Let's get started with the Rob Bridgett Special, with a exclusive interview for Designing Sound. We talk about his work as sound designer, the evolution of his carreer, and some technical info. Designing Sound: Hello Rob, first of all: At what point in your life did you decided to start working with sound? Rob Bridgett: Hi Miguel,I think it is fair to say that I came to … [Read more...]
Producing Dialogue for Video Games
Gamasutra has published another amazing featured article for audio, with Rob Bridgett, who examines the key issues and possible solutions to common problems in game dialogue production. Dialogue production for a large budget, cinematic video game can often be an intense and often brutally challenging process. Getting an actor in the booth and reading a script is in itself a … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: Interviews
The Walter Murch Special ends here, a very interesting journey through the articles of one of the most important men in the history of audio and video creation. November will be a great month for the blog... If you were hoping for game audio articles, you'll love the November Special! Finally, let's read a nice round of interviews of Walter Murch selected form several … [Read more...]
More than 50 Articles/Tutorials about Sound Design, Recording and more, Plus Wooshes Sound Design
The woosh, a sound effect used very often out there. Did you know everything about them? In this tutorial, Tim Prebble, from Music of Sound explains how to record and process wooshes. The (semi/un) technical term is ‘Woosh’, or maybe ‘Whoosh’ if you are American – i’m not so I don’t know, but hey i’ve seen a few files labelled as such, so call them whatever you like but they … [Read more...]
Language Design Techniques for Sound Designers
Language Design for Sound Designers, an amazing article created by Darren Blondin. I read it last year, but found it again while reviewing my bookmarks. I got the idea of sharing it on Twitter and I noticed that various people didn't know about that (and they really liked it!), so for those who don't use Twitter or don't follow Designing Sound @ Twitter, I decided to make this … [Read more...]
Walter Murch Special: The Process of Transition and The Role Of Sound In The Image Interpretation
The Walter Murch Special continues! With more sound techniques and fantastic theories by the sound master Walter Murch. Let's check two artibles of Filmsound. The first one is an interview where he talks mainly about Transitions: At the basic level, a transition is simply the process of changing from some state A to another state, B. What we should examine carefully is the … [Read more...]
Dane A. Davis Special: The Art of Sound Design
This is an article from Danetracks, published on Post Magazine on November 1, 2002. We can clearly see the Dane's vision about "The Art of Sound Design" and see more about danetracks and its members. … Dane Davis, president of West Hollywood's Danetracks, Inc. (www.danetracks.com), doesn't see himself simply "painting by numbers with sound" in the "see a bird, hear a bird" … [Read more...]