This month has been awesome! Aaron Marks made a terrific special, which sadly ends today. Thanks to all the readers who sent his questions. Below are the answers to them. Designing Sound Reader: How often do you use your musical background in sound designing a film or video game? Do you pitch certain hard FX or drones to musical notes to strike emotional chords in … [Read more...]
Video Tutorial: Using Battery for Sound Design
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/16202070[/vimeo] Enrik Anton sent me a very cool video tutorial, where he shows how to use Native Instruments Battery for sound design. He show several things about building a palette of sounds in the sampler, grouping sounds, tweaking them, assigning different trigger options, layering, etc. He also put some kind words there: This is a demonstration of … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Pigs HD Sound Effects Library (Special Offer)
Frank Bry (The Recordist) has released SoundBox HD - Pigs at only $10 until November 15th. I know November is usually the time of year that Turkey is on everyone’s mind but a fox came in and killed all the wild turkeys on my ranch earlier this year so I had to settle for recording some pigs. Oh well. Pigs. Until 11-15-10 get this collection of pigs sound effects for … [Read more...]
Game Audio 101, New Site Dedicated to the Technical and Creative Aspects of Sound in Games
Game Audio 101 is a new site created by Ben Long, composer, sound designer and audio director. The site has several articles form Ben and also interviews with sound professionals. Music, Sound Design & Dialogue are the three main components of audio in a game. Each of these carries a unique set of challenges. Our creative, technical and career content comes directly from … [Read more...]
An Interview with Zachary Quarles, ID Software's Audio Lead
Charisma +2 Magazine published an interview with Zachary Quarles, Audio Lead at ID Software. They talk about a lot of different things about his thoughts as an audio lead/designer, his work on Doom games, etc. It's a very cool read. What made you decide to pursue a career in sound design? Well, I actually started in musical theatre which is what my undergrad is in. Growing up, … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: A Practical Guide to Field Recording [Part 2]
Field recorder choices In addition to choosing the most practical and highest quality microphone (as discussed in Part 1 of this article), the second half of the field recording ‘equipment’ equation is the trusty field recorder. We’ve come quite a long way in mobile recording technology in just the past few years and while it might seem to improve the chances of capturing … [Read more...]
The Washington Post: Use of Sound Effects in 'Secretariat' and Other Films
The Washington Post has published an article by film critic Ann Hornaday, who talks about the use of sound in film, specially the sound effects. She talks about the importance and good use of sound in several films such as "Secretariat, "Buried", "The American","Inception", "The Social Network", "Cast Away", "Pearl Harbor" and more. This might be not too much new stuff for a … [Read more...]