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FACT Magazine: Bratislava’s LOM is bringing affordable field recording to the masses

October 8, 2018 by Ethan Grafton

Photo courtesy of FACT In this article, John Twells explores the work of Jonáš Gruska in providing relatively low-cost equipment for field recordists.  Gruska, the founder of LOM and creator of the Elektrosluch, also explains his motivation for creating his recording devices. I was an experimental musician and a field recordist on a budget and I had to improvise with my gear … [Read more...]

Creating Fluidity with Music Editing: An Interview with Jim Harrison

August 30, 2018 by Victor Zottmann

Jim Harrison

Jim Harrison is an award-winning music editor, whose credits comprise The Greatest Showman, The Jungle Book, Houdini, Ice Age: Collision Course, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Purple Rain and many more. In this interview Jim talks to us about the music editing process between pop and classical music for The Greatest Showman, as well as the challenges he and his … [Read more...]

Sunday Sound Thought #90 – “But hey, if it sounds good…”

October 8, 2017 by Richard Gould

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 bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. Additional … [Read more...]

Sunday Sound Thought #88 – The Bigger Picture

September 24, 2017 by Richard Gould

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 bare with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings. This weekend I have a filmmaking … [Read more...]

The Attraction of Music – a micro-interview with Todd Homme

September 19, 2017 by Richard Gould

A couple of months ago we took a look at theme park rides and attractions. Below is a micro-interview with Todd Homme on the same subject, though more from a musical perspective. Todd has a varied background on both the creative and business sides of music for media having worked as a composer, music editor and music supervisor for dozens of films including "Gladiator", … [Read more...]

Nate Brenholdt interview

March 29, 2017 by Rev. Dr. Bradley D Meyer

Nate Brenholdt is a Sound Designer/Composer/Audio Engineer who probably owns more hardware synthesizers than you do. His passion for synths is infectious. The first time I met Nate five years ago, he showed me some sound effects he was creating with his new Serge Modular synth (whilst surrounded by others synths) and then showed me pictures of a wall of synths at his home … [Read more...]

Understanding your Tools: A Peak Inside the Hardware at Studio Discrete

March 22, 2017 by Ashley Coull

  What does it mean to be a good Sound Designer? Does it mean being able to find interesting sounds and simply record them? Maybe. Sometimes if we come across these sounds in a fleeting moment, we are forced to record them with whatever means we have at the time. And hey, a poorly recorded sound is better than a not-recorded sound. But more often than … [Read more...]

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