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Nature on the islands near Thailand

Hello all, Looking for some references regarding types of nature found on the islands near Thailand, some of which are resort locales and others, I assume, are mostly uninhabited. I realize that there are many, many islands in this part of the world…
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Massive thread of ideas, processes, processing, techniques, examples, to help you help yourself (while sharing with others)

This is a massive thread (hopefully next year have thousands of responses) to share the possibilities of modifications, modulations, tremolations, reverberations, layerations, tricks, techniques, psychoacoustics, processing, victories, defeats, and…
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Separating Early reflections from Diffuse in an Impulse Response

How would you separate the early reflections from the diffuse in an Impulse Response? I'm talking about before you put it into a convolution plugin. I'd like to use only the early responses of a file but IR-L is not built for that kind of massive…
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Working with video editors

Hi all, I'm trying to create a list of best practices for interfacing with video editors. I know very little about the video side of things and often work with editors who know very little about the audio side. Navigating the realm between the…
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TV Broadcast Levels

I just mixed a documentary for TV broadcast and the clients told me that it should not peak higher than -6db and the reference tones should be at -12db. I did just that but then when they where dumping down to DVCPRO for broadcast, turns out they…
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work and reconform or wait?

Say you're working on audio to a CGI/animation project on a tight schedule. On top of all rendered images there's a layer of title graphics which also need their own sounds (now missing). Deadline is in three days, and the creative studio will take…
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De-Sickness plug-in?

Ok, Just got through recording a celeb who was just getting over a cold. I said no way to the producer. Producer told me deal with it. I said there is no way to deal with it. He said, just do it - there is no time. What do I do? I don't think it's…
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When the ears refuse to talk to the brain, what do you do?

When nothing sounds good, your favourite album sounds terrible, you struggle to create anything to satisfy your ear, how do you kick your brain back into gear? I've gone through periods like this. It can be a downward spiral. I overcompensate or…
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What could a future (software) interface for sound-design/mixing look like?

Hi folks, apart from my occupation as sound designer, my main focus (since I'm working at a university) lies in media (technology) research, software development, and (sonic) interaction design. As such I'm excited about the quasi-revolution that is…
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Finding things to record on the go

All I have is a portable recorder and live in a city with just cars going by everywhere and construction going on every now and again, This might be a stupid question but I live in Dubai UAE and I try to take my H4n everywhere I go but I never find…
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Tripods/Grips for Handheld Recorders

Does anyone have some suggestions for a small and portable tripod or grip for a basic handheld field recorder with tripod mount? I'm mainly looking for something that will help reduce handling noise...
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Alternative ways of adding presence to a voice than just EQ.

Hello everyone. I am right now mixing a promotional video for a band's album and the lead singer did some voice over to be put in at the beginning over a montage with a song from the album playing under him. It was recorded with the same mic as was…
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Adaptive Engine - UDK

Im used to creating an Engine for a vehicle/ship in Wwise or Fmod where you can pull velocity variables to crossfade between engine loop speeds. Even start and stop with a skid sfx if you wanted. Furthermore, to process it with EQ's and other DSP…
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Infrasound, 19Hz, Resonating Eyeballs and Other Psychoacoustic Tricks

Hello all, this is my first question on this forum. I'm curious about the use of infrasound in films/movies. I believe a number of studies have shown that infrasound (frequencies below 20Hz) can be used to instill a sense of suspense or even fear in…
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Sound Design - Stun Grenade

Hi guys, I'm making a war film and I'm stuck designing the ringing sound you get after being stunned by a Stun Grenade. it's the sort of sound you get from a tuning fork but louder... any ideas?
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