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Sound Design & 5.1

This may be a really stupid question, but here goes.... I'm fairly new to sound design for film. That is films that are going to be in theaters. I'm a little confused as to the relationship between the sound designer, and the re-mixer. Does anyone…
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Procedural Audio (in Game Sound Design)? - General Discussion

Hi all. This isn't so much of a specific question, but more of a general discussion about a topic... I've recently started to read a little about Procedural Audio in game design, after seeing an article about AudioGaming tools on Designing Sound. I…
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Location recording of skateboard

Hello there, I am going to shoot a movie next week that few of the scene is someone riding a skateboard, there are too many options in my head how to approach this and I would really appreciate any advice. I know that a lot can be done in the…
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Parachute Sound?

How would one go about creating a parachute sound? I've tried flapping clothes in front of a microphone and processing them.
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Room tone/atmosphere from the point of view of a shrunken person

Hi, New here and need some suggestions. I'm beginning work on an audio production in which the main character has been shrunken down to a centimeter or two in his house. What kind of room tone could I use here? The idea would be much like in Honey…
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Edit Changes for a Feature-Length

Hey guys, so this is my first question on here ever. I was curious what some people's workflows are for dealing with an changing cut on a movie when you have already nearly completed the sound track. Is there a well-known best method? Thanks
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How do you record your ambiences?

This question is mainly aimed at generic ambiences. So for instance, the type you'd find in a library rather than recorded specifically for a scene. I'm curious as to what microphones and stereo setup you use to record ambiences? And maybe how you…
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Best Sound Design for a Villain

Sound Designers go to great lengths designing their villains. Whether it be foley, pads, atmosphere, ambiences, etc. The one I can't get over is The Joker from Dark Knight. There's also the villain in The Lovely Bones. What are some of the best…
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Nice SFX recording mics that are cheap enough that you wouldn't be too upset if they were blown apart in a freak recording accident?

My first question to this group. Maybe a gear question is kind of a lame start, but here goes. I've been field recording for quite some time and have acquired over the years some Neumanns, DPAs, Sennheisers, and my beloved Schoeps pair. (My ears…
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8bit old school nintendo sound FX

Does anyone know where to buy these things in library form legally?
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Explain the Fletcher-Munson Curve To An Idiot

I just know that it's has something to do with the loudness levels being equal across the frequency spectrum, care to explain it further?
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Foley Recording Musts

Saludos a todos! I'm about to be sent as a Foley Recordist in a big movie that landed in the studio where I work. The fact is, I've already gathered some experience in different sound-oriented areas, and although I don't consider myself a…
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Have you ever turned down work for moral reasons?

I just had to turn down a paying gig and possibly piss off some important people because I had serious moral issues with the film I was set to work on. Now, I don't want to pass judgement on other peoples decisions in this regard. It's a very…
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How do you insure your gear? Or do you?

I recently took a trip to Hawaii and decided to bring some of my recording gear with me to record some ambiances, whales and other things I don't get the chance to hear in Southern California. I went to my insurance agent (with one of the big…
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Which stem would breathing go in?

Just curious which stem would breathing end up in? Its a chase scene that I had to adr entirely and so I have looped in breathing. I have it on a separate channel for mixing purposes but does the breathing end up in the dx stem? or would it maybe…
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