A sound design tutorial by Paul Virostek Why Record for Perspective? I remember a time I first began editing when I was struggling to make a car door slam match the picture on film. I shifted the sound earlier, later, added and removed elements and it still didn’t fit. The editor who was mentoring me […]
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Three Ways to Build a Sound Library
by Paul Virostek What’s the best way for a new field recordist to begin building a sound library? How can a sound designer grow a folders of scattered samples into a collection with heft and weight? Huge sound clip libraries roam the Web. Some have tens of thousands of sound effects. New sound pros are […]
Timeline of classical composers
Timeline 1 – Renaissance & Baroque period Timeline 2 – Classical period Timeline 3 – Romantic period, part 1 Timeline 4 – Romantic period, part 2 Timeline 1 – Renaissance & Baroque period Featuring the following classical composers: Cipriano De Rore, Giulio Caccini, Gregorio Allegri, Philipp Friedrich Boddecker, Diedrich Buxtehude, Johann Pachelbel, Henry Purcell, Francois […]
Review: Samson Zoom H4 Handy Recorder
By Paul Virostek Introduction For decades it seemed professional sound recording was limited to cumbersome tape-based Nagra machines or DAT recorders that required agonizing real-time transfers. I have been recording Hollywood sound effects for over 13 years. Often I’ve heard a rare sound and wished I had a recorder handy to capture it a moment’s […]
Asset Management: Keep track of sound clips with metadata
How to Choose Sound Library Management Software by Paul Virostek Are you a composer with a large music library? Do you plan to be one, someday? Perhaps you’re a producer or editor who juggles music and sound clips daily, and are throwing your hands up to the sky trying to sort your samples strewn […]
