We (the editors) sat down recently to talk about the site…how it's been over the past few months, what its strengths are, where it's weak, and what we need to do keep the site at its full potential. So, we're going to be rolling out some changes, and I want to give you an idea of where we're going…because this is, first and foremost, a community site. First, allow me to … [Read more...]
Mid-October SFX Library Roundup
Let's dive in to some October SFX news: Benjie Freund, Sound Designer at Hi-Rez Studios has started his own SFX Library site GetSoundEffects.com: We are very excited to announce that today is the official launch of GetSoundEffects.com. The #1 place to get royalty free sound effects.We offer a wide variety of sounds effects and are continuously adding new sounds every … [Read more...]
Logic Pro for Film & TV Mixing
Ben Allen has written up a fantastically detailed and informative post on Logic Pro for Film & TV Mixing. I personally use Logic Pro all the time and take great joy in seeing stuff like this floating around. Ben has even provided a download link to the full project so you can muck around in his mix and absorb some of his power, Ravenous-style. I recommend Logic users and … [Read more...]
Getting professional quality sound design with what you’ve got – a post-mortem for Robert Glickert’s DR0NE
By Mark Camperell - Founder / Creative Director at Empty Sea Audio Services THE MISSION DR0NE is a high-concept, sci-fi web series that is exclusive to YOMYOMFnetwork, a new professional YouTube channel. The series is executive produced by Justin Lin (Fast and Furious, Fast Five) and directed by Robert Glickert. DR0NE stars Lance Reddick (The Wire, Lost and Fringe) and … [Read more...]
Making of Videos for The Zombie Apocalypse Library
If you've been busy with work...or just had your head under a rock...you may not have noticed that there's a new library coming out from BlastwaveFX; The Zombie Apocalypse Library. There's a series of four "Making of" videos that are going to be released leading up to the library's launch on Halloween. In the meantime, here's a little teaser video for … [Read more...]
Mid-Side Explanations (Part 1)
Last week we featured a post by Rene Cornado about Quad Miking Dual MS. Well Mychal Herron has a great post on his blog explaining Mid-Side recording: Well what is Mid-Side? Surprisingly, the M-S technique is one of the oldest stereo recording methods. The theoretical basis for it appears in Alan Blumlein’s seminal 1934 patent, although it wasn’t until the stereo experiments … [Read more...]
Thinking Before Design
With news of a new plugin or new software feature every other week, it is easy to get lost in a myriad of technological ‘solutions’. It is easy to get lost in the "What plugins can I use?" thought. It is easy to forget that sound design is more about communication. It might be interesting and rewarding to take a step back from the computer to … [Read more...]