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Suggested mouse to combat repetative strain? I've just developed a painful case of repetative strain in my mouse hand; a swollen joint on my wrist, causing pain down the side of my hand. My little finger is also hurting as this tends to 'float' as i click the mouse. So what I'm wandering is what mice people are using t...	In addition to the trackball approach, I've had good luck using a Wacom tablet as a mouse. Best thing to do is ensure you are sitting in a good posture, so that means using a really good chair and have your screen set up high enough so that you can sit straight.
Referring to Yourself as a "Sound Designer" When Starting Out Hi All, A semantics question. I'm a couple of months and a large post-production project away from graduating from my film/sound program and trying to clean up my site/C.V./demo reel a bit in advance. In terms of how I'm selling myself to the world of hope...	Adding "assistant" implies that you can edit sound, but you're also willing to lend a hand and understand that you must earn your place on a post sound crew.
how to record wind? hello all, excuse my noob'iness, but i really don't know how to record wind...i know one technique with contact mics, but other than that how do you go about recording wind? p.s.: sorry for my bad english :) <Q> It's not the wind itself that makes sound, but what it goes through/against. <S> You d...	Getting a good stereo image for something like wind isn't always needed but it's good to have and a portable recorder with a stero pair of mics that you can always have with you is the best way to capture wind when it happens.
feeling of Height of sound source Im working on my own project where im trying to tell a story/explain a scene with only sound and no voices or visuals. The sound, ambiences and cutscenes (using change in environment) should be able to tell the listener, where he is or what im trying to show him. The major difficulty ...	Your either going to have to look into creating a custom monitoring installation, with additional speakers to provide height information, or you're going to have to look into binaural processing and monitoring
iPad controller app for Pro Tools So I just got an iPad2 and was thinking of hooking up it with PT9 on my Mac Book Pro. Faders and knobs would be really useful for mixing many other wonderful things, as well as automation mode capabilities. Question is: Which app has the best support/best value for money for PT? ProRe...	V-Control looks prettier and splits things into multiple panels which may be less fiddly for the smaller controls.
Is a 744t supposed to get very hot when charging the battery? So I probably already know the answer to this question myself: NO!But I'm going to ask anyway, mostly because I'm curious if anybody else has experienced something similar. I had bought a Sound Devices 744t recently, it's second hand but through a shop, so ...	Depending on how you use them, they can all get VERY hot.
Opinions on the sound of Terminator Salvation Was curious to hear this forum's ideas and opinions on the Sound for Terminator Salvation. Also would love to hear of any overall reviews out there. <Q> Just watched it last night on my terrible ATH headphones in a streaming stereo mix. <S> But my thoughts: The growly, sy...	Some fine sound design though too much sounded way processed.
Any tips for cutting/designing airplanes battle scene Hi guys!I'm cutting sounds for II WW plane battle scene and I have faced few problems. This is a 3d animation and planes are doing many complicated moves. Few questions: 1) Do you pitch down and up engine/prop sound if a plane is going up and down, or you just simp...	If you're limited by your sound files, try to create different sounding whooshes to layer in the background to give the impression of different sounding bys.
Lemmings woke my cat This isn't much of a question and more of an observation. While watching the film Lemming (dir. Dominik Moll) earlier, during the scene where Alain (the male lead) goes back home to find lemmings invaded his kitchen, I notice my cat who was sleeping happily till she heard the squeaks of the lemming...	Humans would be generally unaware and unaffected by the different calls of different species, as dogs and cats are to noises we respond to as mentioned (explosions etc).
Wanting to invest in a sound effects library, but I'm not sure where to start. Hi guys, I have about £500 to spend on sound effect libraries. I'm not entirely sure what type of sounds I want just yet, but I am looking around on the internet and there are SO many DVD's/sets/downloads, I'm not really sure of the good na...	The major libraries ARE pretty great for a wide variety of sounds but if you really want quality recordings, many Independent libraries are the way to go IMHO.
How to condition the audience for crying? Good day, I'm fairly new to the sound design world and to this website so much help will be greatly appreciated. I was recently given the opportunity to score the music and design the soundscape for a theatrical play. The play would be depicting highly emotional material and I ...	In addition to silence though, very soft sounds or diagetic music (music that exists in the world on stage/screen) can have an equally powerful, suck-the-air-out-of-the-room effect in an emotional scene.
computer sleep/wakeup click sound - healthy for monitors? hi, whenever i put my macbook pro to sleep and wake it up, Core Audio / my sound card seem to restart and i get this glitch/click sound on my monitors... sometimes i hear a single one and at other times it's like a sequence of a few. i'm wondering if this is he...	To plainly answer your question, it can't be healthy.
DIY sound booth...is it worth it? Hello all, so my room is terrible for sound, and i am thinking about building a sound booth something similar to this http://youtu.be/6UzkFmfTzhk . Basically i need a sound booth to record sfx at home, also it should be quite portable if i want to record something that could not be...	If you plan to do any "professional" work for clients coming to record (or perform) into the space, DIY has to be top quality as they don't quite understand sound, so you will likely be judged on looks alone.
How necessary are 'professional quality' music composition skills in the Sound Design field? I'm just starting out in sound design. I've been interested in the field for a long time but have only just got myself into the position where I can start to purchase some proper kit and get involved with proper projects etc an...	I think being a musician, or at least having an understanding of creating music, teaches you valuable tools in sound design like having a feel for rhythm/timing, timbre, pitch recognition, manipulation of sounds, and emotion which can all work towards effective sound design. I would agree with Roger and that it's not T...
Mono and Stereo cables / balanced and unbalanced audio Does the number of rings in 1/4" connectors has anything to do with mono/stereo.My understanding so far is1/4" connectors with 2 rings are balanced stereo audio and one ring is unbalanced mono audio. Please correct if am wrong.Waiting for the comments thanx <Q> I...	A 1/4" TRS (tip, ring, sleeve) connector can be used to carry either BALANCED mono signal, or UNBALANCED stereo signal.
Demo Game for fmod experimentation Comrades! I have recently decided to push myself to the next level of audioness. Pushing my Sound Design skills, getting into Field Recording... learning Interactive Audio.... wait.. So, learning fmod and wwise is all well and good but how am I suppose to know if my sound defs, ...	To test FMOD content you could download FMOD Sandbox from the Firelight Technologies downloads page , but that's really more of an auditioning tool than anything truly game-like.
Sending a headphone feed to a director on set? Do any of you guys send a headphone feed to the director while working on a film set? Is there a way of doing this wirelessly & cheaply? A splitter would have to be 3 way as when im recording on set I have headphones for the mixer and headphones for the boom op already. ...	Not cheap, but you can also use Sennheiser wireless tx's and rx's.
How to give a feeling of distance/position Hi, i'm quite new to all the sound recording/editing buisiness (i've just started recording my own sounds and playing around with certain effects and layering sounds). And i've encountered a problem:When recording certain sounds (for example: footsteps). How can you edit the s...	Finally, a slight doppler effect can work wonders. The quickest and easiest way is a little bit of reverb and volume, adding more reverb the farther the subject is away (but not TOO much, unless they're 100 meters away down a brick hallway).
Microphones to capture and sample audience sounds? Hi, Part of my performance includes recording and sampling sounds the audience makes during a break down (e.g. the audience singing / saying things together). This will be in indoor theatres with approximately 1500 people. Could anyone suggest the mics and mic config...	If all you want is a loud audience saying stuff, I'd put some stereo pairs in different configurations on the stage.. or get a couple of handheld recorders like Zoom H2n and use the different capture settings.
Can you help to identify the probable cause of this distortion? Recently I was recording a PASS device (Personal Alert Safety System) that is used in a firefighters SCBA (self-contained breathing apparatus). Using motion it alerts when a firefighter may be in trouble. It emits a very loud and high pitched series of so...	yeah, sounds like the mic not being able to handle it. This could only occur if the air particles were accelerated beyond the local speed of sound effectively creating mini sonic booms.
squeaking and rumbling pipes Hi. I need to create the sound of squeaking pipes with a rumbling noise. Basically a character turns a water tap and the pipes squeak then there is a rumble and finally some dirty water splashes out into the sink. Any ideas where to begin? <Q> Rarely are the sounds we hear in a film, the so...	Liberal use of Altiverb may help you…there are impulse responses of metal pipes, tanks and containers that could transform a dry pipe rattle recording into something much fuller and deeper, with some convincing depth and size. Record as much source material as possible. For the squeakiness, try getting hold of some old...
pro tools 9 odd freeze and crash I'm working on 3 separate projects in pt9, not identical but similar in content. 2 of them work fine but 1 of them crashes after a second of playing back. This seems to happen anywhere in the edit (if I click on playback elsewhere for example). Anyone encountered this? quite hard to fi...	Corrupted Fade Files can cause all sorts of weirdness.
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 looking to achieve a stretchy, springy effect that will convey the ball's elasticity, mass and tension, befor...	Maybe also experimenting with some boingy twangy IRs could come up with some cool sounds.
How to handle a situation I'm doing all the sound design and music for a short film challenge, right now -- the film has to be uploaded by midnight this coming Monday (the 2nd... technically it's the 3rd, but that's just splitting hairs). Like all film challenges, we're behind where we want to be, and there's a huge p...	As with any differences of opinion, it's vital to remain professional and to negotiate a solution...
Can a shotgun microphone be used for indoor use too? I'm making some serious decisions about my beginner package for sound recording and looking to get a shotgun microphone. I'm trying to stretch my budget as far as possible. It seems a decent shotgun microphone is possibly the best choice for me when my budget is f...	The times where you simply can't use a shotgun, is when there are really loud sounds. If you're only gonna get one mic, I'd go for a shotgun.
Recording sfx during sprinkle (rain) What measure should you take to protect your mic if you are interested in catching sound in the rain? The pop filter is all I have and I am not venturing out into the moisture with only that thing. What do you guys do? Zeppelin? Rycote? Umbrella? <Q> Record with a zepplin wrappe...	I usually use a full rycote setup (blimp and furry) and find that you can also stick the mic out in the middle of rain for some time without issue.
Do any SD 722 owners have tips they could share? So a buddy of mine is letting me borrow his Sound Devices 722, not to mention his MKH-30 and 40. I got about three weeks with it. I'm going through the manual to get a feel for what's inside, but I was wondering if any experienced users have any tips with the 722 they ...	Before each session, make sure you set your input routing so that you are recording to the proper number of tracks.
Is there a quick / easy way to re-sync a sound edit for a short film, or is just one of those things we have to deal with? I've just seen a question regarding sound conform for films, but it mostly seems to relate to people who have the budget for fancy software, and who are dealing with editors nice enough to provide ...	On a side-note to Shaun's post, if you're using Nuendo and cannot go the EDL route, there is a very useful alignment tool which will align any region to another.
What sampler do you use? Hi, Just a little survey here. I was wondering what sampler do you use or planning to use specifically for sound design?N.I. Kontakt 3-4 or 5, Avid Structure, Apple Logic EXS24, Camelaudio Alchemy, Cubase Halion, MOTU Machfive, Ableton Live Sampler... Do you have any interest for a HQ sound ...	I've been using Apple Logic EXS24 sampler since I predominantly use Logic Pro X as my current DAW of choice.
replacing a zoom h4n with sony PCM D50 i'd like to upgrade from my h4n and was thinking about purchasing the d50. unfortunately have to option to rent one and compare the recordings. basically my question is whether a d50 will be a noticeable upgrade when it comes to quality of the recordings taken with the in-buil...	Yep, D50 much better in that regard - though I'd hang on to that H4n for low pro recordings with ext mics. If you're looking for better sound quality, I'd suggest saving your money for decent external mics instead of purchasing an entirely new recorder.
How to create a pleasing distortion (harmonic) Watching TRON for the first time, thanks Netflix for being so nice, I noticed that during the first stadium fight (thats as far as I am right now) there seems to be this nice bite of distortion. It seems like most of the sounds even the taiko drums in the music are given ...	I've also gotten good results with Waves Master Tape, Lo-fi, BX Saturator, GTR, and Waves H-EQ. There's a lot of great distortion plugins out there now.
how did they create this specific voice hello friends,please give attention to my question, i need to finish my project. just now i post this question but the video didnt work well now i edit again and posted. how did they change leonardo dicaprio voice like this??[youtube]vaR7D3STrzs&feature[/youtube] leonardo dicap...	Basically if you are wanting to create this type of sound beyond performance you are looking at Voice formant and pitch alteration.
Do people hear differently at different times of the day? Do people hear differently at different times of the day?Thinking about it, I think I do. When I wake up, I'm not hearing as clearly as later on say 5 or 6 hours later. I wonder why? Maybe, when we dream, or are asleep, we are hearing things a lot differently....	I'd say something similar is likely to happen generally at night when light levels are lower as your brain processing power will shift to focus on other senses, and less on sight (if you're in a dark place), and hence our hearing would seem heightened.
Writing Sound for a movie Hi. i would like to know if there is any particular format for WRITING sound for a film. I am working on a film with a friend and he handed over me the script and it just put me in a fix. I have made out a list of basic sounds that i might use like the ambient sounds, birds chirping, crowd etc...	the way that i have started working is i have started recording basic sound samples scene wise and am making the director listen to them as i am proceeding. There is another format the script can take and it is called and AV script.
Sound Reports on Set Hi guys, I have recently been working a film where production moved very fast and I was working as a one-man team mixing and booming. During i was thinking about sound reports and how people working in this capacity actually do them? Theres no time inbetween takes to make a report and i'm already...	As much as I can, I'll always do a 'master' entry for Take 1 of each new shot, and use shorthand or verbal reports for the subsequent takes.
FEL Mic Preamplifier for Zoom H4n & Rode NTG2 I have a Zoom H4N & i recently bought a Rode NTG-2 with the Rode Blimp but the levels are really low when i record even @ REC Level 100%. So im thinking of buying a Preamp for my setup - Sound Devices & other high level mic pres are too expensive for me right now, So i thou...	Another option would be to look for a used field mixer on eBay or some other place.
Game Dialogue Recording and Perspective Hi All, Question for the game audio folks out there - I'm doing a playthrough of Deus Ex: Human Revolution now and noticing that a lot of the character voices sound very up close/clear and 'voiceovery' in fixed camera-angle conversations where they're not really that tight on th...	Its my experience that perspective recording would dramatically increase the deliverables of voice files (since you'd need close and distant perspectives across the tens of thousands of files that get played back in game) and would extend and complicate the mixing and sound programming process.
Hello, want to hear some critique of my latest work. This is a student short i recorded sound for and now got to do the sound post. What do you guys think? http://vimeo.com/31074340 password is socialsounddesign <Q> For a student film, excellent overall, but a few things that could stand be improved (mostly from a mix...	I did like the sound design itself - it felt"right" for the scenes and the film -
looking for vehicles 1939-41 hi guys, i'm hoping someone will be able to help me out. i've got a mini series set in 1941 canada and i'm looking for north american vehicles from the 1939 to 1941 range. sound effect recordings for cars like (or similar to)... cadillac series 62/Packard 120/FORD Mercury Club Coupe ; To...	Rabbit ears audio did a series of tanks and APCs that may be useful to you
Do you ride the levels during an interview? When you are recording an interview, do you ride the levels? For example if someone has a dynamic voice do you ride the levels. Do you anticipate riding the levels if someone is a loud speaker as they start a sentence? How much of this goes on if any or should you keep the...	I mostly keep it in one spot.
Cutting a car chase Hey all, I've been given an assignment in school to cut the SFX for a car chase and I'm having a hell of a time trying to maintain engine continuity throughout the scene. Anybody have any advice, tips, tricks, etc? Thanks! <Q> Don't be too tied to car model or type. <S> You can use several cars ...	try listening to some films with great car sequences. Having proper source is the key, I've leanred, with enough variety in that source set to do the edit.
Looking for a good field recorder in combination with a field mixer Hi, I currently use a sd mix pre-d with a zoom H4n. Its a nice setup. The advantage of this setup is that it is really modular. I can use the mixer, or the mixer and recorder it only the recorder. What I don't like about the H4n, is that you cannot pu...	The Tascam DR-680 for example, and the Edirol R-4 Pro are decent field recorders/mixers and a lot of bang for the buck.
DIA Editing At Reel Breaks Hello everyone. This is the first time that I'm cutting sound on a feature film in a major way, so this the first time I'm really dealing with reel breaks. Generally when I'm cutting DIA, I leave a one frame fade on either side of a scene transition. But at the head and tail of a reel, tha...	For reel breaks (assuming picture dept didn't do an improper break mid-scene and/or during a line), I do an Equal Gain 2-frame fade, one frame on either side of the LFOA, same as when I do hard cuts from scene to scene - 2 frame fades.
Best wind protection for podium microphones? I have an issue with a gig I do every few months. I record live speeches in outdoor environments around the world. Some of the locations can get extremely windy within a matter of minutes. What I need is extremely good wind protection for two MK41 capsules on a gooseneck,...	You could cut up an old rycote windjammer or similar, and try it underneath a much larger foam windshield.
How would you sound design a monster made out of hair? I'm currently working in a short animation where the "bad guy" is a bunch of hair fighting scissors, razors and other barber tools. it's mainly foley but Im struggling to find the proper sound for this "hair monster" (faceless, just a bunch of hair, like a dough) ...	so maybe you could pursue sounds that are associated with hair eg hair brush scrapes & scuffs, hair or string through a comb... I would experiment with getting two strips of astroturf and rubbing them lightly together. I think you should experiment, experiment, experiment, and after you've done tons of experiments and ...
The Boring Stuff - Bookkeeping: Do you do it? Which program do you use? Hi Folks, Due to a recent change in philosophy, and the realisation that I am making a living only doing sound, I realised that I needed to do some proper bookkeeping to get a handle on when, where, how much etc. I don't want to add work that I d...	Like others here, for accounting stuff, I use an accountant. We use Billings Pro + iCal +
Mic pops with movement, consonants So I'm working on a musical and about three out of 10 face mics continue to produce pops when the actors move quickly or over-enunciate consonants. Yes I have added wind guards, yes I have lowered the gain, fine tuned the eq, and changed the taping/placement. I'm running into a wall...	You should also try swapping out everything you possibly can to see what the problem is. If you are using an earset, the #1 thing you can do is to get that boom out of direct line with the mouth.
Audio hats that have the most pressure. What's the most stressful, highest stakes, pressure inducing job in audio? My guess: Grammy awardee music playback engineer. This cat has to listen to the person at the podium in the Staples Center read off the winner's name and has to instantly with no delay start the playback...	Rerecording mixers on big budget studio film gets my vote!
Labelling your stuff. What's your method? I am making the transition into operating through an LLC of mine. I have been slowly going through all the stuff I have and making an inventory and replacement cost for insurance. With doing this I am realizing that most of my equipment is not labeled and I am not quite sure...	I mostly use those battery powered label makers: http://www.brother-usa.com/Ptouch/ Good for all of your labeling needs: cables, connectors, equipment, filing systems, etc. You could look into thermal printer labels, or if you want to be more secure, there are specific "inventory tag" labels either in plastic tape or m...
Approaching dialogue recovery with clipped audio, what to do first? (DOCUMENTARY) hi everyone, i am currently preparing the audio post process for a (low budget) documentary. the doc isn't finished and still needs a lot of work, but i was eager to see and hear some footage.the director and had a screening (on her lapt...	I'd start with the problem pieces, because consistency of sound is more important in this situation.
Help with wireless mic setup There have been a couple of discussions about this but none have really covered Micron or Audio LTD which are two systems I am looking at. I need to invest in a decent wireless setup and have two or three choices which will hopefully be in my budget. I know Lectrosonics or Zaxcom are at the...	There is another system worth considering -the company is called Audio Wireless -
Is pro tools worth it? I am about to finish uni and was questioning wether I should take advantage of the student discount and buy pro tools? I have used Logic for a long time and find it excellent, but think as everyone in the real world seems to use pro tools, maybe I should invest? Any advice would be hugely appre...	There's a lot of indirect value to owning pro tools, from hundreds of people across the globe being able to relate when you (inevitably) start cursing its limitations or bugs, to actually being able to hand your work down the standard role chain of bigger post-production projects. As a fellow student, I would definitel...
Production mics used during the 60's and 70's? Does any one have any information on the types of mics that were used on film sets during the 60's and 70's? Here's a screen shot from Bergman's Persona...Anyone know what kind of mic this is? <Q> This web page may help you. <S> The guy who made the page says you can conta...	I agree with Utopia that it's an old AKG, although it looks like it's possibly attached to a Fisher Boom (JL Fisher) , albeit an old one. As for mics in the 50s and 60s, as far as I know, they used Ribbons on sets for a long time.
Complexities Of Audio Cleanup What would be the most optimum approach to cleaning Dialogue from a location Recording? <Q> One of the first things I normally do is removing clicks, tisks and different kinds of glitches, mostly by freehand redraw of the bad waveform, and removing handeling-rumble. <S> Often there are als...	pre-recording (listening to the source from several angles, eliminating any ambient interference that you can control), will save hours of editing and cleanup.
Recording in heavy rain & protecting your mics Howdy!I've been searching this site and various other ones extensively for an answer to my problem, but so far I've not found a satisfactory solution. I'm going to the Bolivian Amazon in about a week to record ambiences and wildlife, and because it is rainy season, it is ...	IMO you should seriously consider some sort of large and tall tarp on sticks that can protect a rig you intend to leave out in the rain.
Un-easy frequencies used in film to create tension? Hello soundies.. I was wondering if anyone knew an example of when a film has used a single tone frequency (or if they ever have) that sits below the mix and creates an almost subliminal 'uneasy feeling that could be perceived as tension. A bit of a weird question, b...	eraserhead has a horrible hum thru it that created a ton of tension.
Any good ideas for force-field sound effects? Making some sounds for a mobile game and need to make a force field sound. Doing a little research on it, but thought I'd ask here. Any thoughts? <Q> the few things that I run into when doing forcefields: 1) electrical forcefields are going to sound different than magical ...	Try taking any sort of electric hum or buzz and running it through a RTAS pitch shifter with a high feedback.
Spotting to timeline with blank regions before recording/editing sfx Hi all Do you spot what and where to record on the timeline with fake blank regions, and then replace those blank regions while recording (if your recording foley) and with your edited sfx?Or do you just spot with markers or on the paper? I find tha...	I use markers to cue FX, mainly because they can be used as a non-linear grid they are easy to conform
Who is using the W735EQ plugin? hi guys, i downloaded the demo and need to say, it's special but very nice! there are so many choices out there, what kind of equalizer do you prefer for sound-design? <Q> I prefer FabFilter <S> Pro-Q and for compressor <S> Pro-C . <S> FabFilter has excellent user interface an...	Anything really flexible, with good overall sound quality.
Best shoes for a boom-op? Hello! Just wondering what peoples' preferences are to footwear while booming in the studio? I currently use sports canvas trainers (or sneakers to all you across the pond), which don't squeak, are dark coloured, but can make my feet a little achey at the end of a long day. I was thinking i...	It doesn't really matter what shoes you have as long as you're comfortable in 'em I have a pair of Crocs that I slip into when there is a break. I always use a pair of classic, slip-on Vans.
Where to fix a Broken Headphone Input in an H4N? Hello, I live in Chicago and I've a broken headphone input on my H4N. It still works, but when trying to monitor, I have to fiddle with my headphones in order to get a signal. I called but they charge too much for labor and I don't have a soldering kit to fix it myself ...	Do the removal of everything, then take the PC board and the new jack into a repair shop and they will do it for you for a minimal fee.
Free VSTs for manipulating sound? Hello Everyone, I'm a novice sound designer with a bare bones setup. I have only been building it for a couple of weeks and on a strict budget. So far everything I have is 100% legit and paid for though, so I take some pride in that. It seems like everyone that's learning just pirat...	The Sound Hack plug ins and app are great.
Rigging Microphones in Cars what would one make a microphone rig for a car to record dialogues ? Which microphones are preferable for these situations and why ? <Q> There's all kinds of ways to tackle this problem and on top of that, there's a bunch of factors in terms of how the scene is being shot and what kind of ca...	Another easy route is any sort of Lavalier mic that can be easily hidden in order to get a good clear signal.
How can a sound designer best use it's knowledge in the preproduction? Fortunately, I've had the chance to work as a sound designer already in the preproduction stage of most productions I've worked on. My way of working usually comes down to reading the screnario, making comments on possible options for sound and wri...	Develop thoughtful discussions around the emotional content of the moment and the creative intent of the director (or the emotional descriptors of the brand, if a corporate or non-narrative project), for both the whole project as well as moment/scene to moment/scene.
Christmas day = dead quiet city. what to record? I'm going out into the city to do some recording on Christmas day, just because that's one day that the city sounds completely different. I plan on getting some downtown amb, maybe some commuter trains, and other stuff like that. If you're going out to record that day,...	I'm going to be in the woods, so I'll probably record some ambiences. I would also get Subway stop idents (when the conductor or computer voice says "Next Stop.. Hollywood Blv."
When you are mixing dialogue with lots of BG noise... ...do you like to play the clip downward expanded and have the noise pop through when the dialogue comes up? or do you like to keep it all the same level and not downward expand it? <Q> I only ever use expanders on dialogue tracks when I'm trying to reduce reverb ...	Generally speaking, I try to avoid using expansion on Dial tracks, as I find the pulsing in and out of noise to be more distracting/unnatural than a consistent noise floor.
What was the job you were most proud of doing in 2011? What project did you complete in 2011 that you were most proud of and really did a smoking job on? <Q> I can't judge whether I did a smokin' job on it or not, but I was really proud of the work we did on Captain America: <S> The First Avenger. <S> A very tall order...	in 2011 I did a successful kickstarter project , helped to launch echo \| collective , and supervised sound on a great little short called " crescendo ", which I think is the best work I've personally pulled off to date. Completed my first commissioned work for a dance company this year.
Best software or hardware for playing back SFX in a live broadcast environment. For example, a morning show that requires instant playback of samples or sound effects on triggers such as a keyboard or other device. I was checking out Playback Pro - anyone have any experience with this software and it's reliability in ...	Today I have been using Jingle Palette and am pretty happy with it's performance. Ive used Sports Sounds Pro.
messy jobs in the studio - how do you protect the floor and walls At work we're planning a smashing and impact recording session which is going to be very messy with lots of broken glass, crockery, fruit and anything else we can get our hands on. We'd usually do this sort of a session outdoors but seeing that it's horr...	What I've done in the past is lay out a bunch of plastic (painter's drop cloth) with packing blankets laid over top. , we used a bunch of C-Stands to string up some heavy fabric to catch splatter...
Is there a good solution for hosting a sound design/music portfolio online? Do any of you know of a good template-based portfolio site which caters for sound and music? I'm thinking of sites like http://carbonmade.com/ for visual media. Or perhaps the best solution is just a link to a Vimeo account? Or one consolida...	I would recommend using one of the many free website designers out there to organize your sounds into a site with descriptions for each example, then embed your vimeo videos and soundcloud sounds in that site. I've gotten lots of work just from being part of Behance.
Favorite way to modify a voice Without the spectral and timbral processing functions of Kyma, I'd like to figure out how to modify human voice. I'd love to get the spectral and timbral properties of a wolf and cross it with a man to make a more rich, sound designed voice. Kyma has a spectral/timbral footprint style pr...	"TRAX Cross Synthesis v3 utilizes a phase vocoder (the amplitude and the frequency/phase spectra), to morph the spectral characteristics of two sounds . I've heard Alchemy can go some cool sample morphing type stuff too.
water resistant mic and recorder I'm doing some equipment research for a friends surfing doco. I need a lapel mic and a recorder as small as possible to be sewn into a surfers rash vest. A waterproof lapel mic I've seen is the Voice Technologies VT500water. Anyone used one in water? I then need to connect it to a re...	An aquapac with headphone connector would most likely work perfect.
Best Condenser for I'm setting up a pretty dangerous field recording and I need a few expendable mics which I expect to be expended (read: burnt and demolished). Can anyone recommend a decent sounding cardioid condenser for less than $100? Preferably less than $50? Thanks! <Q> It is an omnidirectional reference mic w...	I really like the dbx Driverack RTA-M Real Time Analyzer Microphone.
NTG-3 Shotgun Mic for Indoor Studio to remove ambient noise Hello all and thank you for having me. I have a video studio which is great however I need help with the audio. I have the following: Matrox MX02 - XLR Audio input Sennheiser MKE2-P-C, condenser lavalier microphone, omni directional, with XLR-preamp , bla...	When using any shotgun, or any super directional mic indoors you have to be aware of reflections of sound.
Your favourite MS mic setup? Hey everyone, I usually record stereo using XY but I've seen some hardcore support for M/S on here. I know how it works but I'm just looking for advice on what mics to use to test it out. My university has a huge mic catalogue at their disposal so pretty much anything goes. <Q> From my ob...	The Shure VP-88 is a good example of a stereo mid-side microphone that is useful in field recording. I personally own a Schoeps pair and love the sound of them. I use M/S setup Rode
Can you suggest a good reference book on Sound Design and mixing for Film? The title says it all. What is a good hard-copy resource out there that can offer a foundation for A for V mixing technique? Perhaps one that walks the reader through the process - Raw tracks to printed master. Anyone? <Q> There's not really...	Bob Katz - Mastering Audio, incredibly in-depth and everything
What is different between sound effect and foley? Can someone explain me clearly and also give few example for drama genre films. <Q> My take on it has always been that there's no black and white answer, because Foley crews do a lot on some major union <S> shows that delve into the FX area (like Dan O'Connell creating ...	The more traditional view is that foley is performed to picture, whereas FX are cut to picture. Sound effects are something you can record whenever you want, and normally referred to as sound editing (sound design is in many ways an artistic and philosophical extension to sound editing).
i want learn about sound mixing when shooting film, can anyone suggest me a good DVD or book to get start? i want learn mixing for film. i know the boom pool connect to audio mixer and it connect to a recording device when you shooting. i don't know even basic thing about how to separate 2 different audio coming from d...	Ive got the Roll Sound book which covers a lot of useful stuff.
SFX hunt for a particular cymbal I've got a client who used a cymbal swell with the title graphic of their show for the pilot (mixed elsewhere), and now that the series has come to us they want to re-use it, but don't have the original effect. The 20-odd similar choices I sent them from our library were rejected, so I'...	It sounds like any of the cymbal swells of the Vienna Symph Library would do...
Language Design/Conlang in Sound Art: Do you know any examples? Hi,I'm going to do a project of language design, that is the creation of an artificial language like it happens, for example, for the aliens of some sc-fi movies.(Famous examples are the aliens in District 9 and Chewbecca in Star Wars (of course ;)).It is ...	Diana Deutsch and Kurt Schwitters Kurt Schwitters has a famous sound work called "Ursonate".
i want learn ''production sound mixing'' for film, particularly everything about the field mixer and what it can do for me. any DVD/book tutorial? i know how to use boom, microphone, cable and all its function to its best. but when i use 2microphone or more i don't know how to operate my field mixer. actually i don't k...	The best possible way to learn is to rent the equipment or offer your time as a cable person / utility to established mixers and learn from them. Time spent on set with a working professional is invaluable; you'll learn more on a couple shoots with a friendly pro than you ever could with books/dvds alone.
how many inch maximum to place microphone overhead to get quality/clean dialogue. i know there is no rules for this, but just lets share how many inch roughly, so we know what each of us have in our mind too.. i roughly place 6-8inch above overhead to get the quality speech from the actor. doesn't matter it visible in ...	Most of the time you can have the microphone just out of the frame and still get good results. NEVER NEVER let your mic show in frame, as a boom op your job is to check the frame first and check with cameraman to make sure this does not happen. If you are miking a properly framed close shot (in on an actor's face), tha...
best mac keyboard for sound editing so as we upgrade our studios in the coming months I'll be looking to upgrade the one piece of gear that I come into contact with more than any other - my keyboard. as such, here are my specific needs: silence. I'd like the keyboard to be relatively quiet so that I can do regular ...	You could stick with the standard slim Mac keyboard and use a cover.
Removing background location music from documentary dialogue Has anybody had experience of removing location music from documentary dialogue? A filmmaker has approached me to tackle an issue with broadcast rights on the music coming from a stereo in the background during a couple of shots in her documentary. I was thin...	Maybe, with very clever and tedious spectral editing (Izotope RX) you might be able to make the music less obvious and then maybe you can put louder music over it in an attempt to mask it.
Examples of Exciting Mixes What are some examples of exciting mixes you've heard? Very dynamic, powerful, knock you out of your chair but are still very pleasant to listen to? I'm interested in studying further how mixers use dynamics and mixing to really create excitement and suspense and exhilaration in the soundtra...	District 9 is a fave of mine. Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol actually has a very inspirational and controlled mix. I found 127 Hours mix very exciting for all that it lacked.
Examples of non-overt mixes What are some examples of mixes you've heard that are very emotionally powerful, don't knock you out of your chair because the concept, story telling & depth of character development makes all those action based blockbusters seem like they are aimed at 12 year olds? Beautiful performances ca...	I really enjoy the work of Skip Lievsay, Craig Berkey and Greg Orloff, quite inspiring and cinematic while keeping things fresh and real if I may say so Once Upon a Time in the West PlayTime Das Boot Master and Commander Toy Story It's a tie for me: Star Trek -
Best mic to record wind with. Tomorrow I'll be going out to a stretch of highway and coasting a pickup truck down a hill with the engine off and placing things with holes (plywood, old fridges, big empty bottles and containers, etc. etc. etc., anything that whistles when wind passes them) and I wanted to see in this la...	Just saying, that your mics might get exposed to too much wind, if not protected properly.
Headphones what am I missing and how much do I need it So I recently miss placed my traveling headphones. I know silly me. So instead of buying then again, I've decided to upgrade, what sort of headphones are everyone using for portable situations? Casual listening? Looking super fly on the street telling people yo...	Sennheiser HD650's Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitors
Online - Master Degree In Sound Design (or) Audio Production Hi Audio Pros, I would like to know if there are any online college that offer a Masters degree in Sound Design (or) Audio Production. The reason that im asking this is because i have no formal education in audio & i would like to work abroad, but looking a...	Edinburgh Napier has an online Sound Design Master's: http://www.courses.napier.ac.uk/SoundDesign_W56742.htm
How to foley grass footsteps I work about 5 mins away from Griffith Park, but the guttural rumble from the bowels of the Interstate 5 prevent me from recording such lush greenery being trampled. What would be a good substitute for someone who needs to record foley in grass who is deserted on a desert island with no su...	I see tape has already been mentioned. On a grass heavy project we did recently, we actually bought a couple rolls of sod and rolled them out in the foley room.
Your favourite soundscape / texture creation tools? Hey everyone, Starting to tire of the literal soundscapes that most of my projects up to now have involved. For the next project I'm involved with it's dark, deep, unnatural and all-round funky! I don't want to use Pro Tools and say. . some deep base sounds, string...	I also love the Reaktor instrument Metaphysical function and Skrewel for making synthetic layers.
Handheld recorders for BGs and Ambiences Hi everyone, I'm looking into a handheld for the sole purpose of recording those quick one-off ambiences: a subway station late at night, wind whistling in a stairwell of somewhere you're visiting when you don't have your full kit - you know the drill. Out of the obvious H4N, ...	For quiet ambiences the Sony PCM M10 is good as the internal mics and preamp produce a clean sound with very little hiss. Recently I used a friend's zoom h4n and found it to he very good. If you're looking for good on-board mics and don't necessarily need external connections, the PCM-D50 is most usually recommended.
How crucial is recording with timecode? Hey. I wil be working on student film production soon. The camera for the job is Arri Alexa, I will be using Sound Devices either 744t or 788t. The problem I faced is the lack of time code cables at our state film school. I'll be recording to both, the recorder and the camera, h...	I think for your film you will be fine-and if you dont have the gear they cant expect it!
lip syncing dialogue any tips? OK here is the situation - I have an animated video which has some close ups on the face, the lip sync is out. In some cases the dialogue if it starts in the right place will be out of sync by the end of the line. One can stretch this in using pro-tools elastic time, - no problem - but ge...	A lot of my time doing Dialog sync in animation is spent moving things two frames this way, and then three frames that way until I find it "works".
Sonically Interesting Places In London Hey Dude(ette)s, I'm going down to London tomorrow and will be there for a few days. Anybody know of any interesting sounding places to visit? Galleries, museums, train stations, underpasses? General London soundmarks? Anything you can think of, really. Hugz. <Q> Good call, ...	Transport Around borough market, but not on market day, there is the London Bridge trainline which passes overhead. There's a dedicated sound art gallery opened recently called SoundFjord . Greenwich Foot Tunnel its a nice echo space...
Dialogue recording, 3 actors, w/ 1 boom only Hello everyone! I'll be soon recording a dialogue between 3 persons w/ NO budget so we only have one NTG2. I watched a recording in these conditions with the same actors and it was horrible. I understand it is very difficult to record the 3 voices properly, being an animate...	If the plan on the set is to shoot isos, (running the scene three times with the camera trained on only one actor for the entirety of each run) then use that opporunity to have the mic trained on just the isolated actor when that happens. I agree with others about learning the flow of the scene, always good to have a c...
Distinct Ambient Noises: Consistency, or Variety? As I am working through a scene, and contemplating this question on my own, I thought it wise to tap into the experiential resource that is SocialSoundDesign.... Let's get your insight! The sound: Ambient "battlefield panic" to accompany several (and I mean SEVERAL) s...	I think a wider variety is important.
Beginning a new session! I just finished recording a few sounds for a film that i am working on, for practice. I am working on nuendo 4. I wanted to know about the sample rate and the bit rate that i should use. 44/16 or 48/24? I also wanted to know what effect each of these have on the sound of the film and also, do i...	The industry standard right now is 24bit, 48kHz.
creating the sound of exploding heads Hey. im have a clip that i have to use in my uni project and there is a scene where peoples head explode, i was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how to record this myself using foley. thanks <Q> Could you pump a watermelon full of air until it explodes or at least ...	I bet if you got the biggest, hardest coconut you can find and then bashed it in violently, the results might sound horribly realistic. the obvious way forward seems to be with the use (and abuse) of fruit and veg!
Demonic Possession: Morphing one characters dialogue to sound like another character I'm currently working on a project which involves a character becoming possessed by one of the other characters who at this point is deceased. My initial thoughts related to the combination of two voices in order to create the sound...	You could then use quick crossfades, spectral morphing or pitch alteration to blend them together.

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