[During this month, I'll be doing weekly reports about “Secret for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.] Last week's webinar was very interesting. David talked about his methodology for enhancing story and emotion by using sound, and how to create a soundscape with good relationship with the dramatic content of the project. That … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Mailing List
By popular demand and also in an effort to give you more options for reading Designing sound, I've created a mailing list which can be used for several things, including daily, weekly or monthly subscription for the articles published on the site and also subscription for special/exclusive announcements from Designing Sound. I've done several tests to the list and everything … [Read more...]
The Sound Collectors Club – February’s Theme: Wind
The theme for february's collect at The Sound Collectors Club has been announced: Wind! The result of the vote for the ‘Night and Day’ theme was a three way tie, so I’ve decided to give all three contributors the chance to choose a theme over the coming months. First up is Dan Gallard of Sonik Boom Sound in Australia who has chosen ‘Wind’ to be February’s theme: “My theme … [Read more...]
Soundminer HD Available Now
Soundminer HD is now available on the Soundminer Store at $199 (Windows or Mac). There's also an "Universal HD" versión ($299) that allows you to run your license in both operating systems. You can also buy the HD version and update to the Universal HD version for $100 whenever you want. Main Features Includes our advanced super fast robust V4 Search engine with support for … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases “Ultimate Wood” SFX Library, Q&A Included
The Recordist has released another of his great "Ultimate" collections. We've seen ice, rocks, splashes, snow, mud and more. Now the turn is for Wood! Presenting the Ultimate Wood Sound Effects Library. This massive collection of 500 wood based sound effects recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz includes: gigantic trees falling, tree bark cracks, sheets of plywood ripped apart, heavy beams … [Read more...]
New Sound Design Competition from Waves Audio and Designing Sound
I'm excited to announce a new sound design competition, developed in collaboration between Waves Audio and Designing Sound, with a Sound Design Suite Native (or a different Waves bundle or upgrade of equivalent value) as the prize for the winner. General Information Download the competition package that includes a clip from Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed™ (courtesy of … [Read more...]
“Secrets for Great Film Sound” Webinar Report #2 – Production
[During this month, I'll be doing weekly reports about “Secret for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers.] Last week's webinar was fantastic. This time, Ric and David talked a lot about production stage. Ric is an expert on recording no matter if it's in the field, in the studio or on location. He explained a lot of interesting … [Read more...]