Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with 10+ year Sound Designer and all around audio veteran Andrew Dearing to chat about a topic in which I will admit I know very little about: the world of freelance. With the recent boom in technology over the last decade, it's no wonder that creatives are starting to find viable and even stable careers out of remote … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Synthesis
Synthesis is a vast of possibilities. It allows us to create sound, destroy it, and morph seamlessly between the two. From building up sine wave oscillators through the classic form of Aggregate Synthesis, called Additive Synthesis, to using granular synthesis to bend speed, pitch and formant, these algorithms can produce an almost staggering breadth of audio … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #100: The Benefits of Unique Perspectives
I’ve been reading a book in my spare time called How to Win Friends & Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, and have been shocked by how applicable the book’s lessons are to everyday life. Carnegie’s thoughts and experiences are more than just useful for people running companies or trading stocks; they are important for us, as artists. There was one point in particular that I … [Read more...]
Sound Designer Closeup: An Interview with The Noiseworks’ Co-Founder David Philipp
Meet David Philipp: Sound Designer and Co-Founder of The Noiseworks Ltd. Based out of London, UK, David’s work has appeared on many release trailers for Total War: Warhammer and Warhammer II as well as the Total War titles, including Rome II, Attila, Kingdoms, and Warharmmer (where he was a lead creature designer). He is also a recordist and designer for the Boom Libraries, … [Read more...]
Getting Your Feet Wet: A Guest Contribution from Andy Bertolini
This is a guest contribution coming to us from Andy Bertolini. Having recently worked at Anki, and at Somatone before that, Andy is a fantastic Voice Over editor also deft in the arts of audio middleware. He has been the person who has solved our problems before we were aware they even existed, and we couldn't have shipped our latest title without him. … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #98: The Reset Button
Have you ever hit the reset button on your life? The kind where everything you know changes: your job, your home, your community. I think these major resets are happening more than we give them credit for, and yet somehow they always seems to catch us off guard. Resets can happen at any time. Your partner gets an amazing job opportunity that takes you out of state. Or … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #93: Everyone’s an Expert
“As has come before; many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…Please bear with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings.” -Designing Sound In … [Read more...]