> 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?
NY Times article on contenders for best sound editing – great food for thought. It brought to mind “Sex and Lucia” – there are several underwater scenes and sounds of breathing on the soundtrack.
Reasons not to talk on the phone – how true!