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Audio Postproduction/Sound Design resources you'd recommend

Hi everyone, I'd like to create this thread that would be like a library for sound designers/audio post people. The principle is as basic as 1 post = 1 resource, so each book/webpage can be voted for and we can build up a library/ranking. My…
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Non obvious ProTools tricks?

What ProTools techniques have you discovered that are non-obvious? ie using a tool or technique in an unusual way? An example: I use volume graphs for envelope shaping a lot, but an extreme & useful way can be to use the pencil tool in square wave…
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The dreaded skill plateau...

Recently I have found myself in somewhat of a plateau in reguards to my sound design abilities. It seems I have hit a little wall with creative implementation, propelling story, and believability in general. I have this idea that I got from a…
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Negative Space / Figure-Ground Perception in Sound

My mind has been preoccupied lately with the concept of negative space and figure-ground perception. As an example of what I'm talking about, check out Rubin's face / vase or the Young Lady / Old Hag. You've also probably seen Escher's tessellations…
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Canned sounds vs. ones you record yourself

I've been thinking about this for a couple days, now. On Thursday, David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers had a free webinar -- it was largely a promo for their upcoming online seminars, but it was still good -- and at the end they reviewed a couple…
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What are your favorite in-ear binaural microphones?

What are your favorite in-ear binaural microphones? There's been some discussion about this earlier here and here, but not exactly in an in-ear or stealth context so I wanted to refresh the discussion. I have a Sonic Studios 6S/EH microphone. It's…
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The process of editing and mixing

Between these two phases of work, how does your workflow or the "normal" workflow commence? Say you are editing backgrounds…you create backgrounds. As an editor, do you volume graph/automate them to the scene cuts/events and then hand that product…
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Working Standing Up

Hey Team Rocket, I, like the rest of us, spend a lot of time sitting. 8 hours at work, an hour to work on the bus, and an hour back. Plus at least 2 or 3 when I get home, working on personal projects various and sundry. Basically the entire…
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Why did you choose sound design as a career?

I know quite a few studio recording engineers who wanted to be musicians and "fell into" the job. When I was about 15 I went to a school rock concert and was fascinated by all of the PA equipment. The sound engineer let me load the van afterwards…
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How do you create Single Sideband Modulation (SSB)?

We've heard this sound before (think Star Wars), and I've never tried to create it but have wondered about how it is done. Then I heard it again today here and stumbled upon one person's explanation: "That's not ring modulation. It's Single…
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Discovery of Wind in the Studio

Dear All, I'd like to share a win I had today in recording wind. I took a Coleman camping air mattress, filled it brimming full of air, and let it deflate by opening it up and placing a 5 pound weight on top of it to keep a steady flow of air. I got…
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Show the differences between two similar audio files using graphical method

I have two audio files in wav format, one of them has some noise because I have modified some bits inside the file. I can just play those files using audio player and other people could hear the difference. But I must also represent it using…
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What do sensitivity measurements of microphones really mean?

Microphone sensitivity is usually measured in mV/Pa. If one mic is say 25 mV/Pa and another is 13 mV/Pa how much more sensitive is it in application? How can I figure out how much more gain the mic is actually outputting in dB? I feel like I…
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Essential smartphone apps for field recording?

I personally have an iphone and I use the living heck out it when going out for a shoot - planned or otherwise. Here's my list: Maps Top of my list. I use it to bookmark locations that may or may not be interesting in the future. I'll pull over…
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DIY Portable Anechoic Chamber

I would like to perform some measurements of the microphones (i.e. frequency response, SNR, etc.). First and best option would be to use the Anechoic Chamber- obviously this is not an option because of access and price. Another way would be to…
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