While we still don't know when FMOD Studio will come out of beta, we do know when some tutorial videos by Stephan Schutze will be available (right now). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr6pCpV9mO8&feature=plcp[/youtube] Currently there are 4 new videos on the FMOD Video Channel which cover Interface Introduction (above), Project Setup, Multitrack Introduction and … [Read more...]
Sample Manager 3 Review
There has been quite a lot of head scratching going on about Sony's decision to not include batch processing with Sound Forge Pro Mac. Everyone should be aware of a great OS X batch processor that has already been around for a while: Sample Manager. From Audiofile Engineering: Sample Manager is the quintessential batch audio file processor for Mac OS X. Designed in Cocoa from … [Read more...]
Logic Pro for Film & TV Mixing
Ben Allen has written up a fantastically detailed and informative post on Logic Pro for Film & TV Mixing. I personally use Logic Pro all the time and take great joy in seeing stuff like this floating around. Ben has even provided a download link to the full project so you can muck around in his mix and absorb some of his power, Ravenous-style. I recommend Logic users and … [Read more...]
Getting professional quality sound design with what you’ve got – a post-mortem for Robert Glickert’s DR0NE
By Mark Camperell - Founder / Creative Director at Empty Sea Audio Services THE MISSION DR0NE is a high-concept, sci-fi web series that is exclusive to YOMYOMFnetwork, a new professional YouTube channel. The series is executive produced by Justin Lin (Fast and Furious, Fast Five) and directed by Robert Glickert. DR0NE stars Lance Reddick (The Wire, Lost and Fringe) and … [Read more...]
Mid-Side Explanations (Part 1)
Last week we featured a post by Rene Cornado about Quad Miking Dual MS. Well Mychal Herron has a great post on his blog explaining Mid-Side recording: Well what is Mid-Side? Surprisingly, the M-S technique is one of the oldest stereo recording methods. The theoretical basis for it appears in Alan Blumlein’s seminal 1934 patent, although it wasn’t until the stereo experiments … [Read more...]
CINESONIKA 3: Call for Submissions
The Third International Film and Video Festival of Sound Design is open to submissions: CINESONIKA 3: The Third International Film and Video Festival of Sound Design - Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, February 2013. Call for submissions Deadline: Nov. 15th 2012 €15 entry fee The third annual Cinesonika festival will showcase international works of film and video with … [Read more...]
TeeVegas: A Sound Designer’s Toolbox for Sony Vegas
Johan Althoff, former Lead Sound Designer at Starbreeze Studios, has released a suite of scripts for Sony Vegas, specifically tailored for use in music production and sound design. TeeVegas includes a flexible batch renderer, utilities for creating and arranging regions and markers, as well as helpers for speeding up the workflow of sound designers. From Johan … [Read more...]