On July 18th the World Listening Project invites sound enthusiasts all across the world to participate in World Listening Day. This year's theme, "Sounds Lost & Found", calls on reminiscing, listening and observing what changes in our soundscapes have occurred in recent decades—be it language, nature, technology, music or even silence itself. THE WORLD … [Read more...]
Event: The Two Ways of Listening (Workshop)
The Royal School of Arts in Gent, Belgium, is holding six full days of listening technique and research this February and March. Elias Vervecken (sound recordist and foley artist) and Els Viaene (sound artist and field recordist) will each lead a three day workshop on listening, focusing on different relationships to the environment. Starting from the point of silence, Elias … [Read more...]
Sonnenschein's Webinar Report: Week V – Audio Building Blocks
The Sound Design for Pros Webinar Series from David Sonnenschein is coming to the end. The last week was really great. We talked about sound events and sound objects. David give us several advices and talked about several techniques and methods for building new sound objects and events, by layering and mixing elements, making sound phrases and sentences, etc. He showcased … [Read more...]