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2answers
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I’m working on a short where there are three actors, all wearing VANS shoes. Would you use a different pair of vans for each actor?
The short is about a coach who's trying to teach his players how to play baseball. All of the players are wearing vans in the scenes and the surfaces range from the dirt on a baseb …
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3answers
250 views
Is there a foley directory where I can look up tips for making specific sounds?
I'm just starting on the audio post for a film and was wondering if there was somewhere I could go and look up the different options that people have tried with success to replicat …
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3answers
146 views
Will an external microphone make a tremendous difference in my work?
Hello everyone,
I am a 3D artist who is undertaking a few independent projects in the area of app development. As such, I am now exploring the world of audio production for the fi …
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28answers
1k views
Awesome things to record that you would not normally think about.
Hey everyone!
I think it would be cool to hear about some foley sessions that people have done that involved recording very odd things to get a desired sounds.
For example, I did …
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6answers
263 views
Filling out the foley tracks.
One of the most difficult things I have a long way to go on learning how to do is filling out the soundtrack with realistic foley.
I am having a bit of trouble with a particular s …
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6answers
177 views
Recording CRT sound effects
Hello everyone!
My roommates and I recently decluttered the house. Once all the dust cleared, I found that we had 4 crt tv's that we're throwing out. Seeing them, I decided to hold …
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5answers
150 views
Finding Props for sound
Where does everyone look for cool sounding props? If you do, do you have places you check on a regular basis?
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10answers
223 views
How to make playing card noises sound more satisfying and full
I'm having trouble on the sound of playing cards, actual playing cards aren't doing it and there are not many resources out there for playing card noises. Any suggestions?
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2answers
154 views
Foley techniques for fat hands!
Hey all,
I am foleying a scene with a very... shall we say robust character. I want to highlight his heft with the hand foley that I am doing. Does anyone have any good techniques …
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4answers
182 views
Where do you start, affected foley or synth?
Where do you guys typically go first for less than obvious sounds? Do you go foley first, or try to rummage through your synth patches first? I'm thinking like scifi, forcefield, e …
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2answers
116 views
Suggestions for creating a rope unravelling sound effect
I'm doing an audio re-skin of the opening bank heist scene from the Dark Knight. I'm looking for some suggests for recreating the rope unravelling sound when the criminal fires the …
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7answers
216 views
sound of flour monster
Hello everyone,
It's the first time that I ask a question. I apologize for my bad english (I'm french woman sounddesigner).
I need to create a flour monster for an animated movie. …
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4answers
208 views
Metal stab sound
So, I'm trying to make a metal stab for one of our robots who has big blade like arms. I tried stabbing a soda can with a butcher knife, but I'm not loving the result. Pitched down …
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5answers
197 views
Energy Shield Disturbance WHUMP
https://soundcloud.com/dave-delizza/crazer-whump-v1
Quick background: 1vs1 strategy game, aerial sort of 3/4 view
This is a sound that I have that occurs after the robot gets sho …
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2answers
199 views
Release mechanism for car drop session
Hello, we are doing a car drop session and everything else has been already planned apart from one last thing. I haven´t been able to find any reasonable system for the release mec …