[Written by Frank Bry for Designing Sound] I have a love-hate relationship with metadata. I love it because it enables me to efficiently and accurately find exactly the sounds I'm looking for. I hate it because it can be a tedious, time consuming process, one that I would like to outsource to my alien clone living on Mars (if I had one). I love it because once it's done, … [Read more...]
Jamey Scott Special: Stem Workflow [Video Tutorial]
Jamey Scott has created a fantastic 15min long video tutorial on stem workflow. He showcases several Pro Tools templates he uses on sound design and mixing, giving details of the tracks, Aux/FX routing, stem organization, groups, etc. … [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...]
Aaron Marks Special: A Practical Guide to Field Recording [Part 1]
Field recording is defined as any recording made outside of a controlled studio environment. So, pretty much any audio recording you make whether it’s in a garage, your backyard or out in the middle of nowhere is considered field recording. Recording inside a studio is already challenging enough, but add in portable equipment, wind noise, airplanes, birds and all of those … [Read more...]
Sound Design Tutorial: Varispeed and Mapping to Tempo on Elastic Audio, by David Farmer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P33FGQyc0vY[/youtube] David Farmer has published the second part of his video tutorial on Elastic Audio, this time talking about varispeed and mapping to tempo functions. … [Read more...]
David Farmer Special: Video Tutorials on Elastic Audio and Surround Panning Automation
David Farmer has created two amazing video tutorials for his Designing Sound Special. Take a look: Using Glide to Automate Surround Panning in Pro Tools [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R9nwI4o4To[/youtube] Elastic Audio in Pro Tools - Basics for Sound Design [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NOP-D4RnTU[/youtube] … [Read more...]
10 Free Recording Classes by Ric Viers Available Online at RODE University
RODE University has been updated, now offering 10 free online classes on recording sound for film and TV, delivered by sound effects master Ric Viers. Now you don't need to own a Rode mic to sign up to the classes. It's free and open to everyone. These are the topics: Ep 01: Location Sound Recording (NTG-3) - This week Ric Viers, author of The Sound Effects Bible, … [Read more...]