Despite all of this, I'm still relatively new at Pure Data and the Max language. To those who chime in with corrections or clarifications in the comments, you are most appreciated! If you're new to PD, make sure you check the comments section for clarifying info provided by generous souls. One of the reasons we're covering DSP environments this month is to get more people … [Read more...]
Pausing Modulation in Enigma
I thought a quick video would be the more efficient way to present this one. [youtube]http://youtu.be/OJB7yDpoFAE[/youtube] … [Read more...]
Design Toolbox #1 – Flangers
[This was originally posted a year ago and has been republished because it fits in with this month's theme - Varun] Inspired by Miguel's 'SFX Lab' series, I thought it would be nice to start a series on using conventional plugins to design sounds. With many of us primarily working off DAWs with a mouse pointer and plugin windows, there isn't much room for 'hands-on' … [Read more...]
Design Toolbox #2 – Kontakt
For this second post of the Design Toolbox series, I thought it would be nice to explore a sampler and it's application in sound design. Kontakt has been around for a long time and is widely used by musicians, and lately amongst more sound designers too. I haven't used it since version 2 (years ago), and my MIDI editing skills in Pro Tools are not the best. I thought it would … [Read more...]
Izotope RX2 Tutorials for Post Production
Just doing some cross-posting from my website: I decided to put these two tutorials together to share some simple tricks that I use in Izotope RX2. They’re nothing overly complex, but they are kind of unique….and handy to boot. I just thought I’d share them and hope you find them useful. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33841688[/vimeo] The other video can be viewed in this post. … [Read more...]
SFX Lab #3: On Transformation
[SFX Lab, the laboratory of sound effects, a place dedicated to experiment and explore sound libraries. The main goal is to hear what happens when sounds of a specific kind are combined, processed, and transformed in several ways.] Over the years, transformation of sound has become a giant field that barely touches the infinite. Sounds can be manipulated in a lot of … [Read more...]
New FMOD Tutorials Available
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhFPoxo-N_g[/youtube] Firelight Technologies has been uploading new tutorials created by sound designer Stephan Schutze. Topics include multri-track events, interactive music, platform settings, car recording and more. More videos at FMOD TV. Thanks to Wit for the link. … [Read more...]