Canadian Youtuber/Composer Andrew Huang had the unique opportunity to contribute to the development of the latest phone from South Korean tech giant Samsung. The Note 9 featured Huang's work as one of the new ringtones users can choose to customize their experience. Huang used a number of household items to craft a unique percussive font which he used alongside synthesizers. … [Read more...]
A Study on Accessible Audio Education
Introduction: The problem and search for an efficient solution. Education is a peculiar matter: every country has its own approach when it comes to designing a system that would be effective for everyone. However, in a fast-changing technological world, distinct and creative alternatives to learning have been benefiting those with socio-economic limitations. In addition to … [Read more...]
Youtube: Indepth Sound Design By Mike James Gallagher
There's a new Youtube Channel titled "Indepth Sound Design" by Mike James Gallagher where Mike does Sound Design deconstruction of iconic Motion Picture sounds such as The Bat Aircraft or Explosions in Inception. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oywVG_C3pU New videos are scheduled to be released once a week. You can watch them here. … [Read more...]
Getting Your Feet Wet: A Guest Contribution from Andy Bertolini
This is a guest contribution coming to us from Andy Bertolini. Having recently worked at Anki, and at Somatone before that, Andy is a fantastic Voice Over editor also deft in the arts of audio middleware. He has been the person who has solved our problems before we were aware they even existed, and we couldn't have shipped our latest title without him. … [Read more...]
Youtube Spatial Audio Inverse Filter
Bruce Wiggins, lecturer for Electronics and Sound at the University of Derby, UK released a inverse filter IR which aims to equalize the coloring that happens due to the different HRTFs used by Youtube for content delivery. You can read the full article on Bruce Wiggin's blog. … [Read more...]
New FMOD Tutorials Available
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhFPoxo-N_g[/youtube] Firelight Technologies has been uploading new tutorials created by sound designer Stephan Schutze. Topics include multri-track events, interactive music, platform settings, car recording and more. More videos at FMOD TV. Thanks to Wit for the link. … [Read more...]
Detroit Chop Shop Video Diary, See How Ric Viers and his Team Create Sound Effects
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toYbwj4fnLY[/youtube] The Detroit Chop Shop is a location & post sound production studio that provides sound design, sound editing and recording services for all types of media. It was founded by Ric Viers, who has started a new video series called "Detroit Chop Shop Video Diary", featuring weekly videos where he and his team show … [Read more...]