Some days ago, Tim Prebble launched his new sound effects label called HISS and a ROAR and the first library: Vegetable Violence. The Library The name is pretty self spoken: lots of crazy vegetables being killed and mutilated by Tim. There are different formats and qualities of the library. I have the “Max” version, which I really recommend if you work on sound design. Why? … [Read more...]
Subortination
"Mixing is figuring out what is essential to the moment and subordinating everything else" -Randy Thom … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom Special: Slingshot Recording
Slingshots can be a great source of sound recording fun. You can use them to record sound like flying debris, bullet bys, dart bys, spear bys, all sorts of cool flyby sounds. All you really need to do if find an open area where you can fire the slingshot, set up a mic, and shoot various objects at the mic. Try not to hit the mic, if you can! I needed some bullet whizbys for … [Read more...]
A Hard Battle Between SFX Companies at NAB 2010
See this exclusive footage from a hard and clandestine battle between sound effects companies at NAB 2010. We still don't know how many people were injured. Expect more details soon. Just kidding. See how this guys from Blastwave FX, The Hollywood Edge and Sound Ideas had lots of fun at NAB 2010. And Ric Viers (CEO of Blastwave FX and author of "The Sound Effects Bible") have … [Read more...]
"The Educated Sound Designer", New Blog by Nick Meade
Is always happy for me to see sound professionals sharing their ideas, recordings and all kind of knowledge on the internet. This time, sound recordist/designer/re-recording mixer Nick Meade is announcing the launch of his new blog called "The Educated Sound Designer", where he plans to share all kind of stuff, including reviews, thoughts, sound effects discussion and more. On … [Read more...]
Stuart Bowling in "From Script to Screen" Panel at Sonoma International Film Festival
SoundWorks Collection is releasing a new exclusive video from the 2010 Sonoma International Film Festival panel, “From Script to Screen” featuring Stuart Bowling, Technical Marketing Manager at Dolby Laboratories. Stuart Bowling is a multi-channel mixing expert who has been integral in Dolby 3D support and implementation, and in the development of Dolby 7.1 now being used for … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom Special: Call of Duty [Exclusive Interview]
Call of Duty (released 7 years ago) was one of the most important jobs for Chuck Russom, so we decided to make an interview talking about that game and what it meant for his career. Designing Sound: How do you get hired on Infinity Ward and how do you get involved with Call of Duty? Chuck Russom: It’s crazy when I think about it, the first Call of Duty game was 7 years ago. … [Read more...]