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… A few weeks ago, I talked about the idea of a sonic version of the "visual zoom." This past week, I had the … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 19 – Functions of Sound
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… I like to regularly spend some time thinking about how I describe sound to people who aren't so focused on … [Read more...]
What is Sound “Research”?
This is a guest contribution by Karen Collins. Karen is the Canada Research Chair in Interactive Audio at the Games Institute, University of Waterloo, Canada, and the director of Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound. She’s been researching game audio for the past fifteen years, and in the process, published four books and nearly 100 research papers on sound. As Albert … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Research
Re-search noun 1. the systematic investigation into and study of materials and sources in order to establish facts and reach new conclusions. "This month on DesigningSound.org we're going to be looking into the subject of research" verb 1. investigate systematically. "What have you been researching? Would you like to share it with the community?" The current state of … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 18 – Dependent Perception
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… I've had this one in the topic queue for a while, but couldn't quite figure out how to approach it here...until … [Read more...]
Thanks To This Month’s Contributors
As April's topic closes out, we want to extend a thanks to this month's contributors. Our Inspirations / Distractions theme brought in an incredible amount of content from the community--and we hope their words have given you something to think about. Here's a chance to re-read them all. See you next month! Andrew Rohrmann -- Post | Twitter | Site Akash Thakkar -- … [Read more...]
Inspirations / Distractions – Spencer Riedel
Spencer Riedel is a composer and sound designer at Bearcowboy. "Some people need to be left completely alone to contemplate, or to distract themselves before their mind will be ready for that sudden blast of light that makes the way forward clear. I am not one of those people." Outsourcing Eureka Moments ... Every time I have had a “breakthrough” with a problem I’m … [Read more...]