Oops. Whoopsie. Oh no! Sh#t! There are multitude of mistakes: User error, slipups, happy, egregious, colossal, harmless, fortuitous, technical, creative, social, financial... Much like in the photo of broken glass above, there can be beauty in mistakes as much as there is regret. Please share with us how you handle mistakes. Rolling with them, embracing them, fixing … [Read more...]
The Audio Mentoring Project Launches
Some really great people have just launched The Audio Mentoring Project. I could paraphrase the press release to explain what it is but instead here is the press release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Game Audio Veterans Launch One-on-one Mentoring Project February 21, 2017 -- The Audio Mentoring Project (AMP) launched a drive for mentors and … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 55 – RIP Sony M10
The Sony PCM-10 portable recorder has a special place for many of us is professional audio. A small device at a decent price that can be and has been used on productions big and small. It seems that Sony has discontinued this product with no direct replacement announced domestically. My field recording kit includes the M10, a Sound Devices MixPre, and currently a Rode … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Sounds of 2016
The year 2016 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 53 – New Beginnings
Boy, 2016 was a real hot mess* wasn't it? I am looking forward to the new year as much as everyone else, though I don't think things will necessarily get better or worse simply because there isn't always going to be a "6" in the date. New Years is always a time of reflection, resolutions, and in light of recent events; redemption or revenge (depending on your point of view). … [Read more...]
The VR Soundscape of Secret Sorcery’s Tethered
Guest Contribution by Kenny Young Tethered is an immersive VR strategy game in which you take on the role of a god-like spirit tasked with looking after your flock of ‘Peeps’, the cute but simple-minded inhabitants of the beautiful, floating archipelagos that you gaze down upon from your lofty seat amongst the clouds. This disembodied third person perspective sets the … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Pushing The Boundary
It is June. When the renewing rains of spring turn to the unquenchable heat of summer. At least for some of us, anyway. This month's theme is Pushing The Boundary. There are many boundaries that can be pushed. Creative, technical, social, and so on. What boundaries are you pushing? Which do you wish would be pushed further than they have? Any that have been pushed too … [Read more...]