Creativity · Inspirational · Sound Design

SONOS STUDIO [LA] The making of.

The space serves as the best place in Los Angeles to experience Sonos, with events designed to explore the intersection of music, art and technology through creative collaborations.” REF: 2012, SONOS STUDIO LA & SUB- 06.27.12 [online], NOTCOT, 1, Available from: http://www.notcot.com/archives/2012/06/sonos-space-la-sub.php [Accessed: 28.6.2012].

Animation · Sound Design · Storytelling · Video Production

Sound Design: Wabi Sabi Sound

Sometimes we forget how important a sound track can be. This video shows about the sound production for video games. Enjoy it. [I would suggest you switch the quality to HD in the youtube’s player.] REF Guiotto, G. Sound Design: Wabi Sabi Sound [online], abduzeedo, 1, Available from: http://abduzeedo.com/sound-design-wabi-sabi-sound [Accessed: 27.5.2012].

Inspirational · Sound Design

Playing for Change Project [Stand by Me]

“Playing for Change is a multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music.” Playing for Change, 2005. We built a mobile recording studio, equipped with all the same equipment used in the best studios, and traveled to wherever the music took us. As technology changed, our power demands were… Continue reading Playing for Change Project [Stand by Me]

Sound Design · Storytelling

A life without sound is like a Movie without Mr. Foley.

“A darkly funny but nightmarish scenario, a man wakes up in hospital with a group of sound artists soundtracking his life. Mr Foley is an award winning short film directed by Dublin directing duo Mike Ahern & Enda Loughman aka D.A.D.D.Y. The film has been on the festival circuit for a while but has just premiered online for all to see, YAY!”

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mrfoley.com 2012, Mr. Foley [online], Designing Sound, 1, Available from: http://designingsound.tv/mr-foley/ [Accessed: 4.5.2012].

Sound Design

Dolby® Atmos. A new sound experience.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced on Monday, April 23rd at CinemaCon 2012, Dolby® Atmos, a new audio platform that will change the experience of sound in entertainment. Launching in the cinema, Dolby Atmos delivers a more natural and realistic sound-field, which transports people into the story with a lifelike, sensory experience. Sound Works Collection 2012, Dolby… Continue reading Dolby® Atmos. A new sound experience.

Radio Production · Sound Design

10 Quick Specs omitted from the Specs Chart of the ZOOM H4n

Pros Great audio quality recording [Better than CD: up to 24bit/96kHz]. Affordable price [around £230 / $300]. Stereo pair Condenser mics. Phantom Power [+48v/+24V] for external mics supported. Works fine with batteries [around 5 continuous hours]. Cons: Doesn’t allow you to check input levels or setting if the SD Card is not inserted into the slot [that… Continue reading 10 Quick Specs omitted from the Specs Chart of the ZOOM H4n

Sound Design

Microphone Techniques for Recording from SHURE

The selection and placement of microphones can have a major influence on the sound of an acoustic recording. It is a common view in the recording industry that the music played by a skilled musician with a quality instrument properly miked can be sent directly to the recorder with little or no modification. This simple approach can… Continue reading Microphone Techniques for Recording from SHURE

Sound Design

The Animals House of the Rising Sun Old School Computer Remix

While following on the coat tail of my first popular video “Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Old School Computer Remix” i tried to change the venue and built a couple of robot bands (yeah! machines that play actual instruments). These videos didn’t fair as well so i decided to go back to the basics and create another… Continue reading The Animals House of the Rising Sun Old School Computer Remix

Sound Design

FUTURISTIC CAR SOUND DESIGN: “AUDI E-TRON E-SOUND”

“Some science-fiction films provided inspiration,” Halbmeir says. “But there was nothing in the real world which offered quite the right sound.”

So with a keyboard, a computer and an electronic throttle pedal, Halbmeir sought to craft a sound that’s both mechanical and musical, combining low-range frequencies that convey power with mid-range tones that are more sporting and fitting of the R8 etron.

Lavrinc, D. 2011, Autopia [online], WIRED, 1, Available from: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/04/audi-esound/?pid=1853 [Accessed: 19.4.2012].