Neil Sadwelkar's musings on Digital: 24-25 fps in the digital age

Neil Sadwelkar's musings on Digital: 24-25 fps in the digital age:
There's still a fair bit of confusion in the minds of professionals who work in cinema about this '24-25thing'. By cinema, I  mean movies that get made for showing in theatres. And this confusion is deep amongst sound recordists and sound engineers. And to a smaller extent, with VFX and DI 'artists'.

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Review: Studio Speakers – Samson Resolv A6 vs. M-Audio BX5

Review: Studio Speakers – Samson Resolv A6 vs. M-Audio BX5:

I’ve used quite a few Speakers in the last 12 years (or so) I’ve been working on Audiostuff. I started with some passive Tannoy’s (not so much a fan of those) but over the years i also used:

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The Future of Cinema Sound?

The Future of Cinema Sound?:
Dolby Atmos – the sound of the future?
Wired magazine has a great article on the behind the scenes work that has gone into the development and roll out of Dolby’s new sonic cinema experience Dolby Atmos.
With the future of cinema being fully digital with ever increasing frame sizes, sound has yet to really catch up with any great technological leaps. Dolby Atmos may well become that new leap, taking its cues from the world of video game ‘object’ based audio experiences.

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Auto-ADR in Adobe Audtion CS6

Auto-ADR in Adobe Audtion CS6:
Automatic Dialogue Replacement or Over-dubbing may get a considerably easier as demonstrated here in this sneak preview of Adobe Audition CS6:

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Syncing Audio in RED CINE-X Pro

Syncing Audio in RED CINE-X Pro:
How to sync audio in RED CINE-X Pro
This tutorial from RED will show you how to manually and auto sync audio to your R3D files. You can download RED CINE-X Pro (beta) for free from red.com here.

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Audacity 2.0: Free, Open Source Music Recording and Editing Software

Audacity 2.0: Free, Open Source Music Recording and Editing Software:

Program for Windows, Mac, and Linux leaves beta, adding FLAC support, improved effects and track labeling, and new device toolbar to manage inputs and outputs.

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REDCINE-X PRO: AUDIO SYNC

REDCINE-X PRO: AUDIO SYNC

In this tutorial, you will learn how to sync and manage BWF (broadcast wave file) audio in REDCINE-X PRO. From linking to R3Ds to selecting slate points, Dan from RED covers all of the basics you need to know to help you bring sound to your 4K/5K images.

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X2Pro Audio Convert delivers Final Cut Pro X projects to Pro Tools

X2Pro Audio Convert delivers Final Cut Pro X projects to Pro Tools
Marquis Broadcast today announced the launch of X2Pro Audio Convert, its cutting edge conversion application for delivering Final Cut Pro X projects to Avid Pro Tools for audio finishing.

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JamSync by Light Illusion

JamSync by Light Illusion:
I had blogged awhile back detailing the challenges of creating a production's deliverables (editorial media, iPad dallies, etc) on the set. One of the most potentially time and labor intensive aspects of this process is syncing sound to the video files to create independent clips with embedded audio. There are a lot of ways to do this, the most streamlined and expedient usually involving very expensive software such as Scratch, On-Set Dailies, and YoYo or the cheaper alternative being rolling up your sleeves and doing it manually clip by clip in an NLE such as FCP or Avid. Wouldn't it be nice if there was an inexpensive software that could take separate sound and video files with synchronous timecode and batch generate new files with embedded audio?
You're in luck, now there is.


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Avid Unveils New Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools 10 Software—Industry Leading Solution Makes Big Leap in Sound and Speed

Avid Unveils New Pro Tools|HDX and Pro Tools 10 Software—Industry Leading Solution Makes Big Leap in Sound and Speed:

The world's fastest, best sounding, and most powerful digital audio platform delivers state-of-the-art performance through revolutionary new hardware and software...

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jefgibbons.com - blog - FCPX Tutorial-Getting an OMF From FCPX

FCPX Tutorial-Getting an OMF From FCPX
Here's a little tutorial on getting audio out of Final Cut Pro X and into an audio editing program. Not even remotely elegant, but it works!

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MAX 2011 Sneak Peeks - MAX 2011 Sneak Peek - RubbaDub | Adobe TV

MAX 2011 Sneak Peeks - MAX 2011 Sneak Peek - RubbaDub | Adobe TV
In this video, Brian King shows you a sneak peek of a potential new feature for automatically replacing the dialog of a video clip with separately recorded audio with near perfect synchronization.

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What’s in a sound?

What’s in a sound?: "
Sound editors routinely punch up frightening screams in movies by placing animal growls on tracks underneath and tweaking them. This video demonstrates how you can manipulate natural sounds to produce something entirely different, in this case, ethereal music.





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The Freesound Project

The Freesound Project: "
June 17, 2011
by Freesound.org
The Freesound Project is a collaborative database of Creative Commons licensed sounds. Freesound focusses only on sound, not songs. This is what sets freesound apart from other splendid libraries like ccMixter.
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