The year 2016 has been one of many great articles, interviews, and discussions here at Designing Sound and we want to thank all of our readers for their attention, suggestions, contributions, and overwhelming support. There have been so many great films, shows, games, and events this year that we thought we would share some of our favorites for you to go back and check out in … [Read more...]
And the Grand Prize Winner is…
When we designed this event, we wanted to reward people for their participation and involvement in the little arm of the community that is Designing Sound Exchange. We also generally kept the various methods we used to select winners secret until we were no longer using them. We wanted people to participate in a natural manner, not try to game the system. It was early in the … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 53 – New Beginnings
Boy, 2016 was a real hot mess* wasn't it? I am looking forward to the new year as much as everyone else, though I don't think things will necessarily get better or worse simply because there isn't always going to be a "6" in the date. New Years is always a time of reflection, resolutions, and in light of recent events; redemption or revenge (depending on your point of view). … [Read more...]
DSX Give-Away – Final Round Winners
So here we are. The final round of winners in the give-away we've been running all month on Designing Sound Exchange. Before we announce the grand prize winner, of course. Keep an eye out for that tomorrow. First off, let me thank everyone for participating and helping to make that space special. We've seen the user base almost triple in the last month, and the range of … [Read more...]
Sound with Benefits: A Look at Sounds that Hurt and Help our Health
As members of the audio industry, sound is our livelihood. Whether we’re cutting dialog, recording, editing, composing, or engaging in any other part of our field, we expose ourselves to sound everyday. And while sound is informative and emotionally moving, it is nevertheless a fatiguing experience for our body. Most of us have heard at one point or another the concept of … [Read more...]
Recording Life and Nature: an interview with Gordon Hempton
With more than 30 years of professional activity, Gordon Hempton has dedicated most of his life to listen and record the sounds of nature, an endangered soundscape that he has sworn to protect as a recordist and an activist. Part of his life work has been made available for the rest of the sound community since 2012 trough the now very popular Quiet Planet sound libraries. … [Read more...]
The VR Soundscape of Secret Sorcery’s Tethered
Guest Contribution by Kenny Young Tethered is an immersive VR strategy game in which you take on the role of a god-like spirit tasked with looking after your flock of ‘Peeps’, the cute but simple-minded inhabitants of the beautiful, floating archipelagos that you gaze down upon from your lofty seat amongst the clouds. This disembodied third person perspective sets the … [Read more...]