I’ve been reading a book in my spare time called How to Win Friends & Influence People, by Dale Carnegie, and have been shocked by how applicable the book’s lessons are to everyday life. Carnegie’s thoughts and experiences are more than just useful for people running companies or trading stocks; they are important for us, as artists. There was one point in particular that I … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 30 – Head Tracking, Immersion and Binarual
As the year continues, 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… I'll be honest with you. For a long time, binaural has felt...to me...like little more than an interesting … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 29 – The World as Sound Designer
As the year continues, 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… I've kept a notebook for sound items and ideas over the last 6 years. It's not something I regularly write in. … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 28 – An Interesting Space
As the year continues, 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… I was touring the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose this past Friday. The tour ended in the dining room, … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 27 – Interpretations
As the year continues, 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… This past week, something from the 16th week of this series was bouncing around in my head again, "sound has … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 26 – The Establishing Field
As the year continues, 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… This week, I'm returning to the little thread of visual analogs that I had going for a while. I recently … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought 25 – When Less Is Not More
As the year continues, 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… I went to see a period war film last night, and something stuck out to me. Well a lot of things stuck out to … [Read more...]