Adobe Sneak Peak – Separating Audio Tracks
At Adobe MAX 2013, Adobe engineers got a chance to demonstrate their latest projects. Nick Bryan demonstrates how they’re working on a process to automate the separation of audio tracks.Read More
Sound Editor
The Sound of “Pain and Gain”
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile we talk with the sound team of Director Michael Bay’s new film “Pain and Gain” featuring supervising sound editor and sound designer Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn.Read More
The Sound and Music of Oblivion
This exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile talks with visionary Director Joe Kosinski about the sound and music of his new film “Oblivion”. Also featured are Kosinski’s behind-the-scenes collaborators include Composer Joseph Trapanese, M83′s Anthony Gonzalez, and Re-recording Mixer Gary Rizzo, and Re-recording Mixer Juan Peralta.Read More
The Sound and Music of “42″
SoundWorks Collection interviews Academy Award winning Director Brian Helgeland about the sound and music of his new film “42″. Also featured are Helgeland’s behind-the-scenes collaborators include Composer Mark Isham, Re-recording Mixer Jeff Haboush, Re-recording Mixer Chris Carpenter, and Supervising Sound Editor Jon Johnson. Hero is a word we hear often in sports, but heroism is Read MoreRead More
Production Sound Mixer Nicholas Allen
Nicholas Allen, C.A.S., was born in London, England in 1965. He has been married for 14 years and is father of three boys. He is a film and television production sound mixer with twenty-seven years’ professional experience and in his work combines new technology and proven practices. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston Read MoreRead More
Mixing “Life of Pi” in Dolby Atmos
The SoundWorks Collection recently covered a special panel discussion present by Dolby with the sound behind Director Ang Lee’s newest film, “Life of Pi”. Panelist include Doug Hemphill (Sound Re-recording Mixer), Ron Bartlett (Sound Re-recording Mixer), Ted Gagliano (President of Post Production, Twentieth Century Fox), Erin Rettig (Dolby Atmos Mix Tech), Andy Potvin (Senior Staff Read MoreRead More
What Makes for Award-Winning Sound Editing?
Bob Bayless goes through the Oscar nominated sound editors to see what elements are part of award winning sound editing. It’s a given that all the top choices for best sound editing are first-rate candidates. After all, if a picture is an awards contender, every element of the film, including sound, has to be at Read MoreRead More
How to Work with Unwanted Reverb in Post
In this episode of “Bammo Basics,” Rich demonstrates a plugin tool to roll off the unwanted reverb recording in a large space. Though nothing will beat putting the effort into getting clean audio on set to begin with, this is an interesting way of trying to rescue noisy audio.Read More
Where to Place Sound Absorbing Panels in a Studio
Terry explains the methods of placement for absorption panels in this informational video from Auralex Acoustics.Read More
How to Build Your Own Acoustic Panels
Sound Panels can be shockingly expensive to purchase and some “home remedies” like egg crates and moving blankets really don’t do much for cutting down errant sound waves when working in an open studio space or for a mixing room. Fortunately there is a moderate priced DIY method of cutting down room echoes and reverb: Sound Read MoreRead More
Life is Hard for a Recording Engineer
True Story…Read More
Sound Mixer Simon Hayes on Les Misérables
Simon Hayes gets more in depth about the intricacies of mixing the sound of the famed “Live Singing” of Les Misérables. The buzz around town reported by some press has been that the singing in Les Misérables was unique because it was recorded live, something that had never been done before in a movie musical. Read MoreRead More