There's a short and interesting post on the Sound Reflections blog by La Cosa Preziosa, and it ties nicely into our theme this month: One of the benefits of our tight-knit recording community is the availability of dialogue and exchange on the subject and techniques of recording. What do you use and how you use it? What tips have you got? Any questions? There is certainly no … [Read more...]
Beards, Cats and Indie Game Audio – On Listening
The gents with impressive facial hair over at the Beards, Cats and Indie Game Audio Podcast have glommed onto this month's theme of "Listening". You can check out the full episode here. Thanks go out to Matthew Marteinsson (@mattesque) and Gordon McGladdery (@AShellInThePit) for contributing to this month's discussion! … [Read more...]
All Ears!
We have two words that are most commonly used to discuss how we interact with sound: hearing, and listening. Hearing is a passive act. Pressure waves move our eardrums, the motion is converted to an electrical signal, and our brain tells us that there is a sonic phenomenon in the space around us...perhaps it even provides us with identifying information. It's what comes … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – July 2014
A lot of new and recently-released independent sound libraries to bring to your attention. Don't forget - you can let us know about an independent sfx release by filling in the SFX Independence Submission form and be listed in subsequent roundups. Soundbits new online store Soundbits has a new look and to celebrate they are having a sale. They are giving 30% off all … [Read more...]
AudioGaming competition — results!
The results are in! Thanks for taking part in the competition, I'm told the AudioGaming crew were quite overwhelmed by all the responses they received. Here's what Amaury said: Some quotes were just too funny so we decided to award two prizes. One for the best serious quote, one for the funniest. The two winners will get full post-production bundles. (..drum roll..) Serious … [Read more...]
New Theme!
We have a new theme up! As many of our readers know; the old theme has been troublesome for quiet some time. And we got fed up with it's unreliability and lack of support. We do apologize for any inconvenience incurred by that awful collection of CSS and tears. We would like to thank everyone for their patience as we continue to tweak this new look and feel. Any weirdness you … [Read more...]
4th International FilmSoundHamburg Summer Academy
The fourth annual FilmSoundHamburg got under way in Hamburg on Sunday evening - an event that will bring together enthusiasts from the worlds of sound design, film composition and game music for five days of workshops and seminars and masterclasses. Among the highlights will be four separate masterclasses given by Tim Nielsen of Skywalker Sound (Maleficient, Lord of the the … [Read more...]