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom FX Releases "Handgun Foley"
Chuck Russom has announced the release of "Handgun Foley", a new sound effects library full of gun mechanism sounds. Handgun Foley is a collection of gun mechanism sounds. Included are the sounds of magazine inserts/ejects, slide racking, safety switches, dry firing, and more. All sounds were recorded and mastered at 24bit 96K. Handgun Foley is a downloadable collection of … [Read more...]
More About the Sound of "SALT"
The August Issue of Mix Magazine is available for download. It contains a detailed article on the sound of SALT, which you can see online in Mix Online: There’s been no shortage of action movies over the past couple of decades, with dozens of subgenres proliferating to satisfy the audience’s appetite for war, worldwide destruction, comic books, videogames, legal procedure, … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #3: Zip, a Fearful Alien
And here is the last creature I made from Seal Vocals library. The experience was a lot of fun. I totally recommend you this kind of limitation challenges. If I had the opportunity of use more sounds and my own recordings, perhaps the result could be better, but this activity is a fantastic way to improve your skills. I think I'll make a dedicated post talking about … [Read more...]
"Predators" – Exclusive Interview with Paula Fairfield & Carla Murray
Sound designers Paula Fairfield and Carla Murray took time out to answer few questions about their work on "Predators". They have been featured a few interviews already HERE and HERE. Stay tuned for a companinion interview with one of the sound supervisor David Stone from the original 1987 Predator next week. PF = Sound Designer Paula Fairfield CM = Sound Designer Carla … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Reader Questions
Sadly, the Bruce Tanis special has come to its end. This month was amazing, with a really great amount of sound effects editing master classes given by Bruce. Here are the answers to the questions made by the readers during this month. Hope you like them! Designing Sound Reader: As a student/future sound editor, I've been anxious about the fact that there is no prescribed … [Read more...]