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Sound Design Schools

Hey guys! I'm a Mexican/Spanish guy (yeah, that happens a lot) graduated from audio engineering in a Mexican music production school. I'm way more interested in sound design for mo …
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Specific headphone requests?

Ok I know this question has been asked many times and I saw it was the second question on the main page (at the time of this post) but I am just looking for something in specific. …
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Final MIX - Movie Mastering Levels

Hello All! I understand that workflow in sound designing a movie usually ends up in 3 tracks; Dialogue, Sound Effects, and Music. I've been asked to level out a feature length mo …
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Using Sound Effect From A Movie - Otherwise Unavailable

I'm in a bit of a pickle. I am working on a gaming project that has a really great intro. The sound for the intro needs to be a very mechanical effect—like a lot of moving parts. I …
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Anyone play 5.1 DVD’s through their Macbook Pro/Mbox Pro?

Just wondering if it possible to listen in surround using Apples' DVD Player on my Macbook Pro through an Mbox Pro. Or would I need an external DVD player? Before I buy the Mbox Pr …
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“Shell shock” effect from movies.

Hey all, I'm pretty new to sound design and currently working on a soundscape project for school. I want to add that "shell shock" silence effect, like when a grenade goes off to …
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Infrasound, 19Hz, Resonating Eyeballs and Other Psychoacoustic Tricks

Hello all, this is my first question on this forum. I'm curious about the use of infrasound in films/movies. I believe a number of studies have shown that infrasound (frequencies …
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Hyper realism in sound design approach

Hi everyone. I was wondering if any of you guys had the chance to go through any type of work involving a hyper-realistic approach. I'm doing my Honours Project on a film that req …
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Sound Design Birthday Ideas

Hello everyone, An executive of the studio I work at has a birthday coming up and my coworkers and I want to give something with a sound twist to it. I had the thought of giving …
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Good movies to watch for the sound design?

Quick question... What movies do you recommend any of us watch for good sound design?
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Favorite Zombie Sounds?

There are a ton of zombie movies and video games out there. Lots of different types of zombies too. Ones that can almost talk, some are silent, some sound like animals, some just …
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Computer Animated Films

Do computer animated films such as toy story, use linear or non-linear sound design? how is the job marker for it?
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Do you ever switch off when watching a movie or are you always listening like a pro?

I'm a home theatre fan (see my website link in my profile), but very much an amateur. When I watch a movie it is to relax and switch off. By profession I'm in IT, and find wheneve …