I published an article on IR reverb and deconvolution comparisons on my blog. Quite a few people found it useful and Miguel thought it would a good idea to share it with the rest of the community who aren't on Twitter. If you aren't on Twitter, join now! The sound community is nothing short of fabulous. After my previous post on recording and mangling IRs, I decided to find a … [Read more...]
BOOM Library Releases Cinematic Trailers, Plus Tutorials, Special Offers
BOOM Library has released Cinematic Trailers, a huge package with over 2000 sound effects, including all kind of whooshes, impacts, rises, stingers, and more. As usual, BOOM offers two different packs: Construction kit: This huge 2 DVD collection contains unique recordings of all sorts movement, impact and rising sounds. We recorded a live orchestra for rises, had a big … [Read more...]
SFX Lab #1: Experiments on Pressure, Blow Holes
Welcome to SFX Lab, the "laboratory" of sound effects, a place dedicated to experiment and explore sound libraries with the goal of learning different kinds of sounds and some of its morphing features. We take libraries of a certain theme and put them through some experiments. Think about not only what you will learn, but also for what your ears are obtaining. Some time ago, … [Read more...]
Using Dropbox for Sharing Pro Tools Sessions Between a Group
Charles Deenen has published a useful guide on his site explaining how to setup Dropbox for sharing Pro Tools sessions quickly between a group of people, in the cloud. Dropbox allows you to work “virtually” in a group with Protools, sharing sessions almost instantly. However there are a few rules to follow during the workflow, to make this process smooth. The following is … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 6] – Other Important Tools
Welcome to the sixth and last article in these series dedicated to explore the plugins included in the Waves Sound Design Suite. Finally I'm going to talk about some important tools included in the bundle: DeEsser LoAir PAZ Psychoacoustic Analyzer PS22 Stereo Maker S1 TransX DeEsser Although DeEsser is dynamics/frequency processor, I think it's more a special tool for … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 5] – GTR, A Powerful Sound Design Tool
Fifth article in the series dedicated to explore all the tools included in the Sound Design Suite of Waves. (Remember that you still have enough time to design some great sounds and participate in the competition.) Today I'm going to talk about a very special suite of tools; a little box of toys included in the suite called GTR. It was originally created for guitar/bass … [Read more...]
Inside the Waves Sound Design Suite [Pt 4] – Transformation Tools
Fourth article in this series dedicated to explore the plugins included in the Waves Sound Design Suite. Today's topic is transformation, featuring five effects: Doubler Doppler Morphoder SoundShifter UltraPitch Doubler, Morphoder and ShoundShifter are included in the Waves Transform bundle, so reading its description could give you a basic overview of the kind of … [Read more...]