“SoundWorks Collection Exclusive: Music composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are joined by sound re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor Ren Klyce to discuss their work on “The Social Network”. The 45 minute discussion was moderated by Bruce Carse.”

“In this exclusive sound for film profile we talk with Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Beau Borders, sound designer Alan Rankin, Supervising Sound Editor Mark Stoeckinger, Sound Designer Ann Scibelli, and Sound Designer Ken J. Johnson.”

It may not be the prettiest SoundWorks video but in my opinion it’s definitely one of the best.  It’s informative, educational and it involves all the collaborating parties.

The Fabfilter Pro-L is a sexy looking limiter.  “FabFilter Pro-L is a feature-packed limiter plug-in for mastering and mixing, with multiple advanced limiting algorithms and precise metering.”

Tim Prebble has dug up an article with Alan Spelt, Sound Designer on David Lynch’s 1984 classic, Dune. It’s a series of scans from a December, 1984 American Cinematogrpher article.

SoundWorks Collection has but together another video showcasing Universal Studios audio facilities.  It’s a nice tour through all the stages, editing bays, server rooms and other areas concerning audio development.  Take the tour.

Another video has been released in the Pogo fashion of editing video clips and layering in some other instrumentation to create an enjoyable music piece. Pogo is well known for his creative editing of Disney and other major films however this time his mother and her greatest passion of gardening have been the focus. Check [...]

Gizmodo has published a posting showing how many of the sounds in feature films are developed. The article reveals the layers of detail that go into creating classic comic book inspired sounds. Some of the films they showcase are Spider-man and X-Men.  For an industry professional this article is fairly standard stuff but someone who [...]

Designer Dave Hill has always had an interest in electronics, and started designing and building devices at an early age. He was building synthesizers from scratch and started doing professional level sound recording and equipment maintenance at a local music store while still in school. After high school Dave decided to pursue a career in [...]

Oscar winning composer, Michael Giacchino (Ratatouille, Star Trek, Up, Lost and the list goes on…) had a guest vistor during the scoring sessions for Let Me In.  The film’s director, Matt Reeves was kind enough to bring in Hit Fix’s Drew McWeeny to sit in and see how the accomplished composer works.  It’s a great [...]