As this is the month of favorites, what do you "heart"? In NPR's Morning Edition, Christopher Joyce and Bill McQuay discuss how the invention of the stethoscope in 1816 revolutionized cardiovascular and respiratory diagnoses. They also visit the world's largest collection of natural sounds located at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, where, thanks to the invention of the … [Read more...]
News: The Sound Keeper: Indiana Jones Punch Sound Tutorial
Jeremy Rogers at The Sound Keeper has just come out with a great new blog post on one of the most iconic film sound effects: the Indiana Jones punch. In the post, he recreates the sound, breaking it down step by step with great example clips and a detailed tutorial video. Head over to his post to check it out! … [Read more...]
Interview with Steve Tibbo – Emmy Winning Production Sound Mixer for ABC’s “Modern Family”
GUEST CONTRIBUTION BY DALE CROWLEY A few days after this interview with Steve Tibbo, he was nominated for the 6th time for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for his work on ABC's "Modern Family", where he has been the production sound mixer on every episode other than the pilot. The episode that was nominated is called "Connection Lost". We discuss this … [Read more...]
News: Gathering Sky : Audio Journal #3
Dren McDonald shares his third and final entry on the audio production of Gathering Sky. Written during the game's development, the first two entries focus on keeping an open mind when joining a team late in the game's development and maintaining this flexible mindset while composing and recording a live studio session. In the final entry, a post mortem, McDonald further … [Read more...]
News: Tonebenders Podcast Ep. 37 – Matthew Marteinsson
In the newest episode of the Tonebenders Podcast, two audio podcasts collide when Matthew Marteinsson of Beards, Cats, and Indie Game Audio joins Rene Coronado to delve into the unique challenges of audio for interactive media. Matthew brings his expertise on game audio to bear on workflow, session organization, and asset mixing and mastering, among other subjects. You can find … [Read more...]
The Month of Favorites
What is your favorite... sound design project? synthesizer? resource? application? story? piece of gear? technique? This month's theme is, to say the least, open to interpretation. I am sure you know that feeling. The one you get when you come across something that is just too good to keep to yourself and you feel the need to share it with any colleague that will listen. … [Read more...]
The Business of Foley
For the last 6 months or so I've been an avid reader of Stephen Follow's blog. I stumbled across it when I was looking for some ideas for a class I was teaching and I've been hooked ever since. Amongst other things Stephen writes about the business of making films and offers a tantalising glimpse into the murky world of budgets and film finance. Beyond some of the more … [Read more...]