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The Universal Category System Is Skywalker Sound’s Standard For Organizing Huge Libraries Of Sounds

UCS documents a hierarchical system for organizing sound, and standardizes tagging metadata to make searching large collections of sounds more consistent and reliable.… Read More The Universal Category System Is Skywalker Sound’s Standard For Organizing Huge Libraries Of Sounds

February 8, 2023February 5, 202314 Comments

Free Masterclass On Synthesis & Sound Design – Jan’s Patchwork Corner

Composer and sound designer Jan Morgenstern has launched a “free masterclass video series on synth programming and synth-based sound design.”… Read More Free Masterclass On Synthesis & Sound Design – Jan’s Patchwork Corner

January 16, 20233 Comments

Audialab Emergent Drums Generates Original Drum Sounds Using Artificial Intelligence

Audialab has introduced Emergent Drums, a plugin that uses artificial intelligence to generate endless royalty-free drum samples.… Read More Audialab Emergent Drums Generates Original Drum Sounds Using Artificial Intelligence

November 2, 202210 Comments

Star Wars Day: Sound Design At Skywalker Sound

A new mini-documentary looks at the role of sound designers, the tools they use, their process and the impact they make to how we experience movies.… Read More Star Wars Day: Sound Design At Skywalker Sound

May 4, 20225 Comments

Tsugi Intros ‘Bigger, Faster, Smarter’ GameSynth 2022

GameSynth offers many specialized synthesizers for generating sound effects: impacts, whooshes, footsteps, engines, particle-based sounds, environmental sounds, voice effects and more.… Read More Tsugi Intros ‘Bigger, Faster, Smarter’ GameSynth 2022

April 1, 202214 Comments

The Sound Design Of Dune

The Sound Design Of Dune digs into the process of creating Dune’s unique soundscapes including: Arrakis desert, sandworms, ornithopters, spice (melange) and the voice of the Bene Gesserit.… Read More The Sound Design Of Dune

February 1, 2022February 1, 20228 Comments

New Electric BMW Gets ‘Soundtrack’ By Hans Zimmer

Electric cars are essentially silent, compared to traditional cars, so automakers are turning to composers and sound designers to create both the sound of the car and operating alert sounds.… Read More New Electric BMW Gets ‘Soundtrack’ By Hans Zimmer

May 17, 2021May 17, 202144 Comments

Sound Art Paradox May Or May Not Be An Elaborate Prank

Luftrum Sound Design has announced The Sound Art Paradox, a unique NFT (Non-Fungible Token) being made available via an auction.… Read More Sound Art Paradox May Or May Not Be An Elaborate Prank

April 1, 2021April 1, 20218 Comments

LudoWic Soundscape Session

Watch for some creative use of bowed fluorescent lights….… Read More LudoWic Soundscape Session

March 7, 2021March 11, 2021Leave a comment

Inside The Sound Of The Queen’s Gambit

Composer Carlos Rafael Rivera takes a look at the sound design of his soundtrack for the hit Netflix series, The Queen’s Gambit.… Read More Inside The Sound Of The Queen’s Gambit

February 12, 20217 Comments

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