Sound installations and other sorts of entertainment/educational experiences that involve sound could be quite challenging and rewarding. Projecting sound in a physical space with physical props/objects/nontraditional means rather than through a regular TV or theatre is a different sort of fascinating beast. This month of June 2017 we would like to highlight … [Read more...]
Zoom H2n Review — A Portable Storyteller
Whenever I meet someone who's keen in getting into post audio the most common thing they mention is that if they had the right tools, only then they would be able to break into the industry. While we tend to associate higher quality with higher price, this relationship is not always accurate and for sound that is no exception. It's true that expensive recorders are expected to … [Read more...]
Joanna Orland – The Rosetta Stone of Audio
Joanna Orland is supervising sound designer at Sony Interactive Entertainment's London Studio. During her time at Sony she's worked on various projects including PlayStation VR Worlds, Wonderbook: Book of Spells, Diggs Nightcrawler, God of War 3, Eyepet and more. Before Sony, she was at EA / Criterion where she worked on the Burnout franchise and the fps game BLACK. … [Read more...]
Finding the right words: an interview with Michel Chion
In this exclusive interview for desiginingsoud.org, the great researcher Michel Chion talks about the intersections between sound and language in his theoretical work. The ramifications are countless ranging from the place of the spoken word in film sound and the particularities of French language heard at the cinema to the new discipline of Acoulogy created by him. Have a nice … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 74 – The Evolving Lexicon
I’ve actually spent some time this month thinking about terminology and lingo since it was the monthly theme. And in that odd phenomenon that is synchronicity, it seemed to follow me around. When I was thinking about terminology and lingo I was drawn to the unique language we have as sound professionals and the barriers we often face when trying to communicate with non-audio … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #73 — A Voice
I finished Haruki Murakami's "Wind / Pinball" a while ago, and this month's Language / Lingo theme got part of it resonating in my memory. The novels are forewarded with Murakami's own narrative on how he came to realize he should be a writer. It dawned on him in a moment: the crack of a double in a Jingu baseball stadium, then, "In that instant, for no reason and on no … [Read more...]
Sony ICD-SX2000 review
Audible tears were heard slowly rolling down sound designer’s cheeks when Sony discontinued both their M10 and D50 field recording models recently. They were affordable recorders with built-in mics that also offered plug-in power for attaching microphones with an 1/8” connection or a preamp for XLR mics. The recorders were well regarded for their small footprint, … [Read more...]