Guest Post by: Vincenzo Bellanova INTRODUCTION: Creative recordings, unconventional objects, perfect spots, analogue gear or the perfect tools, are all important topics when approaching to sound design. But how can we completely morph sounds and be extremely creative inside the box? Do we always need a lot of tools to accomplish our goal? In this article we will try to find … [Read more...]
I need your mixer, your mics and all your loudspeakers
Baptiste Chatel's workstation in Rennes (France) This article is a guest post by Baptiste Chatel (Dijon, France) who “works virtually everywhere in Europe as musician and sound engineer” and “likes low sounds, high sounds, and every other type of sounds in the middle as long as they are loud”. … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Cool Software for Sound Design
Jim finishes his great special with another video, where he talks about his favorite software tools for sound design, answering several questions asked by the readers during this month. All the answers to the reader questions will be published on Monday. … [Read more...]
Tron Legacy, Sound Design Recreation in Ableton Live
Let's check this Tron Legacy video published by Sound Designer and Producer Chris Kowalski. The sound of the video isn't the original sound design work of the movie, it's a sound recreation made by Chris on Ableton Live, with some libraries, Propellerhead Reason, and Reaktor. Chris said: "Two things i would loved to have.... Nudge ....and the ability to change the grid to … [Read more...]
Four Hours of Sound Design with the New Operator Series by Nick Maxwell
Sound Designer Nick Maxwell has just released a new series of videos of his wonderful collection of sound design tutorials for Ableton Live. Sound Design with the Operator synthetizer in Ableton Live is available now for only $40 directly from nickstutorials.com. About the new series FM synthesis represents an extremely powerful set of tools for creating your own sounds, and … [Read more...]