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How Do You Hone Your Acoustic Storytelling Skills?
I think it's safe to assume that this crowd loves a good story. Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that we're the ones who vocalize all the sounds and give voices to the characters when …
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On the hunt for a new pair of ears
Hey. I'm looking for a new pair of lightweight and compact (ideally closed back) headphones for field recording as my DT100s are a little bulky and I'm not happy with the quality …
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Misinterpreting sounds
Only a couple of times in my life do I remember hearing a sound & not being able to immediately identify its source, but the psychological distance between when you first notic …
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a day or two without sight
I'm considering going a day or two with no sight (just wearing a blindfold).
Not as some kind of artistic statement or anything, just to experience it. I'd like to really force m …
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“Re-watching” movies through audio rips
Just a warning, I'll probably be referencing the Sound of Star Wars a lot in the next little bit.
In the introduction, by Ben Burtt, he talks about how he would record the sounds …
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9answers
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When the ears refuse to talk to the brain, what do you do?
When nothing sounds good, your favourite album sounds terrible, you struggle to create anything to satisfy your ear, how do you kick your brain back into gear?
I've gone through p …
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How to Develop Critical Listening Skills?
I'm new to the world of sound recording, and one of my questions is: What are some good ways to develop "critical listening skills"?
While I realize that "listening" is highly sub …