Sneak preview of a coming soundset
This is a sneak preview of a future soundset by UK based sound designer Ben Crosland. The patch collection focuses on contemporary electro, minimal and electronica sounds.
German synthesizer company Access Music released a free signature sound set by sound design wizard Ben Crosland. The Virus TI sound set focuses on contemporary electronic sounds from Electro to Dubstep and Commodore Sid to Ambient. Registered Virus TI owners can download the set free of charge from the Access Music website.
Bring 30 years of easy-to-use home recording to your iPad
TASCAM’s Portastudio brings 30 years of easy-to-use home recording to your iPad. Based on the PORTA ONE recorder that revolutionized recording in 1984, the Portastudio app records up to four tracks with a vintage vibe.
Record one track at a time using the built-in mic or a headset microphone connection, monitoring on authentic VU meters. A cassette transport with position counter tracks your position while you mix with level, pan and EQ controls. When you’re ready to mix, the built-in mixdown function saves your song as a CD-quality WAV file. Your mix appears in iTunes when you’re finished, ready to share with friends and bandmates.
A generation of your favorite bands crafted their songs with Portastudios, now it’s your turn. Start capturing your songs with the company that invented home recording using Portastudio by TASCAM.
Click here to visit Portastudio on the iTunes store.
“CIRCULATOR” INSTALLATION by Jim Blashfield
In this short documentary, filmmaker and media artist Jim Blashfield talks about the making of his 7 screen sound and video installation “Circulator”, created for the Brightwater Visitor’s Center, north of Seattle.
http://vimeo.com/17126711
The sounds of Unstoppable
The SoundWorks Collection team has published another of their great videos, this time about the sound of “Unstoppable”.
Unstoppable is an action thriller film directed by Tony Scott, written by Mark Bomback and starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine. The film tells the story of a runaway train, and the two men (Washington and Pine) who attempt to stop it. Unstoppable is inspired by the “Crazy Eights” unmanned train incident in 2001.
In this exclusive sound for film profile we talk with Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Beau Borders, sound designer Alan Rankin, Supervising Sound Editor Mark Stoeckinger, Sound Designer Ann Scibelli, and Sound Designer Ken J. Johnson.
How to make sound effects
Hiss and roar has shared a video illustrating the process of bringing a new sound effects library in place
The ‘making of’ a new sound effects library:
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TONSTURM is here with Breaking Glass
TONSTURM 01 I Breaking Glass this soundpack features a big collection of very unique glass effect recordings. The sounds were captured during extensive recording sessions in the field and in a recording studio. All sounds were recorded, edited and mastered in High Definition Audio @ 24 Bit, 192 KHz.
With TONSTURM 01 I BREAKING GLASS you get 100 sound files containing over 500 different glass sound effects. We have collected all sorts of different glass types to make this soundpack possible. You will find hits, smashes, impacts, cracking, friction and a lot more, recorded from huge 4m² glasspanes security glass, insulated glass, laminated glass, wired glass, car windscreens and so on…
TONSTURM releases royalty free, high quality sound effect libraries for sound designers who work in the field of films, games, and arts or anyone who is serious about sound design and soundeffects.
Tim Kaiser: Live @ ESS
If you have missed Mr Tim Kaiser during his last tour of the Steel Belt you may still hear his set. On the way up north Tim recorded at the Experimental Sound Studio in Chicago.
Tim Kaiser – Live @ ESS 10.30.2010 by Experimental Sound Studio
More Info:
experimentalsoundstudio.org
spacetimesessions.blogspot.com
timkaiser.org
Game Audio 101
Game Audio 101 is a new site created by Ben Long, composer, sound designer and audio director. The site has several articles form Ben and also interviews with sound professionals.
Music, Sound Design & Dialogue are the three main components of audio in a game. Each of these carries a unique set of challenges. Our creative, technical and career content comes directly from the top professionals working in the industry.
About Ben:
Our first ebook title is written by Ben Long, a composer, sound designer and audio director. Over the years, Ben’s sonic signature has become a secret weapon for game developers worldwide. His new book, “The Insiders Guide To Music & Sound for Mobile Games” covers today’s top mobile games including the official release of LodeRunner for mobile. Ben is featured in three game design textbooks and will be speaking at GDC China 2010. Learn more at www.noisebuffet.com
Visit: Game Audio 101
Sound tour of Universal Studios
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 Universal Studios Sound Department:
Universal’s Sound Editorial and Design Department provides state-of-the-art sound design and editorial services for live action and animated feature films, episodic television, interactive games, theme park rides and TV & airline versions. We take a personalized boutique approach to creating your soundtrack.
Our 5.1 surround editing suites feature brand new Pro Tools|HD editing workstations and a comprehensive networked sound library. Our high speed network links each editor with our unique and extensive sound effects library and also allows us to move sound and picture files throughout the department. We provide sound effects, dialogue, ADR and Foley. The most complex sound concepts can be realized in our deluxe sound design suites.
Whether you’re producing the latest big action picture or need the most subtle sound design, our Feature Sound Editorial has the creative staff and technology to provide you with the best in post sound services. Our creative sound supervisors and editing staff are highly focused on turning out quality soundtracks. We emphasize the close collaboration with your producers and creative staff to consistently produce a quality product, on time and within budget.
The sound of Star wars
Bluntmation has published a nice video featuring Audio Lead David Collins talking about several aspects of the sound of a scene of “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II”. Also, David directs a pretty cool voice over session, where he makes Nate Burr (Bluntmation blogger) to sound like Darth Vader.
Behind the scenes of Sound design for Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2, In episode 5 of Blunty’s Force’Tober, Blunty3000 is In the lucasArts recording studios with David Collins Audio Lead and voice of Proxy, as he takes us through audio design for video games, and even tries his hand at some Darth Vader Voice acting himself!
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