Firelight Technologies has announced the release of FMOD Designer 2010, including lots of new tools and features, such as: Improved workflow with event editor now prominently displayed in event hierarchy screen. No more switching between the two! Bulk edit - now multi-selecting events will bring up a fader panel to control many events at once in a familiar mixer … [Read more...]
Ric Viers on Blastwave FX BUGS!
Blaswave FX has recently released BUGS!, a new SFX library featuring 700 sound effects recorded from all kind of insects, forest ambiences, etc. In the video you can see Blastwave FX's CEO Ric Viers talking about the library and how it was recorded. Blastwave FX brings you Bugs!, a creepy crawling collection that will infest your productions! With Bugs!, you get 700 sound … [Read more...]
New Post Pros in the Waves Team
Waves has added new profiles of post-production professionals to his "Artists Team". Hope to see new ideas coming from this relationships! “I've been using Waves plugins extensively for over 10 years. I used to haul around a rack full of gear we used to refer to as ‘The Bigulator.’ Waves was a critical piece of the puzzle to finally allow me to work entirely in-the-box. Aside … [Read more...]
A Hard Battle Between SFX Companies at NAB 2010
See this exclusive footage from a hard and clandestine battle between sound effects companies at NAB 2010. We still don't know how many people were injured. Expect more details soon. Just kidding. See how this guys from Blastwave FX, The Hollywood Edge and Sound Ideas had lots of fun at NAB 2010. And Ric Viers (CEO of Blastwave FX and author of "The Sound Effects Bible") have … [Read more...]
It Begins…
Hello. I’m Miguel, welcome to the place where my sonic adventures come together! Some years ago I started to dedicate my life to the study of sound and also to help people to learn it. I’m the founder and admin of Designing Sound, a blog dedicated to the world of sound design. I started it as a diary where I can share all kind of sound design related stuff, but I always wanted … [Read more...]
BIG News on Designing Sound: Merger with Filmsound Daily, New Tutorials, Sections and more!
Filmsound Daily is now merged with Designing Sound I'm proud to announce that "Filmsound Daily" and "Designing Sound" are now the same site. Jake Riehle (owner of Filmsound Daily) and I have been working very hard on this, so now we're so excited proclaim this new stage for Designing Sound. Jake: I'm excited to jump aboard such a great and active sound site. I started … [Read more...]
New Book: "Sound for Film and Television, Third Edition" by Tomlinson Holman
Focal Press has released the third edition of the book "Sound for Film and Television" written by Tomlinson Holman, amazing audio engineer and theorist, developer of THX system and the first 10.2 system. The book is great read to people interested in sound for visual media, both in a theoretical and technical way. As Holman said: "The only text to present sound design as both … [Read more...]