West Latta has published the second part of his tutorial/guide at Audiotuts+ talking about the basics of Field Recording and different proceses like recording, editing and mastering. If you are new in this world of Filed Recording, this might be very useful. Field recording seems a dark art to many sound designers and composers, yet it is one way to create rich libraries of … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: Danetracks & GRM Tools
GRM Tools, plugins used by many sound designers out there. They had an article about Dane A. Davis featuring his company Danetracks. He spoke about the plugins that he use and some techniques or procedures with the processes. Even if you don't GRM Tools, be sure to read, the article deals all kinds of interesting techniques. Did you see the freeway chase scene in The Matrix: … [Read more...]
Sound Design Tips for Getting the Most from your Synths
Electronic Musician has published a useful article called Going Beyond Presets, with five top Sound Designers offering tips for getting the most of your synths. In the late '60s and early '70s, there were probably fewer than 20 synthesizers on the market, all costing in the tens of thousands of dollars. Today, life is good: There are hundreds of electronic musical instruments … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: Treasure Planet
Treasure Planet, an animated film produced by Walt Disney Pictures released on November 27, 2002. Dane A. Davis was the sound designer, sound editor and creator of Morph's (character) amazing voice. Mix Magazine has an interesting article with the information about the sound process of Treasure Planet. Here is some info about sound design: A major challenge was melding … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: The Matrix [Part 1]
The Sound Design of The Matrix has been one of the most famous in recent years. An awesome sound work by our August featured sound designer Dane A. Davis. Therefore, I decided to divide into several parts the information about the sound of The Matrix (1999), a famous science fiction-action film written and directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski. In this part, I found two amazing … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX Sound Design Competition Rules Updated and Issues Resolved
Randy Thom's Notes at Siggraph
Randy Thom spoke yesterday in the first keynote at the Siggraph Conference. Let's read some notes and ideas delivered by Thom: "creative use of sound is key to making a long-remembered film." Thom, who won sound editing Oscars for "The Incredibles" and "The Right Stuff," said he is often asked about the difference between designing sound for animation and live action. "One … [Read more...]