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4answers
311 views
Placing sounds in the distance, outdoors
I'm trying to work out the best way to create varying levels of distance and wondered if anyone would share their techniques? At the moment I'm especially working on gunshot and ex …
1
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3answers
168 views
creating a bouncing/springy effect
hi,
i am sounddesigning for an animation film in which there are several scenes involving various interactions between two soft-looking balls. they collide, bounce, etc. i'm looki …
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9answers
1k views
Processing ADR to match interiors and exteriors
Hi,
I have done some research into this but am still looking for some more techniques to each my students. What I basically want are some cut and dry approaches to matching ADR to …
0
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9answers
641 views
A simple, quick Audio Unit host?
While I generally work in Pro Tools for sound design projects, occasionally I wish to process a sound using a plug-in which is only available as an Audio Unit.
Inevitably I have t …
4
votes
8answers
596 views
What’s your strategy behind 192kHz recording?
Lots of us record at at 192k for the 4x sample rate improvement, but how does that translate to a more useful or flexible sound file? According to Tim Prebble, plug-ins are more ef …
0
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5answers
235 views
Purchasing a new mac
Right now I'm currently running PT9 on a 2008 Macbook Santa Rosa with 4GB 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo and am looking into getting one of the new MBP i7 quad cores. I can't decide whet …
7
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3answers
222 views
Retaining High Frequencies when Varispeeding
Aside from recording at 192kHz with the highest quality mics and recorders, how do you reinvigorate your slowed down/varispeeded sounds after they've lost most (or all) of their ai …
4
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13answers
1k views
Sound off on Noise Reduction!
So, folks, what's the dirt on contemporary noise reduction for things like hiss, hum, and
background drone noise? Are folks still using DINR, third-party plug-ins, artful gating? …
2
votes
2answers
305 views
Creating “Vintage” Sound
I'm fascinated by "vintage" film making - the look, sound, acting, stories - from the early days of film. I'm especially in love with the sound of dialog and foley during the 40s …
4
votes
6answers
186 views
What do you automate and what do you audiosuite?
What sorts of things do you automate and what do you like to audiosuite process?
EQ? Reverbs? Volume?
I know volume is a no-brainer because people love using faders to automate v …
2
votes
3answers
328 views
Making flat background tracks come alive
Looking for tips & tricks on how to make those backgrounds, winds and crowds come back to life -- ie. how to effectively use amplitude or frequency modulation / EQ sweeps / del …
2
votes
4answers
350 views
Making your track “sparkle”
Have you been in this situation? You spend days (and possibly weeks) creating your sound design masterpiece but find that it lacks that certain…something. It's hard to put your fin …