"As has come before; 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…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings." -Designing Sound With the … [Read more...]
Broad(way) Theories of Sound – An Interview With Enrico De Trizio
This is a guest contribution coming to us from Kate Bilinski a sound designer and re-recording mixer for film, television, and podcasts. Her work includes Todd Solondz’s ‘Wiener-Dog’ and the Emmy-winning documentary, ‘We Could Be King,” as well as acclaimed podcasts, Serial and Homecoming. For this piece she sat down with broadway sound designer, composer and musician, Enrico … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #90 – “But hey, if it sounds good…”
As has come before; 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…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. Additional … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #89 – Upside Down
As has come before; 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…Please bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. Have you ever reached a point in your … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: DIY
If you want something done right, you should probably hire a professional at or above market rate. But if you want to learn, try doing it yourself! Consider it a companion month to our time spent on Tutorials: this month's theme is DIY. It's about taking lessons from a Tutorial (or brazenly ignoring them) and diving headlong into the trenches, puzzling it out, eventually … [Read more...]
The Fun of Foley
This is a guest contribution by Jim Griffin, Senior Sound Designer at award-winning Soho-based audio post production facility Jungle Studios. Foley is probably the most fun and creative element of sound design – here, Jim looks at some of the lengths he has gone to creating great sound and offers his tips on Foley. Just a few days into my first job as a runner at what is now … [Read more...]
A Case Study in Quad-Binaural Mixing for Linear VR/360
In the fall of 2016, I was asked to sound design and mix a VR/360 short called UTURN. While there’s a lot of discussion surrounding immersive/3D sound for games, I don’t see a lot of conversation on the linear side. I’ve been meaning to get something written up regarding the approach we took, and my schedule finally lightened up enough to for me to follow through on … [Read more...]