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Diego Stocco – Sound Composing Fear from his DIY Nightmares

November 16, 2017 by Richard Gould

Covering both the subject of last month's DIY and this month's of Fear, we spoke with Diego Stocco about his work as a sound designer, composer and performer. Diego creates eclectic musical experiences with custom built instruments and experimental recording techniques. He loves discovering hidden sounds from organic sources, objects and materials, with an unorthodox musical … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: January Recap

February 5, 2016 by Adriane Kuzminski

Dusk sets over rolling hills populated by log cabins and pines freshly burdened with snow.

If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, please send us the details through our SFX Independence Submission Form. As we move onto February, let's take a walk through the days of internet yore and listen to the libraries released last month. We have a range of sound effects to include unique impulse responses, crunchy, grainy … [Read more...]

Diego Stocco | Creative Miking Techniques

October 14, 2014 by John Black

Diego Stocco returns with the third in his video series of advanced & experimental sound design techniques Feedforward Sounds. In this tutorial entitled "Creative Miking Techniques" Stocco goes into great detail to explain some of his techniques developed for sound design through creative recording. "From my point of view, even in these days where plugins, controllers and … [Read more...]

SFX Independence – May 2014

May 8, 2014 by admin

It's been a little while since the last SFX Independence. This month's round-up runs the gamut of sounds, from guns and rockets, to birds and screams. Plus, there are some get-them-while-you-can offers still on. First up... Boom Library - Birds of Prey With their latest release Boom Library continue their tradition of giving early-bird discounts (definitely no pun … [Read more...]

Diego Stocco : FFS02 // Convolution Processing

March 12, 2014 by John Black

Diego Stocco has released the second instalment of his Feedforward Sounds video series, each focussing on different experimental sound design techniques. For FFS02 it is Convolution Processing. Convolution Processing is a technique that allows the real-time creation of musically related ambiences, accents and transition elements from an instrumental or vocal part. In this … [Read more...]

Sound Design and Music: Diluting the Distinctions, Strengthening the Art Form

March 13, 2013 by Shaun Farley

Guest Contribution by Doron Reizes Traditionally, the concepts of music composition and sound design have been viewed as distinctly separate creative audio disciplines. Karen Collins points out in her article, “The Sound of Music, or the Music of Sound?” that, "What is often referred to as “non-musical sound”, or sound effects (including percussion) wasn’t used in Western … [Read more...]

DTS presents: Music Sound Design with Diego Stocco

July 19, 2012 by Jack Menhorn

Join Diego as he shares with you how soundtracks can be generated by playing unlikely sources. Whether it’s amplifying a tree or wringing harmonious noise from a trash can, this auditory-focused workshop will have you searching for soundwaves in new places. Video … [Read more...]

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