Designing Sound Rearder: What technique (or tip) you wish you had known when you first started doing sound design professionally? Rodney Gates: I wish I knew how to make something sound large, other than just using reverb tail. One way this can be achieved is by pitching something at multiple intervals – an octave down, two octaves down, and blending with the original. This … [Read more...]
Jamey Scott Special: Reader Questions
Here are the questions made by the readers and answered by our special guest Jamey Scott. Designing Sound Reader: You said you enjoy building scenes from scratch. Where do you like to start? Background to foreground? Foreground to background? Jamey Scott: I prefer background to foreground. Frequently background stuff gets discarded as mixes get bigger, but I like to have it to … [Read more...]
David Farmer Special: Reader Questions
Here are answers to the questions you sent to David. Many thanks for the amazing support during this month! It was awesome! Designing Reader: I have lots of questions. David is a hero of mine. How do you organize your editing sessions? In what way do you find is the best way to organize your tracks – i.e. do you use track naming conventions, track colors, region colors, etc. … [Read more...]
Rob Nokes Special: Reader Questions
Wow, August just flew! Here is the final post of the Rob Nokes special, with the answers to the questions made by the readers during this month. Hope you enjoyed this month, and get ready for September! :D Designing Sound Reader: How well do you take care of your microphones? Do you leave them out in the studio overnight or do you put them away the minute the recording … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Reader Questions
Below are the answers to all the questions that readers made to our fantastic May's guest Jim Stout. Designing Sound Reader: Hey Jim, Just wanted to send a note about how much I've enjoyed the interviews and topics presented the last few weeks. Great material and information for a budding sound effects editor. Thanks dude, Jim Stout: Thanks, I’m glad you’ve enjoyed it. It’s … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom Special: Reader Questions
So, Chuck Russom Special has come to the end. Many thanks to Chuck for sharing his fantastic stuff with the community and thanks to the readers who participated in the month. Here're the answers to his questions: Wow, the month of April just flew by! I want to thank Designing Sound for hosting me this month. I also want to thank the readers for putting up with my ramblings! … [Read more...]
Your Questions to Chuck Russom
Now, you have the opportunity to do your own questions Chuck Russom. Please read the exclusive interview first. Maybe you can find your answer there. … [Read more...]