Music of Sound

I know right – Mercedes should so give me a convertible for posting their ad! One of the most memorable, lovely summer sounds in New Zealand is heard while driving down a rural road on a hot summers day…. Hearing the epic doppler shift as you pass a tree full of cicadas is a shrill form of bliss!

> An interview with the guy who created the ‘built-in’ sounds in your computer (if its a Mac)

 

> “A great room acts like an instrument, it has a voice…… alas, many of the great, distinctive studios are long gone” re: Abbey Road For Sale?

 

> A handy site for ProTools users, Protools Dudes

 

> “What a great challenge in moviemaking: the various sounds of breath — gasping, sighing, speaking, expiring — may be film’s first and most consequential sound effect. Here’s to films that revisit and rethink the sounds of breath and breathlessness.”
The NY Times considers the Oscar sound finalists

 

> Nine approaches to problem solving

 

> Some great dry ice sounds recorded at 192k here – dry ice is something every soundie should have a play with, strange sounding fun!

 

> Alva Noto from DVD Magazine Slices

 

> A transcript of David Byrnes great TED talk on music, creative process, evolution, music made for its environment etc…

 

> Handy monome 64 adaptation of Strettas obo

 

> Why I don’t like talking on phones

 

> Fascinating interactive table developed for the Vancouver Olympics (thanks David!)

 

> A request to hardware developers – what I’d like is a DI box with wifi – plug an instrument or mic pre in & it streams wifi to workstation… & maybe with a headphone send back, for overdubbing… like a wireless MBox maybe?

 

 

Its been over a year in the making & next week it launches: DUB45.COM

This is definitely worth watching full screen & on good speakers, in fact go to the films vimeo page & download the 720p quicktime… The film is designed and animated by Kevin Megens, Floris Vos, Arno de Grijs, André Bergs, Music and sound design (very well done) by Alex Debicki Script by Jan Eduards. Produced by il Luster Productions. Pivot website

& thanks for the tip Michal!