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any tips on creating tech based sounds like this
http://vimeo.com/37278827
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4answers
191 views
How to create gun’s whir sound?
Hi!
I try to create the whir of a gun sound, like ricochet.
The thing we can hear in movies when the bullet pass just near the camera.
Is someone have an idea about how to create …
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6answers
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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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11answers
615 views
The Best of Simple Ideas
Have you ever had one of those moments discussing workflow, processing, or what have you...where someone mentions something that's such a painfully simple concept, you wonder why y …
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271 views
Getting Tight & Crisp Sound
A bit of weird question, I don't even know how to ask it but I love listening to the cinematic for World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria not only is the work done on it great but I …
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38answers
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What is your software secret weapon?
Not so secret if you share!
And how do you use it?
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I LOVE Paul's Extreme Sound Stretch. I used to run it in my Windows XP days, but when I switched to an Intel Mac, there wa …
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2answers
143 views
Guerilla Style Recording…
Im about to embark on a indie feature road trip movie. This story thrives on improvisation with characters and "real life" people. What kind of tricks do you know that could help g …
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7answers
756 views
Scifi Laser Sounds - What works for you?
Hey everyone!
I am curious as to what workflow people use to create crisp and heavy scifi laser sounds. Tribes: Ascend has lasers left and right in it, and I am running out of id …
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11answers
3k 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 …
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3answers
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the formula for 10 and 31 multi band eq frequency ranges
hi again nother quick one, I hope you guys can help, I know there is a formula to calculate the bands ranges of an eq on a mixer, the first few are each doubled i.e
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Deliverable Quality Control - Talk to me.
This is for you sound-heads out there that routinely (or even not-so-routinely) deal with full deliverables for audio post.
The client is asking for full splits - VO, On-camer …
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4answers
172 views
speed up work flow
Can anyone give me advice on how I might speed up my work flow on a similar project.
I had 400 voice prompts to record for a telephone system.
They had to be supplied with individ …
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13answers
4k views
Best uses of contrapuntal music in film?
First off, if you don't know what contrapuntal music in film is (correct me if I'm not explaining correctly): Music opposite to the emotion expected from the narrative. So for exam …
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14answers
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Best use of ergonomics in an Pro Tools editing environment?
If you're anything like me you spend up to 12 hours a day sitting at an audio workstation, toiling away at your craft. Very often these workstations are set up in an office-type se …
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2answers
152 views
Processing Crowds
You have recorded chants, yells, and other phrases with a 50 or so odd group of people - how would you make it sound like thousands?
You have the whole stereo field to play with.
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