Audio programming is a service job. As an audio programmer, you know you're doing it right when the rest of the audio team is fast, efficient, and happy with the work they're doing. Sometimes you need to make tools to make that happen. This requires stealing some social skills from production, a little user experience thinking from design, and efficient use of resources from … [Read more...]
Strategies to Improve Your Workflow
Guest Contribution by Victor Zottmann “You are fired!” - says your client. "Well, why would he? - you think. I've done what they asked for and delivered it on time.” Your client won’t tell you what you did wrong. Rather, he/she will simply fire you and look for someone else. There’s more involved than delivering on time. When I got out of sound school, I debuted as a sound … [Read more...]
Monthly Theme: Tutorials
Want to be a sound designer? There's lots to learn. There always has been, really--but today it feels as though it's happening all at once. Here's a primer: You've post-production: signal flow fundamentals, editing, library management and deliveries. There's a host of DAWs to choose from, myriad ways of customizing them, and an ever-expanding selection of plug-ins, … [Read more...]