BeautifulNow and The Sound Agency are accepting entries for the 'The Most Beautiful Sound in the World'. Anything that encourages people to stop and think about the ecology of sound is a good thing in my book, which is one of the particular appeals of this competition. Simply record your sound, photograph it, and explain why you think it's the most beautiful sound in the … [Read more...]
Capturing The Sound Of The UK
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106517118" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Continuing the field recording theme, A Sound Effect has a guest post up by sound designers Andrew Kirk and Richard Simpson that sheds some light on how they went about recording their latest sound library, UK Ambiences Pack One. You can read the full post here. … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – October 2013
A quick roundup of the independent sfx libraries to have hit our inbox this month. Blastwave FX - Heroes & Villains Blastwave FX have launched a competition to coincide with the release of their latest library collection, Heroes & Villains. You will need to call upon your most potent and deadly super power for a chance to win: entrants have to post a … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes on Mid-Side Recording
Sound designer and recordist Charles Maynes has written a great nuts-and-bols article about mid-side recording, posted on the field sepulchra blog a few days ago. The theory and practice of Mid-Side recording doesn't get as much attention as its rockstar cousins, A-B and X-Y stereo configurations, which is odd because Mid-Side is an efficient, logical and just useful technique … [Read more...]
Field Recording Competition Time
Tim Prebble recently launched the first in a series of field recording competitions via his blog - a neat coincidence given that here at Designing Sound we've dedicated October to all things field recording. The premise is of the competition is simple: one month, one subject, one recording. Competition hopefuls are invited to upload their best recording of a cardboard box … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – September 2013
In comparison to the swathe of releases and sales through the summer months, September has been an altogether quieter affair on the SFX library front. The following libraries are all available to purchase/sample now. SONIC SALUTE - Car Doors: Exteriors - Open and Close [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/97155692" params="" width=" 100%" … [Read more...]
“Cicadas” – Sound Installation
"Cicadas" is an installation with a difference. Bringing together sound design, technology and natural science, Berlin-based sound artist Bob Meanza has created sonic robots which emulate some of the resonance and timbral qualities of the cicada. These robots are in fact tinyAVR microcontrollers, programmed using Arduino software to emit sounds that are determined by their … [Read more...]