The year 2017 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 check out in … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #95: Fear is the Mind Killer
As Brad mentioned in his introduction to this months theme: fear is an emotion we must face daily. Deadlines, workloads, project managers, tedious tasks, and especially cutting footsteps are all points of emotional friction dealt with by many of us to some degree or another. There is also a more intangible yet just as insidious form of fear we have to control: the fear of the … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #78 – Minimalism
... As has come before; many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. … [Read more...]
Creative Sound Design Techniques from Vincenzo Bellanova
Guest Post by: Vincenzo Bellanova INTRODUCTION: Creative recordings, unconventional objects, perfect spots, analogue gear or the perfect tools, are all important topics when approaching to sound design. But how can we completely morph sounds and be extremely creative inside the box? Do we always need a lot of tools to accomplish our goal? In this article we will try to find … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #75 – Transcend to the Physical
As much as I hate the word: I am a millennial. I have mostly grown up in the digital age; just old enough to remember beepers, dial-up modems, and cassettes. Professionally I have grown up solely in a digital medium "in-the-box" of computers, digital audio workstations, and VST's. Therefore: the concept of spending more money for less flexibility has always seemed a bit at odds … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Sound Installations and Theme Park Experiences
Sound installations and other sorts of entertainment/educational experiences that involve sound could be quite challenging and rewarding. Projecting sound in a physical space with physical props/objects/nontraditional means rather than through a regular TV or theatre is a different sort of fascinating beast. This month of June 2017 we would like to highlight … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #67 -What is a Mistake?
Randy Thom recently posted on his own blog his thoughts on "mistakes" which are more thoughtful and eloquent than my own. So go read his and come back for the dime store version. This monthly theme of "Mistakes" got me thinking. Mistakes to me can be a negative outcome to an intended or an unintended action. Something called a "dictionary" says mistakes can be "an action or … [Read more...]