"LoFi" is a concept I am rather intrigued by. "LoFi" to me can mean creative, aesthetic, and technical limitations to a project. It can also mean "old", in terms of resolution, fidelity, and durability. There is a bit of resurgence (or did it ever really go away) of using old media like vinyl, cassette, and reel to reel tape in music--but not necessarily in "pro" sound … [Read more...]
How Would You Define…
...this image? Often times, that's what our job is. We're given an image or an emotion to describe through the use of sound, or sometimes it's a little easier. We're tasked with creating something that doesn't exist in our every day lives, but has enough visual elements we can relate to that we understand what it's purpose is. Do we reinforce that expectation, providing … [Read more...]
Fluidity 2018
The August 2018 topic here on DesigningSound.org is "fluidity". What "fluidity" is, is as inherent to the word itself as well as our interpretation of all of our monthly topics. Our topics are ever-changing and subject to interpretation, with no one definition to classify it. One person may see "fluidity" and think "recording liquids". Another may see it as the smoothness of a … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Eureka
We all know these special moments of success. Be it when you figure out a new production technique, when you accidentally or consciously record/design that special sound, when a game audio system that you've conceptualized and worked on for weeks finally comes together in the way you imagined it or when you finally figure out a new piece of technology. Sometimes these "Aha! … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: History Of
In all of the industries we sound professionals work in, we are constantly looking to the future. We are looking forward at deadlines, new projects, vacations, conventions, invoices, and bills. In my experience; the past history of what we do and how we did it is a bit deemphasized. We live in a time where there are museums for video games, TV, and film but I am not aware of … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Spectrum
Spectrum: "a broad range of varied but related ideas or objects, the individual features of which tend to overlap so as to form a continuous series or sequence" — Dictionary.com I can't imagine I'm alone in my initial draw to audio; its range of disciplines—recording, composing, acoustics, programming, performance, etc.—were all too fascinating to ignore, though I knew I could … [Read more...]