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Processing Whooshes

I have been trying to add reverb to wind, thunder, and air sounds while also pitching them down and the results are in... Can anyone share some insight on how to process a sound like wind, a swish, or another to create a whoosh? What are some…
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How can I make a sound appear to come from a direction?

I have a mono sound and I want to make it sound like the sound comes from a specific direction. The end-goal is to create a prototype of a game where people should be able to find the source of the sound in the game just by walking towards the…
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Do studio monitors need an audio interface?

I bought 2 pioneer studio monitors (sdj-80X) but I don't know if i need an audio interface to get the best sound. I was told that I could connect it with just a connector from jack to mini jack. Is that a good idea or should I use an audio…
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Need help cleaning, and editing sound effects using multiple mics

So my question is this; I'm trying to figure out a good way to edit, and clean my sfx recording with 3-4 mics. My main question what are your general steps ? Do you import everything into PT first sync all the tracks then move to RX. Or do you…
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How do speakers which are silent from the back work?

Trying to work out how speakers which are silent from the rear work -- I.e. they have no bass spill out the back. I have recalled someone saying something about some clever technology, but I'm unable to find it.
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Designing the sound of cities in a positive way. Any Ideas?

This is a question i often ask to myself, when i need to design the sound of a city on many commercials : What interesting elements can i bring in a modern city soundscape, that are evocative or beautiful enough and that would not afraid advertising…
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What can I research to back up my sound design?

I realise the question is a bit ambiguous but I couldn't think of a way to put it into one simple question. I am currently a final year music technology student undertaking some sound design for my final year project. Now, I have taken a 'blue-sky'…
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Stereo wavs unwantedly combined to polyphonic wav

I've recentley recorded some stereo atmos's for a job and I have used sound devices wave agent to add meta data, This caused them to be combined to a polyphonic wav, which still plays as a stereo file but when i drag it into pro tools I can only add…
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Body Falls, Punches, and the like

Hi everyone, I was wondering if you could provide some creativity for creating body slaps, punches, falls, etc...the like.. My idea is essentially to get some fruit, vegetables, and a few pieces of small steak (watch the wallet) and have at it with…
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Post project archival

The sound design documentation question has me thinking about something that I don't really put much effort into, though maybe I should. Lets say you've just wrapped a long, in-depth sound design project like a short or film or something of that…
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Have you ever had trouble with the authorities while recording?

I often read of the UK police overstepping the mark with photographers in public places, in the name of anti-terrorism... How about you? Any of the constabulary ever hassled you? Vigilantes? Yokels with pitchforks?
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Where do you shop for used gear?

I'm always looking for bargains on mics, recorders, etc. But there must be more to life than Craigslist and eBay?! Where do you shop for those killer deals?
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What's your strategy behind 192kHz recording?

Lots of us record at at 192k for the 4x sample rate improvement, but how does that translate to a more useful or flexible sound file? According to Tim Prebble, plug-ins are more effective at 192k (which I've found to be the case as well) but because…
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Who out there still uses Master Faders anymore?

I was working on my "entry" for my sound design challenge today, and I realized that I hadn't bothered putting a master fader into my session. Truthfully, I haven't put one into any of my sessions in a long time. I'm referring to an actual Master…
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Medieval skirmish loops

So a little introduction to a part of what I'm working on. I'm working on creating SFX for a real-time-strategy game with a medieval setting. Okay, one of the main needs of SFX for the game is a combat loop or skirmish. Like a group of…
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