The new year has just dawned and we still have 360 days of 2016 to enjoy. How many of those days will you spend editing, designing, mixing, implementing, programming, or listening? No matter how much you wish you could use the TCE trimming tool to extend your year, the seconds on your watch will continue to count even if your DAW is not. This month, Designing … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Sounds of 2015
The year 2015 has been one of many great articles, interviews, and discussions here at Designing Sound and we want to thank all of our readers for their attention, suggestions, contributions, and overwhelming support. There have been so many great films, shows, games, and events this year that we thought we would share some of our favorites for you to go back and … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 1 – Hearing Changes
Happy New Year! You may have noticed that I've been far less active on the site lately [...or maybe you haven't and I'm just a narcissist]. I've taken a step back from the site's more regular content, but I wanted to challenge myself to something. I'm going to try to post a musing on sound once a week for the next year. I'll probably fail, but I want to keep the juices flowing. … [Read more...]
News: A Sound Effect – Make Your Own Christmas SFX
In keeping with the festive spirit of the holidays, Asbjoern Andersen of A Sound Effect has compiled a collection of brief guides on how to create some iconic Christmas sound effects. Head over to the blog to find some quick and useful tips on recreating some very familiar SFX-- but don't be fooled, these tips will help you long after the new year rolls round! … [Read more...]
New SFX Libraries: November Recap
If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details through our SFX Independence Submission Form (and yes, I know there are less than two weeks left in December, but don't let that stop you). “I can’t believe this year’s almost over!” ...you know they can believe it though. Unless the Gregorian calendar … [Read more...]
Sound Show – The Revenant, with Randy Thom and Martin Hernandez
This Saturday (December 19th), attend a discussion of the sound for Alejandro Iñárritu's The Revenant with Supervising Sound Editors and Sound Designers Randy Thom and Martin Hernandez. The presentation will be held at the Fox studio lot in Los Angeles, CA, at 7PM. Please note that this not a film screening, but a discussion of the design work that went in to particular scenes … [Read more...]
News: Steve Green & Giant Squid Studios – Audio Narratives
As sound designers, our jobs usually entail creating a vivid sonic world to accompany a narrative. But often, the nature of the worlds we are creating presents some unique challenges; there's no doubt this was the case on ABZÛ, an upcoming underwater exploration game from Giant Squid Studios. In a recent blog post, Giant Squid's sound designer Steve Green delves into their … [Read more...]