Questions tagged [sound-design]
Sound design is the art of creating auditory elements for the various media. It involves the production and development of sound and soundscapes with the intent of eliciting a particular aural experience.
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Managing "scenes".....specifically, Pro Tools workflow
I'm currently working on a throwback radio drama (no image involved). It's not long, however, production value is going to be very high. There is a fairly significant amount of foley/sound design ...
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Sound Design for Cinematic Feedback
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Just finished a design replacement for this short extract of the Dragon Age 2 cinematic. I'm looking to spread my scope beyond the film world and would be great to get some feedback. I've ...
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Conceptualising possessed double-voice dialogue
I'm hitting a brick wall on a key bit of sound design on a show I'm working on. It's set in a magical fantasy world and the moment I'm having trouble with is when a mind control spell is cast on one ...
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Large Bodies Of Water?
Hi there,
Wanted to know if you have any tips for making sea & ocean sounds? I live too far from the sea to actually go and record there.
I've played around with filtering noise and got some ...
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i want learn about sound mixing when shooting film, can anyone suggest me a good DVD or book to get start?
i want learn mixing for film. i know the boom pool connect to audio mixer and it connect to a recording device when you shooting. i don't know even basic thing about how to separate 2 different audio ...
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Sound Design - Sound Replacement Exercise Feedback
Hey guys,
So I've been working on this sound replacement exercise for practice, would it be too much trouble to ask for some feedback/constructive criticism?
Would be much appreciated!
Video is ...
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Abstract videos for sound design practice
Hi everyone,
I am looking for some video content (preferably short abstract pieces) to put some sound/music to for my portfolio and for practice. Does anyone know of any on-line resources where one ...
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Linux tools for beginning electronic music production
Ok I want to start music from the beginning.
Just computer, mic, midi keyboard and nothing else.
What programs should I use to:
Create electronic samples
mix them, modulate and add effects
Create ...
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Worldizing (background noise, TV on a film.)
I am totally clueless.
We made a film, which takes place in a waste bag, I mean, it gives the feeling of the picture. A total, where a guy lying on a bed about 3m away from the camera, surrounded by ...
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Using Pro Tools MIDI and tempo tools for sound design
Who is using the various Tempo and MIDI functions in Pro Tools for sound design creation, and how?
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How do you tell people what your profession is?
A flight attendant, a neighbor, an acquaintance on a train,
How do you tell people what you do for a living when they ask what it is?
I find it difficult to answer what a Sound Designer does in 3 ...
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GRM tools equivalent AU plugin set?
Can anyone recommend me a AU equivalent for Pro Tools GRM tools plugin pack? I´ve swiched from pro tools to logic and would like to have similar FX plugins in my productions.
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What is the sound equivalent of 'mise en scene'?
Fairly straightforward question, really!
Is there an equivalent (I don't think it's a particularly controversial point) and what do you call it?
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How can a sound designer best use it's knowledge in the preproduction?
Fortunately, I've had the chance to work as a sound designer already in the preproduction stage of most productions I've worked on.
My way of working usually comes down to reading the screnario, ...
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Where can I find some theory about rhythm in Sound Design?
For a while I've been looking for some good paperwork and overvieuws to gain my knowledge on rhythm in sound design. Few books I found have something to say about it and I'm wondering if there's any ...
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Free VSTs for manipulating sound?
Hello Everyone,
I'm a novice sound designer with a bare bones setup. I have only been building it for a couple of weeks and on a strict budget.
So far everything I have is 100% legit and paid for ...
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New Sound Design Samples...Junebugs, Trams and Icemakers Oh My!
Here's a sample of some stuff I've designed recently. I just wanted to get more ears and speakers on these.
Mostly recorded with my Sony PCM D-50 while traveling. Made from junebugs recorded on my ...
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examples of sound+video juxtaposition
Hi guys. Looking for a few good examples of film/CGI/games where sound and picture have completely different character, or even nothing in common, or there's any other disconnect between them, but the ...
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Who is using the W735EQ plugin?
hi guys,
i downloaded the demo and need to say, it's special but very nice!
there are so many choices out there, what kind of equalizer do you prefer for sound-design?
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"Bleeding" waveform
Looking at the waveform below, there is a "bleeding". Is this ok or is something that should be fixed? If so, how?
Thank you!
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University Dissertation
Hi everyone,
Im starting to do research for my dissertation and I really want to do it on an area of Sound Design. Im still pretty unsure on what exactly it is I am going to write about so I was ...
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What is the best sound you've created by mistake?
I remember reading somewhere about someone creating a stone door closing when they were packing up for the day and scraped a box along the ground that was covered in salt and I'm sure there's many ...
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What is a soundscape?
Could anyone please explain to me what is a soundscape?
If you are asked to create a soundscape, how should one go about it?
Does this term apply to film sound design? If so, how?
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How would you sound design a monster made out of hair?
I'm currently working in a short animation where the "bad guy" is a bunch of hair fighting scissors, razors and other barber tools.
it's mainly foley but Im struggling to find the proper sound for ...
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Questionnaire for all levels of game sound designers!!
Hi. My name is Calum and i'm studying a Ba hons degree in Music production.
As part of my course I have chosen to study sound design for video games,
I'd love the opportunity to conduct a Quick Open ...
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Film/Animation content needed for Hons Project in Sound Design..
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I know there are a few previous questions along these lines...but I was wondering if anyone could help / offer advice re suitable content..
I'm in my final year of Music Tech degree and ...
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Nature doco sound design?
I'm just curious to ask anyone who has produced sound for a nature documentary, how much of the audio content is recorded in the field or how much is the product of sound design?
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Demo Reel Etiquette?
Hey guys, I was just wondering while I'm starting my demo reel for video games if I am allowed to cut up different trailers for my sound design demo purpose without running into legal problems?
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Anybody do it up for Halloween?
Every year I think to myself that this'll be the year that I get it together to really scare some kids (and parents) with sound as they try and bleed me dry of my candy money, and then it doesn't ...
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Glitchy sound design how-to? Example inside
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pNOxynC1Dc&feature=player_detailpage
In the opening sequences there is an odd, glitchy, tremolo kind of effect. The same style of design is used in movies like ...
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Can CSound or SuperCollider be used to make softsynths?
Can I use these two or something else to generate waveform of sound and then use it as soft synth or generate soundfont?
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plane crash sound effect, how to record a powerful crash?
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I’m recording SFX for an independent film. One of those is a plane crashing into the ground. It has to be a powerful crash. I’ve used many props for this (the jet engines are a fan pitch-...
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FEL Mic Preamplifier for Zoom H4n & Rode NTG2
I have a Zoom H4N & i recently bought a Rode NTG-2 with the Rode Blimp but the levels are really low when i record even @ REC Level 100%. So im thinking of buying a Preamp for my setup - Sound ...
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Where can I find a multioscillator synth?
I need synth where I could use some oscillators (unlimited amount the best) and make them influence each other. For example I could choose for first to be multiplied by second to make the result and ...
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Building Blocks of "Technology" Sounds
I keep getting production dialog delivered straight from GoPro cameras. It's built-in mono mic with auto gain control records at 48k straight to AAC. Typically it's a nightmare of intelligibility ...
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Creating high frequency tones /shimmering metals
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I want to be able to create decent hollywood style high frequency tones- Sustained bell,glass or metal shimmering layers in my sound design projects.In the past I have mainly used stock effects ...
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Writing Sound for a movie
Hi. i would like to know if there is any particular format for WRITING sound for a film. I am working on a film with a friend and he handed over me the script and it just put me in a fix. I have made ...
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Wood workshop recordings.
I'm going to record a bunch of stuff in a wood workshop this weekend and am preparing a list of what I want to capture. Thought I would throw it out here to see if anyone has any ideas that I might ...
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What sampler do you use?
Hi,
Just a little survey here.
I was wondering what sampler do you use or planning to use specifically for sound design?
N.I. Kontakt 3-4 or 5, Avid Structure, Apple Logic EXS24, Camelaudio Alchemy, ...
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Suggestions for what to record for a sci fi machine.
I'm working on a sci fi short film right now. One of the major elements in the film is a machine that keeps people from dying. Upon death, the soul leaves the body, stays in a "test" room, and the ...
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How to handle a situation
I'm doing all the sound design and music for a short film challenge, right now -- the film has to be uploaded by midnight this coming Monday (the 2nd... technically it's the 3rd, but that's just ...
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Does the use of ADR result in loss of characterisation?
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For my dissertation, Im researching if the use of ADR could result in a loss of emotion and characterisation between the character and the film audience.
My main reason for choosing ...
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Share your sound design innuendos
Over the summer, while working a rehearsal, I decided to tweet a bunch of one liners relating to sound design with a somewhat dirty connotation. Mine are below. Please share any others you can think ...
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Which software should be installed in Ubuntu Studio to work with video game music and sounds?
I make music and sounds for video games.
Which software should I install on Ubuntu Studio for this purpose?
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altering the depth/dimensions of a voice with the help of Eq and reverb... how?
i'd wanna know if i can reduce or increase the depth of a voice with the help of Eq and reverb ...its not the basic depth that i want its the feeling of dimensions?
i am working as an engineer for ...
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Kung-Fu Foley Swooshes
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Iv been asked to create a number of swooshes, the type employed in martial arts movies etc. The visual it is being used for is an animation, but there doesn't have to be much character ...
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Useful Human Vocalizations
I've got a bitch of a cold right now, but my voice has this awesome bassy, gravelly quality to it. So I figured I should take advantage of this vocal state and get some potentially useful wild lines, ...
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Dated office sounds (1960's)
I'm sound designing a production of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which is set in the 1960's, and part of the director's vision is to create the ambiance of a beehive. In my ...
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Testers needed for my Surround Ambiances sampler instrument
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I am looking for some feedback from people who work within sound for picture for my Final Major Project on my MSc Sound Design course.
I have created a selection of surround sound ...
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Audio effect of a person talking inside their head
Hi, I'm currently working on a short film in which a character is often talking inside his own head. I just wondered if anyone had any tips on creating an effect on the dialogue in which it feels ...
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