It's time to thank our next sponsor and highlight their donation to the DSX December Give-Away. Soundsnap is a different kind of sound effects supplier. They've worked with a number of independent sound effects producers to create a subscription based, royalty free, sound effects library. Rather than shelling out a lot of money for a general sound effects library, you have … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 49 – Venn Diagram of Sonic Worlds
As the year continues, 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… Last week, my wife and I were driving back through San Francisco from a family gathering. As we were stuck in … [Read more...]
Everything We’re Giving Away This Month!
First off... Congrats to DSX user Pierre-Marie Blind! You're our first winner, and you get this awesome software bundle from Soundmorph! We still have a ton more to give away this month. What are we giving away? All this... Software: Software bundle from Soundmorph (Already awarded) 2 Licenses of Sound Particles Zynaptiq Morph Zynaptiq Adaptiverb … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Exchange December Give-Away!!!
Do you like talking with your peers about sound design, whether it be aesthetics or the technical side? Do you like the opportunity to win free stuff like access to premium tutorials, sound effect libraries and truly fantastic sound design tools? Yeah. We thought so. This month, we're running a special event over on Designing Sound Exchange. All throughout December, we're … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 48 – Tension in Rhythm
As the year continues, 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… One of the most effective uses of sound design that I heard recently didn't come from a film, tv program or … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 47 – Breaking Our Own Expectations
As the year continues, 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… This morning I met a woman whose voice did match what I expected. When looking at her...her physical presence, … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 46 – Attuned to Distortion
As the year continues, 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… One of the podcasts I listen to is The Naked Scientists, and they recently had an entire episode dedicated to … [Read more...]