Richard Devine, Josh Kay and Jim Stout are creating a new sample library for The Hollywood Edge, called Mechanical Morph. Let's check some exclusive images, videos and info from the making of. … [Read more...]
Audio Implementation Greats #2: Audio Toolsets [Part 2]
Developer created proprietary toolsets continue to provide a vital form of audio integration in the industry, especially in cases where the gameplay specific features need to be exposed and interacted with at a deeper level than what comes “out of the box” with most middleware. In the days before robust audio middleware toolsets this may have been the only way to get past the … [Read more...]
Richard Devine Special: Studio Tour [Part 2]
There are a lot of people interested on the gear of Richard, so here is some porn. The second part of the tour on Richard Devine's studio, this time with his toys, recording stuff and software... If you want to know more about the gear, and how Richard use it, remember to make your questions. Rciahrd Devine: "These photos are taken from AIA university studio for our session … [Read more...]
Richard Devine Special: Conversation at Whole Music Club
Here are four videos of a great conversations of Richard Devine at Whole Music Club talking about some his career. It's more electronic music oriented, but have really great info about Richard, such as his first gear acquisitions, his first records, his commercial career and more. Let's see: … [Read more...]
The Sound in the Era of 3D Films
The era of 3D and super-visual films has come. So, what about sound? What could be the next step on film sound? Tim Prebble has made a great review about this topic, regarding some aspects abut the technology and the techniques that could be implemented to reach a new level on the sound for this new era of filmmaking. Let's read: Along with the hyperbolic (& in my opinion … [Read more...]
Richard Devine Special: Experiments
One of the most active "fields" of Richard Devine is the experimentation with sound. He has a lot of really cool videos on his Vimeo account, with some experiments made on synths, virtual instruments, effects, controllers, etc. Let's see: The Ekdahl Moisturizer is a spring reverb where the springs are exposed so they can be played/hit/fiddled with. I was just playing around … [Read more...]
Oscars Voters and Sound Pros agree: Louder isn't always better
Nice read on Variety about the importance given today to the soundtrack's volume and density when voting for the Academy Awards, with some thoughts of sound guys such as Tom Myers, Cameron Frankley and Michael Keller. The conclusion: Times has changed and louder isn't always better. Once it was a given that a soundtrack's volume and density wowed Academy voters. But no … [Read more...]