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Can instrument effects pedals be used for (live) vocals? Either at mic level or line level?

I just saw Rosetta last night, and noticed that the vocalist uses some kind of all-in-one effects pedal. I don't know whether or not it was specifically made for vocals though. I would like to have some effects on my vocals (live, not necessarily…
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Do you play games?

As a film sound designer I watch a lot of films (eg the International NZ Film Festival is about to start & my festival average is usually 25 films in 3 weeks) - its partly because I love cinema but its also partly vocational/professional: I want to…
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"Stoker" - sound design moves background to foreground

I've just come back from seeing Stoker - what a great film. Very strong, and potent storytelling. One of the features was a forensic-style magnification of detail, and lots of space and time for elements to settle in. You become acutely aware of the…
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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 example, to put it plainly, fun music over a sad scene. I just watched…
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What does a boom operator do?

I would like to start a series of discussions about roles within the sound team for new comers to the industry. I am hoping that users who have professional experience within this role can explain what the job involves, as well as relay their…
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How (do you) use Kyma?

I'm deeply interesting in purchasing a Pacarana. I use Max/MSP a lot, and while that's super powerful for tool creation, it's also super difficult to get something to sound awesome. Oh, yeah, and super time consuming. What can you say about your…
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What would you have done differently?

For those of you who have made sound design your career of choice, is there anything you would have done differently along the way? Are there certain choices you're especially glad you made? Would you rather have gone freelance/studio, film/games,…
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Mixing with the client - how to deal with the nitty gritty

Hey There, I just finished a mix session with a client. He's a creative guy, very into sound, but I found myself with a collaboration issue I really don't have an answer to. That is, I would hear stuff he just wouldn't. Maybe an eencie bit…
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Favourite PT quick-key?

I know that everyone here's gonna have an opinion on this one. Are you a CMD+S kinda guy? Maybe you're a gal who likes to party with Option+Shift+3. Keep it sneaky with CMD+Shift+U? For my two cents I'm going with plain old B in edit window…
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Middleware for Flash / AS3

Almost everything has fmod and Wwise, and many engines have their own (xact, scream, whatever it's called in the udk), but flash is downright awful with audio and it doesn't appear to be getting any better. Right now, to tweak sounds in the games my…
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Post production communities

Hey all - This post is in regards to relationships with other post facilities and post-production operators/creatives in your community. I'm a part of a mid-sized post production facility. We (our department as well as the facility) often get…
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What's your best story about repurposing a sound?

I have some great stories about sounds that I originally used for one thing, then was able to completely change, and re-use as a completely different sound. For example: I recently did a bunch of high speed (192kHz) recordings of shooting pennies…
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So you found $3000 under your couch. What do you buy?

And you have to spend it. Because the couch-demons will come after it if you don't. And you have to spend it on audio stuff. If it were me, I'd get either get a decent stereo shotgun (am undecided on what model... haven't tested yet) or a Paca…
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Your most interesting recording of 2010

I've seen this done on alot of photography websites, so I thought it would be nice to try it here. We have all been busy out recording this year, and I am just wondering what the most Unique and Interesting Sound or Ambience that you have managed to…
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How Did They Do That?? Vol. 1: The Predator "clicks"

If anyone knows how the iconic Predator "click" vocalizations were created (for the original film, that is), then please, do share! (This means you David Stone, Richard Anderson and John Pospisil!) If you don't, then I'm open to your…
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