[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...]
A Tour of the Universal Studios Audio Facilities
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15863412[/vimeo] The guys at SoundWorks Collection have published a new video featuring an exclusive tour of the sound division of Universal Studios. In this SoundWorks Collection exclusive video, take an exclusive tour of the Universal Studios located in Universal City, CA hosted by Chris Jenkins, Senior Vice President of Sound Services. About … [Read more...]
Friday Game: Looking for Chicken Clucks in "Saving Private Ryan"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIEx9gVTuRk&feature=related[/youtube] Charles Maynes sent me this video of an scene from Saving Private Ryan (which by the way is one of my favorite scenes in films ever) and asked me if I could hear some cool chicken clucks included in a particular moment of the scene. And he adds: This would be a great example of Gary Rydstrom … [Read more...]
The Sound of "Enslaved"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8pcT4AY-Vg[/youtube] Composer Nitin Sawhney and Audio Lead Tom Colvin talk about the music and sound of Ninja Theory's upcoming game called "Enslaved". Via The Sonic Spread … [Read more...]
The Music and Sound of "Front Mission Evolved"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkAm5nGkKls[/youtube] Double Helix has created this cool development diary on the music and sound of Front Mission Evolved. Featured in the video are composer Garry Schyman and audio director JP Walton. We're preparing a cool article about the sound of this great game. Expect it here soon. Via: The Sonic Spread | Video: Machinima … [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...]
September's Sound Design Challenge Announced
Shaun Farley from Dynamic Interference has announced the Sound Design Challenge for this month. For this month’s challenge, we’re going to be creating a sound design to fill in the space outside of the camera’s frame, but this is really more of a test of your storytelling skills. Details: Create and tell a story about the character in the video. Overall, the piece should … [Read more...]