In the south-western region of India, is the state Karnataka and its capital city Bangalore. The region was once home to some of India’s most powerful ancient empires, with a history (dating back to the paleolithic) as wide and diverse as its 61-million inhabitants. It’s a beautiful region, with forests so dense many are yet to be explored, their flora and fauna still undiscovered. The fauna… Continue reading RECORDING THE ELEPHANTS OF KARNATAKA
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SOUND ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS
The Sound Advice Tour: Audio for Filmmakers workshop has passed through 32 cities in North America, with much success and enthusiastic reception in each. It’s next stop? Sydney! Designed specifically for filmmakers and video editors, the all-day workshop on the 9th of July will teach you expert techniques for working with audio at every stage… Continue reading SOUND ADVICE FOR FILMMAKERS
WILD SOUNDS: MIXING THE REVENANT
Alejandro Iñárritu didn’t take home back-to-back Best Director Oscars by taking it easy. The Revenant was filmed on location in the winter wilderness, and that production sound made it all the way into the final mix. Article by Mark Davie Alejandro Iñárritu has a nose for unique birds, and an ear it seems. He co-wrote and… Continue reading WILD SOUNDS: MIXING THE REVENANT
THE ARTS CENTER MELBOURNE
SETS THE STAGE FOR FILMMAKING
There’s more to the Arts Centre Melbourne than meets the eye. With performing arts being its main priority, the institute also has an increasingly-involved Broadcast and Media team that recently acquired a slick video recording rig for shooting TVCs, promotional films, artist interviews, and, in the future, more narrative film-type media. The new kit includes… Continue reading THE ARTS CENTER MELBOURNE
SETS THE STAGE FOR FILMMAKING
SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR THE API AUDIO VISIONARY SCHOLARSHIP
This year, 2016, counts as the ninth that API has opened submissions for its Visionary Scholarship. The company offers the program as a way to ‘give back’ to the audio community. It’s also seen as a way to encourage the use of analogue gear (for audio students early on in their education), in a meaningful way, rather than… Continue reading SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR THE API AUDIO VISIONARY SCHOLARSHIP
WORLD’S LARGEST NATURAL SOUND LIBRARY NOW ONLINE
The Macaulay Library, with over 150,000 recordings of 9,000 species is now digitised and has been uploaded to an online searchable database. The library, housed at Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology, has made available over ten terabytes of recordings, with a runtime of 7513 hours of natural sounds. The collection, which began in 1929 has taken researchers dozens of… Continue reading WORLD’S LARGEST NATURAL SOUND LIBRARY NOW ONLINE
DOLBY SOUND CHALLENGE –
ENTRIES CLOSING SOON
The inaugural Dolby Sound Challenge has begun and the theme for this year’s challenge is: Hear My City – Sydney. Entrants will need to submit a 90-second video based on this year’s theme, that captures the essence and uniqueness of Sydney, Australia. Judges are looking for entries that encapsulates the theme of the challenge – with an… Continue reading DOLBY SOUND CHALLENGE –
ENTRIES CLOSING SOON
MUNROSONIC EGG 150 STUDIO MONITOR SYSTEM
Lay off the wisecracks, these EGG monitors are no joke. Review: Brad Watts I’m not afraid to try new things, apart from icky stuff. Like eating deep fried tarantulas on a stick… and sky-diving. Jumping out of a plane toward earth at 9.8m/s2 is not a pastime I’m keen to indulge. Fortunately these ‘new-things’ on… Continue reading MUNROSONIC EGG 150 STUDIO MONITOR SYSTEM
MIKING THE MADNESS:
SOUND FOR MAD MAX FURY ROAD
Sound recordist Ben Osmo spent six months in Namibia miking up trucks, explosions, mad mutterings, and collisions. Feature: Chris Holder How do you mic up 20 tonnes of nitro-powered War Machine? Good question. How do we send a guide music track to the flame-throwing guitarist on the back of the Doof Wagon, when he’s ‘fanging… Continue reading MIKING THE MADNESS:
SOUND FOR MAD MAX FURY ROAD
MASTERING THE ART OF POST MIXING
Avid has released a six-part master series of tutorials by Scott Weber (Lost, Person Of Interest, Alcatraz) and Avid marketing manager, Tom Graham, covering all aspects of post-production audio mixing. The series will arm you with all the steps you need to finalising your film’s sound. From beginning your session, to mixing dialogue, ambience, sound effects &… Continue reading MASTERING THE ART OF POST MIXING