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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! These posts will give you a better idea about what this site is about. Start here, then go here, and here, and then here.I caught a trailer for a new TV show and heard a familiar sound effect. It’s called Flash Rush and it’s from one of the fine SFX libraries at The Hollywood Edge. It’s actually one of over 100...

To support the release of my latest book Soundtrack Success – A Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post-Production, I thought it’d be fun to have a contest. The winner (chosen at random) gets a FREE, autographed copy of the book. What’s the catch? Think of your favorite movie, TV show, documentary, or commercial where the use of MUSIC was exceptional. Post your favorite movie music sequence...

Here is my list of resources that will help you with your own audio post-production work: Software Sony’s Acid Pro, Sound Forge Pro, and Vegas Pro are my primary tools for the music and sound work that I do. (Here is a list of various tutorials I’ve written on these programs.) I also like Reaper. A lot. Check it out. iZotope RX is my go-to noise reduction tool. And both Ozone and Alloy...

To support the release of my latest book Soundtrack Success - A Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post-Production, I thought it’d be fun to have a contest. The winner (chosen at random) gets a FREE, autographed copy of the book. What’s the catch? Think of your favorite movie, TV show, documentary, or commercial where the use of sound was exceptional. Let’s avoid musical examples...

Do you need sound effects for your next project? Of course you can buy a lot of them. But where’s the fun in that? Instead consider making your own sounds. Footsteps, doors, prop handling, and other such obvious sounds are easy to create in the studio. But what if you need unique or esoteric sounds? The fine folks at Epic Sound maintain a handy-dandy, free, A-Z guide to sound effects (SFX) creation....

Film and video soundtracks can be very sophisticated with dozens of tracks. It’s essential to organize all these various elements. Since dialogue, music, and (sound) effects are the three primary elements to a soundtrack, setup three main busses for your DM&E. Route these three busses to the master volume for the final mix. This setup allows you to produce both a stereo a master file and...

Here’s a look at the final cover for my latest book, Soundtrack Success – A Digital Storyteller’s Guide to Audio Post-Production. Huge special thanks to pal, Christopher Bodel, for the design! In the past, I’ve never been entirely happy with my book covers. But this cover is the exception. I’m proud to have my name on it! For more on what’s inside the book, go to...

Paul McCartney (yes that PM) tells a story about the time soon after he and John Lennon first met when they’d heard about a bloke who knew how to play the B7 chord on the guitar. According to Sir Paul, the two ingénue musicians jumped on a bus and took the journey together to learn the proper fingering for playing that chord. They were so hungry to expand their musical knowledge, and so lacking...