The November's Issue of AudioMedia Magazine is also available now, including two interesting articles; one about the sound of "James Bond 007 - Blood Stone", including conversations with lead sound designer Mathias Grunwaldt and composer Richard Jacques. The second article is a very cool read about the sound of the "America: The Story of Us" "docu-drama", with comments of … [Read more...]
The Sound of "F1 2010"
John Broomhall has published another of his great articles on this month's issue of Develop Magazine, this time talking with sound designer Mark Knight and audio director Stephen Root on the sound of F1 2010, a game developed by Codemasters. Relatively few privileged sound designers ever get up close and personal with a Formula 1 racing car. Even fewer get to satisfy their own … [Read more...]
November's Featured Sound Designer: Jamey Scott
Wow, this year is almost over! One year ago I started with the exclusive sound design specials. It's amazing to see the incredible persons that have visited us each month. And November will not be an exception. It's an honor to announce the visit of a very talented sound designer: Jamey Scott. Bio Jamey Scott is a multi-talented, creative sound engineer and post-production … [Read more...]
Call for Papers: The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio
Damian Kastbauer has sent me information about a call for papers for "The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio". Check: The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio is under contract at Oxford University Press. Through a collection of chapters on interactivity in music and sound, the book is meant to offer a new set of analytical tools for the growing field of interactive audio. … [Read more...]
Ric Viers and David Sonnenschein Present "Secrets for Great Film Sound" Webinars
Ric Viers, author "The Sound Effects Bible: How to Create and Record Hollywood Style Sound Effects" and David Sonnenschein, author "Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema" have joined forces and are announcing "Secrets for Great Film Sound, a new webinar series that will start in the next week, with an introductory webinar: Get essential … [Read more...]
Having Fun with Small Motors SFX Library from Rabbit Ears Audio [Review & Demo]
Michael Raphael recently released Small motors on Rabbit Ears Audio. This package is terrific sfx collection full all kind of little motorized devices, including appliances, broken devices, and also a really cool robot: the Maker Bot 3D Printer. This library maintains the same great sounding stuff from the first Rockets library. It's recorded at 96kHz/24-Bit and comes tagged … [Read more...]
The Industrial Madness of Hart FX [Review & Demo]
Hart FX is the new company that enters this great world of sound effects independence. Is run by Colin Hart, a very good friend of mine, and also co-editor on Sonic Terrain. This library is huge. Colin is literally giving this thing as a gift. I can tell you that $99 is a really low price for this amazing collection. It was recorded at 192kHz/24-Bit, with the sound designer in … [Read more...]