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what’s the best way to present yourself as a Sound Designer for film?

Just joined this site, so thought I'd give my first question - which I'll try and keep short! I've done Sound Design in theatre for a few years now and am looking to working in fi …
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Hydrophone advice

Hello all! I am looking to get a hydrophone and wanted to get some input. I think I narrowed it down to this one: http://contactmicrophones.com/products-bxh.html or this one http …
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Owens Corning vs Cotton Batts

Hello all! I am looking to build some acoustic panels and a small sound booth. At first I thought about buying Owens Corning but am unsure about how safe it is. I would be install …
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Getting Started

Howdy! So I have recently started taking my sfx "career" more seriously and want to work towards possibly getting an internship or freelance work. I am interested in working mostl …
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What is the most invaluable advice, tip or trick you have learnt through Social Sound Design?

As per the title, what do you feel is the most invaluable thing you have learnt or gained through the site? I think for me, it's a little more broad than just mixing techniques, r …
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Career advice needed (recent graduate)

Hi all, I am a recent sound-post graduate from Australia and I'm in need of some career advice. Since graduating in December, I have worked on a few external projects (one minimal …
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help synthesizing cicadas

https://soundcloud.com/eduardopolitzer/cigarra-premix Hi audio-people I've been trying to create from scratch some cicada sounds, maybe someone here can help me in this crazy id …
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Buying gear (yeah i know, we’ve been here before…) Or Sonosax SX-R4

Ok, I know this is a question I alone can answer, but I have to admit I'm kind of at a loss. The issue: I've been 'on the market' for about a year trying to decide on a 4 track re …
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Tips for mixing dialogue

Can this be a thread for tips on mixing dialogue? Do you EQ the voice a certain way or ever use different sync for different characters? Reverb/delay? Do you have a certain work …
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What videos/films for sound design?

Hello To Everyone, I come from a music background and am starting out in sound design and dont have a show reel. I realise that this is paramount for new employers, they want to s …
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police siren recording

Greetings Jedi; Ploice siren are different around the world is there any suggestion what I could do to get a clean recording of a south african police siren?
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Is it good or bad to be a specialist?

I am wondering where the divide is between being a sound effects person and being a dialogue person (and can I guide myself toward one or the other?) I am constantly forced into p …
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Dissertation ideas!

Hi im struggling to come up with ideas as of what to do for my dissertation. i want it to be around the sound area of film, game or TV. Ideally not around music composition etc. s …
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Getting into business after 25? .)

Guys, hi there! How do you think, what is the probability of successful getting into industry if I'm a bit late? .))) The fact is that I'm a PhD in robotics, which means that I've …
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Radio Drama Anyone?

I've made reference to this before, but I'm surprised to find that I haven't asked directly, anybody here into radio drama? or, I suppose, more accurately these days, audio drama? …

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