As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span… Last week, my wife and I were driving back through San Francisco from a family gathering. As we were stuck in … [Read more...]
Everything We’re Giving Away This Month!
First off... Congrats to DSX user Pierre-Marie Blind! You're our first winner, and you get this awesome software bundle from Soundmorph! We still have a ton more to give away this month. What are we giving away? All this... Software: Software bundle from Soundmorph (Already awarded) 2 Licenses of Sound Particles Zynaptiq Morph Zynaptiq Adaptiverb … [Read more...]
Through the Norwegian Woods: An Interview with Dan Wakefield
It began as a student project and became a successfully-funded Kickstarter, a GDC "Best in Play" exhibitor, and the "Sound of the Year" winner at the 2015 Norwegian Game Awards. After three years of hard work, Through the Woods was publicly released last month to let players traverse its immersive and fantastical landscape full of the usual Norwegian things: fjords, lush … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Exchange December Give-Away!!!
Do you like talking with your peers about sound design, whether it be aesthetics or the technical side? Do you like the opportunity to win free stuff like access to premium tutorials, sound effect libraries and truly fantastic sound design tools? Yeah. We thought so. This month, we're running a special event over on Designing Sound Exchange. All throughout December, we're … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 48 – Tension in Rhythm
As the year continues, many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span… One of the most effective uses of sound design that I heard recently didn't come from a film, tv program or … [Read more...]
Cargo Cult Conformalizer 4.1 Introduces Video Compare
The latest version of Cargo Cult's post production tool Conformalizer, which allows sound editors to automatically conform and rebalance audio data to match a changed picture cut, now comes with a new Video Compare feature which works out picture changes using video alone & without the need of EDLs or change notes. You can watch the feature in action in the following … [Read more...]
Community Field Recording Tips From creativefieldrecording.com
In a recent article over at creativefieldrecording.com, Paul Virostek shares a range of insightful community tips on field recording collected during his field recording survey. You can read the full article here. … [Read more...]