We have just started mixing this film at Park Road Post – Peter Jackson’s fantastic film post production facility. So I thought I might document the process a little…. For the first week or so we are mixing in two…
radio? i.choose
When I was a boy I grew up in rural Canterbury, in the South Island of New Zealand & as I became aware of music I began to crave more than what was dished up on mainstream radio… FWIW I…
studio tools you never knew you needed
THIS is genius! “Any experienced studio engineer or producer knows that the presence of visitors in the studio can dramatically alter the performance of singers and musicians. Sometimes the effect can be beneficial, other times it can be disastrous. Using…
subwoofer madness!
Mixing films usually involves playing with subwoofers at some point, but thats in a big room with plenty of air…..check this video clip of insane car subwooferage:
resonance
You only have to go to a gig or stand in front of a drum kit or bass amp to appreciate the physical effects of sound, but this video illustrates the effect frequency has on the natural balance between order…
Focusing your ears
How come you can shut your eyes but not your ears? A crucial skill not often discussed by people who work with sound is that of being able to focus your ears… Most people understand the idea of focusing your…
recording metallic resonance
I’ve been recording & then messing with some lovely resonant sounds generated by various bits of metal, suspended by cotton thread… the largest have been some chromatically tuned wind chimes that I just got from magnolia windchimes in nelson –…
ADR
Everyone has experienced a bad ADR session, but I have never heard an actor so eloquently insult the director as Orsen Welles does while attempting to voice this commercial!