I experienced a series of surprises while browsing my Twitter feed earlier last month. The first was an announcement of Todd-AO’s new dialogue noise reduction software, Absentia DX. The second was that it was produced by respected Hollywood sound supervisor and field recordist Rob Nokes. The third was that it was priced at $49. Now, […]
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Crafting Sound in Spaces: A New Sound Design Tool + Interview
Imagine you are sitting in the darkness of a mixing theatre. You’re attending a spotting session for a television series. The current episode features a gun battle. The director stops the playback and shares notes for a World War II flashback-style sequence. He is imagining a sound design tableau of explosions. As the director explains, […]
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New Soundminer Blog + Updates
Did you know that there is a Soundminer blog? Previously, fans of the metadata app could find updates on the Code Destructor forum. That was a good way to interact with the developers themselves, and share ideas with other sound pros. Now the crew at Soundminer have created an easier way
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Metadata App BaseHead Updates to Discounted Version 4 for Mac
Last week Basehead released a new version of their sound effect browsing software. While the latest version, Basehead 4, was previously available for PC users, the July 2 announcement was the first 4.x release of the sound clip management app compatible with the Mac platform (OS X 10.6 – 10.10). I mentioned Basehead in an […]
Continue ReadingSoundminer Showcases New Features at NAB Convention
Every year thousands gather in Nevada to attend the NAB convention. Spread throughout multiple venues in downtown Las Vegas, the week-long event showcases new technologies, software, and other resources for the National Association of Broadcasters. While the convention doesn’t cater specifically to post sound or game audio, NAB has become a way for discover new […]
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Avid Announces Pro Tools 12 and a Free Version
Avid has just announced two software releases at NAMM 2015: Pro Tools | First and Pro Tools 12. Details are still emerging about the new sound editing apps. Today’s post takes a quick look at what we know so far.
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