Waves has added new profiles of post-production professionals to his "Artists Team". Hope to see new ideas coming from this relationships! “I've been using Waves plugins extensively for over 10 years. I used to haul around a rack full of gear we used to refer to as ‘The Bigulator.’ Waves was a critical piece of the puzzle to finally allow me to work entirely in-the-box. Aside … [Read more...]
Erik Aadahl Special: Reader Questions
So, this is the end of the Erik Aadahl Special. Hope you've enjoyed it. Here are the answers to all the questions made by the readers on comments, email, twitter, etc. Thanks for participating! Designing Sound Reader: Hi Erik, I see you're using the 191 for most of your SFX gathering. Do you ever record in other stereo formats like XY or ORTF? Erik Aadahl: Some people find … [Read more...]
From UT3 to UDK: Top 10 Changes to the Unreal Audio System
Chris Latham from Engineaudio has published a video with his top 10 changes to the Unreal Audio System from UT3 to UDK. 10. New Sound Actor Icons 9. Multiple Sound Slots for AmbientSounds 8. SoundGroups are now called SoundClasses 7. SoundClass Editor 6. Ambient Zones 5. Visual of Min Radius 4. Switch from OpenAL to XAudio2 3. Improved Distance Models 2. Improved Low Pass … [Read more...]
Richard Devine Special: Studio Tour [Part 2]
There are a lot of people interested on the gear of Richard, so here is some porn. The second part of the tour on Richard Devine's studio, this time with his toys, recording stuff and software... If you want to know more about the gear, and how Richard use it, remember to make your questions. Rciahrd Devine: "These photos are taken from AIA university studio for our session … [Read more...]
Interview with Eric Persing, Founder of Spectrasonics
It Seems that the Virtual Instruments Magazine is back to life. They have a new issue with nice content, including a great interview with Eric Persing, sound designer, composer and founder of Spectrasonics, one of the best companies in the would of virtual instruments. Check: What led you to sound design? I never really pursued being a sound designer, because at the time there … [Read more...]
Richard Devine Special: Exclusive Interview
Here is the result of a great talk I have with Richard Devine. He has a lot of interviews and profiles on the web, so I tried to do different questions and explore on a more technical/geeky side. However if you want to ask something to Richard, there is a place for that. Let's read! Designing Sound: Hi Richard, first of all... Introduce yourself and tell us something about … [Read more...]
The Wwise Tour 2009
Audiokinetik has announced The Wwise Tour 2009 that will take place next week. will be held in 4 different locations: Seattle – November 11th (5 to 9 pm) – @ Microsoft Campus Vancouver – November 12th (6 to 10 pm) – @ Vancouver Film School Los Angeles – November 16th (6 to 10 pm) – @ Culver Studios San Francisco – November 17th (6 to 10 pm) – @ Dolby … [Read more...]