To celebrate Sound Ideas turning 40 on March 1, 2018, we sat down with CEO and President, Brian Nimens to talk about the industry, secrets to success, advice for those entering the field and what you can expect from Sound Ideas over the next 40 years. Question: If you could give yourself advice 40 […]
Tag: Sound Recording
Licensing The Voice of NASA: Jack King
Once upon a time there was a man who counted backwards like no one had ever counted before. He could T minus this and T minus that like nobody’s business. That man was Jack King aka the Voice of NASA. When NASA released their audio files into the public domain, many sound effects companies rushed […]
Part 2: Interviewing the Legendary Sound Designer, Engineer & Recordist; Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough is one of the premier sound designers, engineers and recordists in the industry. We had the honor to ask him about his incredible career in this two part interview. Read part two below, where Mike shares with us his top tips for field recording and his go-to recording equipment! Missed part one of […]
Interviewing the Legendary Sound Designer, Engineer & Recordist; Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough is one of the premier sound designers, engineers and recordists in the industry. We had the honor to ask him about his incredible career in this two part interview. Read part one below! INTERVIEW PART ONE Taking a look at your list of credits, it is clear that you have a passion for […]
VR & 360 Video Sound Design: An Interview with Victor Zottmann
Victor Zottmann is a sound designer and editor currently working at Ignition Immersive, a cinematic virtual reality production company. We recently had the opportunity to ask him about his experiences working on the sound design for VR and 360 degree films. Enjoy! Let’s start with the usual first question, tell us a little about yourself […]
Sound Designer Interview: Chase Bethea
Chase Bethea is a freelance Composer/Sound Designer working on video games and a variety of other media. Some of his credits include ‘I Can’t Escape’, ‘Cubic Climber’, ‘Deity Quest’ and ‘Super Happy Fun Block’. We talked with him about his career so far and his latest project, a visual novel game called ‘</reality>’. First things […]
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 […]
Recording Military Tanks
Here at Sound Ideas, you never know what is going to happen next in relation to our recording sessions. From the more mundane sessions like the sound of gift paper being unwrapped, to the more extreme sessions of recording explosions. Once you have worked here for a while, you learn to expect the unexpected. When […]
Recording Destruction
We learn early on to be careful with material things that are fragile, like glass cups, or ceramic figurines. As you continue to grow up you know that to make something last you have to take care of it, make sure it doesn’t get damaged. It is so deeply ingrained into us, that when we […]