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TORTURED PIANO, New Library of HISS and a ROAR

May 3, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

TORTURED PIANO, New Library of HISS and a ROAR

HISS and a ROAR has released TORTURED PIANO, a new library loaded with 1,143 sound design sources recorded through the destruction of a dilapidated old upright piano. The library is a huge collection recorded and mastered at 24-Bit/192kHz (total of 7.3GB). The content is diverse and unique, offering all kind of sounds recored with different microphones and a wide variety of … [Read more...]

Alan Rankin on the Sound Design of "Alan Wake"

June 29, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Alan Rankin on the Sound Design of "Alan Wake"

Alan Wake is one of my favorite games of this year. This dark story really intrigued me. The sound work is also fascinating, and for that, here are a couple of thoughts from Alan Rankin (Soundelux), sound design supervisor of the game. Supervising Sound Designer and Academy Award-nominee Alan Rankin headed a team of sound designers who, under the direction of Microsoft Game … [Read more...]

Psychoacoustics of Non-linear Horror Sound and Music

May 27, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Psychoacoustics of Non-linear Horror Sound and Music

The Indepentent has published an interesting article talking about the psychoacoustics of non-linear horror sounds and music creations. Let's read: It is probably the most scary scene in cinematic history. The shower curtain is drawn back and actress Janet Leigh lets out a spine-chilling scream that warps into a frenzied cacophony of staccato music as she confronts an unseen, … [Read more...]

Exclusive Interview with Oriol Tarragó, Sound Designer of "Rec" and "Rec 2"

April 16, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Exclusive Interview with Oriol Tarragó, Sound Designer of "Rec" and "Rec 2"

Two years I went to the theater to see the spanish horror film "Rec" and (apart of jump from my seat many times) I realized about the very cool use of sound on the film. This year I saw Rec 2 and confirmed that, so I decide to ask some questions to the talented Oriol Tarragó, sound designer of both titles, and also interviewed by Jake some time ago, talking about another great … [Read more...]

Andrew Lackey Special: Dead Space [Exclusive Interview]

December 16, 2009 by Miguel Isaza

Andrew Lackey Special: Dead Space [Exclusive Interview]

Dead Space is one of my favorite videogames and the sound there is really amazing. We have already seen good info about the sound of Dead Space, but here are some more specific questions from an interview that I had with Andrew Lackey, Check it! Designing Sound: First of all, tell us exactly what was your job on Dead Space. Andrew Lackey: I was one of three sound designers on … [Read more...]

Ren Klyce and the Sound Design of "Panic Room"

December 11, 2009 by Miguel Isaza

More featurettes! Let's see these two videos about the sound design of Panic Room, with sound designer Ren Klyce. … [Read more...]

The Scary Sound of "Dark Water"

December 9, 2009 by Miguel Isaza

Let's check this featurette with director Walter Salles, associate editor Maria Montoreano, editor Daniel Rezende, re-recording mixer Scott Millan, and sound supervisor/designer Frank Gaeta talking about the scary sound of Dark Water. … [Read more...]

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