Some time ago I talked with David Sonnenschein (author of "Sound Design" book) about giving clases and seminars online. We do some research and started to try some platforms and a see what would be the best way to do something like this. Last Thursday David hosted the first online seminar. The announce was a little private, because it was the first time, but... the platform … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Making Atmosphere Sounds
Jim Stout is back with another video tutorial, showing how to make atmospheric/wind style effects with synths and processing. Tools: Neko | Sylenth 1 | Reaktor … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Fringe"
Colin Hart has published on his blog an interesting interview with Bruce Tanis, sound designer of "Fringe", a sci-fi show of Fox. CH: How old were you when you discovered your passion for sound? BT: I came to sound editing a bit later than most people I guess. I finished my degree in Forestry from the University of Nevada in Reno but this was in the early eighties when … [Read more...]
Ego
"Lose the ego. Do great work and take pride in it, but don’t be arrogant about how great you think you are." - Chuck Russom … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Making a Scary Voice Effect
Here is a new video tutorial created by Jim Stout. This time Jim is showing how to make a Poltergeist style scary voice effect using Logic (you can do the same process in any other DAW). … [Read more...]
GrainCube, a Free Reaktor Instrument for Granular Sound Manipulation
JazzMutant, Devine Sound, Rachmiel, Twisted Tools and ABSoundscapes announced the release of GrainCube, a new free instrument for Reaktor, specifically aimed towards sound designers looking for granular gestural sound manipulation. GrainCube is a four part granular processing instrument with numerous randomizing functions and modulation capabilities that allow for … [Read more...]
SoundWorks Collection: Gary Hecker – Veteran Foley Artist
SoundWorks Collection has published a new interesting video featuring the great work of a wonderful foley artist: Gary Hecker. “I’m a creative guy and it’s the creative aspects of Foley that have always appealed to me,” Hecker said. “I also like working with other sound artists and making my clients happy.” More info.. … [Read more...]