American news website, Vox, has recently published an episode for their podcast, I think you're Interesting, featuring sound designers Erik Aadahl and Ethan van der Ryn. For us, it was about really stripping everything out and building up what we needed, which is sometimes kind of the opposite of what happens when you’re putting the sound together for a movie. Everything is … [Read more...]
Join the Designing Sound Team
DesigningSound.org is looking for new contributors to begin June (2018), and we're doing things a little differently from the past. The team is comprised of volunteers who contribute their time to enrich the sound design community and promote the sharing of knowledge. The site itself continues to be an add-free source of valuable information and insight on the topic of sound … [Read more...]
Oculus Adds Near Field HRTF & Volumetric Sound Sources
Oculus just introduced two new features to the Rift SDK. Near Field HRTF, for sound sources closer than 1m & Volumetric Sound Sources which allow to model sounds sources of any size. For more details on these new features & listening examples visit the oculus blog. [image credit: oculus blog] … [Read more...]
New Audio Technologies from CES 2017
The Consumer Electronics Show was recently held in Las Vegas between the 5th and 7th of January. As one would anticipate from its name, CES does focus on consumer electronics, and hence most of the announcements, releases and pre-release showing tends to focus on home and vehicle electronics, computing, home audio, fitness tech and everything in between. This year, there … [Read more...]
Brice Carrington Saga Continues?
UPDATE (9/12/18): It has been brought to our attention that the civil case brought by Ms. Lewis against Mr. Wilson and Internatioanl Fitness, LLC (Case No. BC645841, click here and use that number to access the court records) was dismissed in September of 2017. Dismissed merely means the case has run its course. It should be noted that this was a civil case; NOT a criminal … [Read more...]
Sound Design Tutorial List
These days, resources to improve your audio craft are widely available on the internet. In an effort to help finding those resources even easier, Designing Sound has compiled a list of many of the free Sound Design Tutorials that are available. There is a wealth of information contained in this article, and whether you are an audio veteran or just starting out, you … [Read more...]
News: Pro Sound Effects Opens Freelancer Program for Year Round Enrollment
Are you a freelance or independent media creator? If so, you will be happy to hear that Pro Sound Effects have just recently announced that their Freelancer Program will now be available for year-round enrollment. The Freelancer Program offers up to 60% off curated libraries and software to qualifying freelancers, and provides monthly sales and offers on high quality … [Read more...]