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February 8th, 2012
Final Cut : Soundtrack Home
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| | | |  NEWS: | | | | |
| | | | Motion Picture Sound Editors announce nominations for 59th Annual Golden Reel® Awards
Gale Anne Hurd named 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Recipient
Nominees for this year’s annual Motion Picture Sound Editors Golden Reel Awards include leading proponents of the art of sound editing, music editing and sound design from around the world. “Our members are editing professionals who want to raise awareness of what a motion-picture soundtrack is capable of doing to support the art of motion pictures,” considers MPSE president Bobbi Banks. Winners in various categories of Feature Films, Television and Others will be given their 2012 Golden Reels during a gala awards ceremony to be held at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel on Sunday, February 19. The 2012 MPSE Filmmaker Award will be film/TV producer Gale Anne Hurd, while the 2012 MPSE Career Achievement Recipient will be renowned sound designer and editor George Watters II.
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| | | | Animation Company General Gau Launches in Boston
Veteran Character Animator Anders Beer Teams with Brickyard VFX to Offer Custom Character Animation
Renowned character animator Anders Beer has teamed up with Brickyard VFX co-owners Dave Waller and Geoff McAuliffe to launch General Gau, a hybrid animation/production company dedicated to creating custom character-based content. Based out of Brickyard’s Boston office, General Gau offers a specialized talent pool and customized internal pipeline to leverage in-depth, high quality character animation.
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| | | | NewTek 3Play™ 425 Ships, Making HD Instant Replay Accessible to All
New four-in, two-out, 2U replay system delivers a revolutionary price-performance value to producers
NewTek, worldwide leader in portable live production and 3D animation systems, today announced the availability of 3Play™ 425, a four-input, two-output, slow motion system that supports the simultaneous display, recording and instant replay of all channels.
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| | | | Sonixphere Captures the True Harley Spirit for New Web Series
Sonixphere recently created soundtracks for a webisode series for Harley Davidson that provides answers to the question, "What makes a motorcycle true?"
Done through Digitas, Chicago, the web series is part of Harley Davidson's ongoing Ride Free campaign. Each webisode is presented in documentary format and offers insight into an aspect of the Harley brand, including its history, design, paint and distinctive "growl." The latter, in fact, serves as a sonic signature for the series and is woven into the soundtracks created by Sonixphere.
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| | | | NewTek to Host Free Instant Replay Webcast
Find out how to enhance your live production with NewTek 3Play™
NewTek, worldwide leader in portable live production and 3D animation systems, is hosting a free webcast to showcase their slow motion instant replay systems, 3Play™ 820 and 3Play 425. This informational webcast will be streamed live on Thursday, November 3rd at 2pm CT, on the NewTek Facebook page.
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| | | | PrimalScream Music & Sound Takes On Austin: The Live Music Capital of the World
PrimalScream Music & Sound is excited to announce it has opened a new location in Austin, TX, otherwise known as the Live Music Capital of the World. Company Founder/Creative Director Nicole Dionne will work via both Austin and PrimalScream’s Los Angeles studio to produce music and sound for advertising, film and television promotions.
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| | | | HD Instant Replay Now Within Reach for Producers at All Levels
NewTek 3Play™ 425, full HD four-input, two-output, 2U solution delivers affordable network-quality, slow motion instant replay capabilities
NewTek, worldwide leader in portable live production and 3D animation systems, today introduced 3Play™ 425, a four-input, two-output, slow motion system that supports the simultaneous display, recording and instant replay of up to four video sources. NewTek 3Play 425, a compact, turnkey solution, provides in-game highlights authoring on-the-fly to producers looking for a serious, professional replay system.
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| | | | Soundelux Creates “Emotional Truth” for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Cerebral Action Film
"Drive", the new film from FilmDistrict and Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, tells the story of a Hollywood stunt car driver (Ryan Gosling) who moonlights as a wheelman and discovers there is a contract out on him following a robbery gone bad. The movie is violent, yet stylish and emotionally gripping, and is being hailed by critics for its brashness and its brilliance.
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| | | | SmartSound Becomes the Only Music Library to Offer Lifetime Customization of Music
Customers Can Instantly Customize Music Directly from the Web or Their Own Workstation
SmartSound Software, Inc., the leader in fully-customizable royalty-free music and soundtrack creation technology now offers Lifetime Customization to all customers. SmartSound’s patented technology makes it the only company to offer library music that can be customized in length, arrangement and instrument mix easily by the end user. Lifetime Customization means that any customer who purchases royalty free music from SmartSound now has unlimited access to personalize their music for every production.
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| | | | | TUTORIALS: | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
A Look at Alan Parsons Art & Science of Sound Recording
 If you are one of the many people working in film and broadcast that has been wanting to sharpen your skills in audio production -- or just become more aware of its principles and dynamics -- Creative COW's Ronald Lindeboom points to a series that is near to guaranteed to expand your working knowledge of audio.
Review by Ronald Lindeboom on 12/30/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
sE Electronics' USB2200a and Reflexion Filter
 Sam McGuire demonstrates the quality and effectiveness of two sE Electronics' products. The USB2200a is a USB/XLR hybrid microphone which is extremely low noise (I didn't believe it until I heard it.) The "Reflexion Filter" is an acoustics baffle used to create a studio environment in any room. For a combined price of under $600 this is a relatively affordable, portable, and high quality solution for all of your VO needs.
Review, Tutorial, Video Tutorial by Sam McGuire on 11/08/2011 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Sound Design for the Web
 The creative minds behind the web's existential comedy series "Coma, Period." talk about their craft and the challenges of designing the sounds heard inside a character's subconscious.
Editorial, Feature, People / Interview by Rick Castaneda on 09/21/2010 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
The Journey To A Nepali Recording Studio
 There aren't many straight lines leading to Nepal, and not many once you arrive, either. Here is an inside look at the challenges and triumphs of running an A/V studio in the Himalayas.
Feature, People / Interview by Jiggy Gaton on 12/21/2009 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
ADR: Hollywood Dialogue Recording Secrets
 Correcting dialogue is one of the most important parts of the old saying, fix it in post. They're part of a process called ADR -- Additional Dialogue Recording, or Automated Dialogue Replacement -- that has been going on since movies had audio, and is still being done today, from the smallest indie films to the biggest blockbusters. Here's an overview of the world of ADR, some of the Cows who are working in this field, and where to go when you are ready to ADR to your own productions.
Feature by Cowdog on 03/03/2009 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Real-world Mixing with the PSC DV ProMix 6
 PSCs DV ProMix 6 has everything you need for multi-channel audio mixing, even on a DV-sized budget. Brandt Sleeper takes you through its ins and outs, and shows how it stands up to the rigors of real-world production.
Review by Brandt Sleeper on 01/19/2008 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Recording Multi-cam Audio
 Editing multi-cam audio is a hot NLE feature. Maybe youre ready to shoot the video -- but are you ready to capture multiple audio sources for your multi-cam shoot? Brandt Sleeper offers tips for multi-cam audio shoots, from ENG to the front row.
Tutorial by Brandt Sleeper on 12/27/2007 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Audio Mixing for DV and HDV: PSC DV Promix 3
 Brandt Sleeper shows how PSCs DV ProMix 3 will help your DV and HDV recordings sound better than ever -- bars and tone, calibration, for one or several cameras. Could this be the field mixer youve been waiting for?
Review by Brandt Sleeper on 12/15/2007 | | | | |
| | | | Audio Professionals
Why Use a Mixer?
 Want to know why you should be using a mixer and an external mic instead of your cameras onboard mic? After years shooting for clients including National Geographic, NFL Film and Oprah, as well as production for his own company, hell give you the background you need to make your work sound its best.
Feature by Brandt Sleeper on 12/13/2007 | | | | |
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| | | |  | Re: AES Digital to Tascam HDP2
by Daniel de Homont in the Audio Professionals Forum
1. Ask Oade 2. There is the Hosa ODL-313, however in the past they had the issue, that they could not generate proper spdif headers that the mixpre does not provide either. I don't know if this has been solved in newer firmware. http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/7156/connecting-mixpre-d-to-a-sony-pcm-d-50-via-a-opt-s-pdif-aes-ebu-converter Although this might not be helpful,...
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| | | | | Re: Timecode Distribution
by Daniel de Homont in the Audio Professionals Forum
According to this document: http://diallers.com/timecode/5010%20Schematics.pdf Time Code Outputs: Each of the two time code outputs will drive a balanced 600 ohm line, providing a nominal level of +11 dBm. Each output also may be used as 2 unbalanced outputs, in which case they should be terminated with a 300 ohm...
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Oscar nominated Soundelux Supervising Sound Editors Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis & team take the audience of "Drive" on an aural trip.
