It is with a heavy heart that we learnt about the passing of Sound Ideas’ dear friend, James Warren Sylvester de Wolfe of de Wolfe Music. James passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday July 31, 2017 at the active age of 93. James joined de Wolfe Music in 1947 after serving 5 […]
Freelance or Full-Time Employee? Sound Designer Edition
Freelance or full-time employee? This question has been coming up a lot more these days. People have a lot more options for their work life than ever before. While some love the stability and routine of working for someone else, others are finding that the standard 9-to-5 just doesn’t appeal to them. When it comes […]
The Fascinating World of Foley
The creaks of ice breaking, the hoof beats and clanking of armour as a medieval knight rides his horse, the rush of a fast falling waterfall. Sounds in film or TV help to draw a viewer in, and make them believe that what they are seeing is actually happening. It sells the scene. Most of […]
The Sound of Speed – Recording at a Race Track
For some, a day at the race track usually includes either spectating, or driving a fast car. For the Sound Ideas field recording team, our day at the track is a little bit different. Instead of bringing race gear, we loaded up the car with sound recording equipment and off we went to the Canadian […]
You Can’t Get Away From Sound Design
Sound design is everywhere in our daily lives. Most people know about the more obvious mediums for sound design like TV shows, movies and video games. But sound design is actually used in much more subtle mediums as well. You know that sound your car makes when you aren’t wearing your seat belt? A sound […]
Adventures in Surround Sound
Guest Author: James Fensom Hey! My name is James, and I’m a recording engineer at Sound Ideas. For the past year, I’ve been recording ambiences in 5.1. Equipped with the DPA 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone and a Sound Devices 788T, I have travelled throughout urban, rural, indoor, outdoor, and natural environments to capture everyday ambient […]
Recap: NAB 2017
About two weeks ago, Las Vegas was once again the host city to the world’s largest annual convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment and technology, the National Association of Broadcasters (or NAB for short). With over 103,000 attendees from 161 countries and 1,806 companies exhibiting, this year’s show was definitely a whirlwind of activity! […]
Interview with Kevin Munro, Sound Engineer
For this week’s blog post, we wanted to give you a little insight into the day-to-day life of a Sound Ideas’ Sound Engineer. Luckily, Kevin Munro (one of the Sound Engineers at Sound Ideas) had some spare time to sit down with us to answer a few questions. SI: What drew you to the […]
How To Record Animals
Certain recording sessions go smoother than others, but in our experience we have found that any session that has animals involved is always going to be a challenge. Over the years, Sound Ideas has done quite a few sessions with animals, so drawing on our hands on experience; we have put together some tips that […]
NAB 2017 – April 22nd to 27th
It’s that time again; the NAB Show®2017 is just around the corner! This isn’t just any old tradeshow, this is the world’s largest event covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. This year, the Exhibits run from April 24th to 27th at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Sound Ideas […]