It took a little while, but the winner of SDC010 and I recently finished our interview. Appropriate, now that SDC012 is underway... ;) Designing Sound: Please tell us a little bit about yourself. How did you become interested in audio, and what work do you currently do? Malgorzata Polit: My name's Małgorzata Polit (Margherita to my Italian friends) and I'm a Polish … [Read more...]
Sound Design Challenge #12: Lifeless Howl
Welcome to the next Sound Design Challenge! We're excited to have Boom Library sponsoring this challenge, and they've donated a copy of their Creatures library for the winner of this Challenge. Please take a moment to thank them for their generosity by following them on Twitter and visiting their Facebook page. So, what creative challenge have we got in store for you this time? … [Read more...]
Sound Scavenging Challenge’s Winner
Congratulations to SoundCloud user, Manuel, who won the popular vote for the Sound Scavenging Sound Design Challenge! He wins a copy of the Futzbox plug-in from McDSP (a sincere thank you to McDSP for sponsoring this challenge). Hopefully, there will be a forthcoming interview with Manuel as well. As a reminder, the next Sound Design Challenge will start on September 15th. See … [Read more...]
Voting For SDC011 Now Open
Public voting for the Sound Scavenging challenge is now open. Until we can get a polling/voting system working on the site here, voting will continue to take place at www.DynamicInterference.com. Head over to this post to review the finalists' entries and cast your vote! … [Read more...]
Sound Scavengers Entries and Discussion
We're winding down on the judging, and public voting will open soon. In the meantime, there's been a request for a place to discuss the entries. In the past, I've opened posts to be dedicated to questions, answers and comments about the entries. This seems like a good time to bring that idea back; after all, I always say that I want us to use this competition to share ideas. … [Read more...]
Reminder: 5 Days Left in SDC011
Just a short reminder, that the 11th Sound Design Challenge closes in 5 days (5PM on August 11th, U.S. Eastern Standard). This is your chance to win a free copy of McDSP's Futzbox plug-in. All five sounds in the Scavenging challenge have been revealed, and here they are again for your convenience: A “dry” toilet flush (meaning little to no reverberation). The challenge with … [Read more...]
Sound Design Challenge #11: Sound Scavenging
It's time for the next Sound Design Challenge! We're really excited to have this one sponsored by McDSP. They're offering up a copy of their Futzbox plug-in to the winner. Please take the time to thank them by following them on Twitter @McDSP_PlugIns and visiting their Facebook page (feel free to "Like" it while you're there). We're going to try something a little different … [Read more...]