I recently had the privilege to speak with Robert Dudzic and, during the course of our casual discussion, we touched on topics such as his thoughts on the creative process, how to gain access to sites and the power of inspiration. What was your motivation for creating How I use What I use? Everything happened around 2 years ago. A friend of mine had a brother in film … [Read more...]
News: The Detroit Chop Shop Summer Internship
If you are a student or recent graduate over the age of 21, Ric Viers would like to invite you to apply to his internship at The Detroit Chop Shop. This three month unpaid internship is an opportunity for you to learn how to record, edit and design sound effects, attain real-world experience, participate in Chop Shop projects with clients such as ABC, ESPN, BET, HGTV and … [Read more...]
The Japan Sound Effects Collection Interview
At the time of writing, recent graduate and field recordist Chris Trevino has a Kickstarter campaign called "The Japan Sound Effect Collection" which he plans to be a collection of ambiences, train passes, and walla. Chris was kind enough to answer a few questions about his current campaign. Designing Sound: Tell us a little bit about your own background in sound and field … [Read more...]
Countdown To The Apocalypse Sound Design Contest
Blastwave FX are at it again with another contest which they announced last week. This one is about making a zombie soundscape: [youtube]http://youtu.be/i6YSRJMNEf4[/youtube] RULES: Create a sound design clip of a soundscape or scene of something you think you would hear during the zombie apocalypse. The sound design clip must be no longer than 60 seconds. No … [Read more...]
The Hybrid Animal Sound Design Competition
No matter how deep your interest in animal husbandry may be, you're probably never going to figure out what the spawn of a camel and a mollusk might sound like. Or will you? Interested sound designers still have a little more than a week left to enter the Hybrid Animal Sound Design Competition, where the creation from scratch of a brand new animal call could net a share of … [Read more...]
A Second Look at the Hybrid Library
Earlier this year, I reviewed the Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects. Overall, it was a fairly positive review. While I was impressed with the library, I also pointed out some of its rough edges. The primary focus of the review was on the library's metadata and how it would affect work-flow. I won't go into heavy detail on the process here, as you can simply lick on the link … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX “Heroes & Villains” Contest Winner
A winner has been chosen for the "Win a Copy of Blastwave FX "Heroes & Villains" contest we put up about a week ago! The winner is: Ole Sünderhauf with his entry "Supersonic Blastwave." He wins a copy of "Heroes & Villains" for making a great super-power sound! We want to thank everyone who participated in the contest. Ric says it was a really tough … [Read more...]