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Recording experiments at 192kHz: what to record?

In the near future I'll be renting out a Sound Devices 702 in order to experiment with recording various sounds at 192kHz - and I'd like some suggestions on what will yield the most interesting and useful additions to my sound library. Already on my…
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Suggestions for a tensioned rope effect?

Hello! First time poster but (relatively) long time reader here. I am working on a kung fu short film and am currently stumped concerning a particular sound effect. Any suggestions would be so, so great. Here is the setup: There is a man bound…
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Fastest way to manual sync Audio rushes in Pro Tools 10 *** without EDLs***?

Any help or advice you could give me would be genuinely appreciated. I'm editing sound for a low budget feature film and I've been given a picture edit in 5 reels with AAFs. I'm in the process of syncing the location sound files to the picture but…
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Free Kontakt Wings Instrument

Who wants a free Kontakt instrument? This one is a "Wing Machine" I built and decided to share. It's useful for designing the sound of small winged creatures - dragonflies, beetles, fairies, etc. With apologies if this sounds like self-promotion or…
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Tips on recording animals

I have a very exciting gig lined up for next week. I'm going to a farm to record lots of animals and ambiences for an animation. I know a few of you on the forum have recorded animals so I'm hoping I will get some valuable dos and don'ts... The main…
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Wall of sound - sifting through it

I sometimes get sound effects turned over to me that have little to no skilled premixing done to them. And, I am expected to mix it within that day of receiving it (for a 2 minute trailer for example). Sometimes there are quite a few elements to…
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How to Develop Critical Listening Skills?

I'm new to the world of sound recording, and one of my questions is: What are some good ways to develop "critical listening skills"? While I realize that "listening" is highly subjective, I'd like to learn to discern the more subtle characteristics…
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Sound Library Usage for Freelancers

Hi everyone, I've seen other posts on sound library usage, but my question is more geared towards freelancers. If you're working as a freelance sound designer and get hired by a production company on contract to work on a project for their client,…
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Illiciting Negative Emotional Responses in Listeners

One man's sonata is another man's noise. But I was reading an article today titled The Worst Noises in the World which reported on a recent neuroscience study investigating the interaction between the auditory cortex and the amygdala when a subject…
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Female Sound Designer/Engineers/Editors????

I have just read this article from the BBC: Why are female record producers so rare? I do know of a few female sound people in the UK, but from what I can see it does seem to follow this trend and in my experience this is also reflected by the…
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What's your method of making time slow down?

There are a number of different ways to make audio slow down. I'm talking about sound that slows (and pitches) down to a stop, much like if you were to stop the motor on a record player without lifting up the needle. It's a lot easier to do now…
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Sonic equivalent to the Uncanny Valley?

Have you ever experienced the uncanny valley with VFX? But more importantly, have you experienced it with sound? Or do we experience every day working in post, with every sound? And it is just an issue of plausability/sustaining/reinforcing…
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Sounds for your downloading pleasure - "Machines in a Bullet Factory"

Hey Everyone, A while back I was on a shoot in a bullet factory, and had a bit of time between setups to run around in the production facility to record some of their machines... I gave no idea what the machines are called, but the make some awesome…
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copyright on mechanical sounds

Hi all Im wondering if there is copyright on sounds coming from different machines. This could be sounds like the buzz coming from a certain Philips shaver, the tapping on an mac keyboard, the flip of a switch in a BMW. The list goes on:) Am I…
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inexpensive soundproofing material

I know there's professional grade noise damping material but if I'm on a budget, what other options are there? I've heard of denim, roofing shingles and just cloth in general. But what other options are there for the budget foley room?
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