For anyone that has spent time in Manhattan, the city has its own sonic roar that makes it uniquely identifiable as New York. Pro Sound Effects has released a library, NYC Ambisonics, which embodies this idea and really inspired me as a designer to start using and recording my own ambiences. As a sound designer, traveling has the added benefit of providing the opportunity to … [Read more...]
Interview with Peter Albrechtsen on Generation Wealth
CulturedVultures has published an interview with Peter Albrechtsen on his work on the documentary "Generation Wealth". Albrechtsen talks about how he combined an intimate and personal sound with the cold topic of the docu, materialism, and reveals a couple of sound design tricks along the way. Peter Albrechtsen is affiliated with designingsound.org Read the full … [Read more...]
Barnaby Smyth Records Foley for The Night Manager
The British TV series The Night Manager follows an eponymous hotel night manager as he enters the worlds of the intelligence community and the international illegal arms trade. The series itself was nominated for 36 awards, including the 2016 Creative Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Editing and Sound Mixing. In this video, foley artist Barnaby Smyth of Feet First Sound … [Read more...]
A Trip to “One Square Inch” with Field Recordist Thomas Rex Beverly
In this blog post, Thomas Rex Beverly shares parts of his recordings, tips about keeping gear dry and lessons learned from his trip to Hoh Rain Forest. One of the recordings is a thirty-five minute take of the natural silence from "One Square Inch". Listen to the recordings and read the full post on Beverly's blog here. … [Read more...]
The Met’s Characterful Binaural Exhibition
This is an interview with Nina Diamond about a special exhibition entitled Visitors to Versailles that took place at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Nina is a Managing Editor and Producer in the Digital Department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Previously, she created award-winning digital media for The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Her … [Read more...]
Interview with Detunized on Sound Library Creation
The Audio Spotlight has interviewed Detunized on the process of creating a sound library. Stephen Marche, the owner of Detunized, explains how he went about recording his sample library "Room Tones" with an IRT cross setup and shares parts of the recordings on youtube. Read about Marche's process and listen to some examples on The Audio Spotlight. … [Read more...]
The Beeping, Gargling History of Gamings Most Iconic Sounds
screenshot from "The Psychology Behind Video Game Sounds (1972-1998), wired.com Cool overview of the history of game sound design and psychoacoustics. With insight from senior audio director at Blizzard Entertainment Russell Brower, the article plunges the depths of vintage 8bit and 16bit games and their sound design. The "dying" sound in 'Space Invaders' and the coin grab … [Read more...]