Sometimes we are forced to settle for only two channels of audio in our software or in our presentation. Some academic versions of popular audio editing programs limit the user to only two master outputs, as opposed to the full priced versions that support 5.1, 7.1, or complete 360 immersive.

Here is the link to an excellent presentation about Sound Design, that has been passed around by the sound community because it strikes home on so many points. Watch, listen, learn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDy5j0c6TrU

Watch and listen as Academy Award®-winning sound designer Ben Burtt (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., WALL-E) details the sonic approach of the iconic scenes, creatures, and technology of Star Wars. The most recent video from INDEPTH Sound Design concludes the sound effects analysis of the entire original Star Wars Trilogy with a 40-minute exploration of the final 1983 film, Return of the Jedi. Watch here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So0nmciiFJg&list=PLmI8oimq6-mbxZUSkBWBaycNk-zkaW18M

These links were emailed to me from InDepth Sound Design and ProSoundeffects.

Originally written by Fred Ginsburg for publication in Student Filmmakers Magazine

Everyone who has ever taken a film class has heard about the importance of recording a few seconds of Room Tone on the set. However, unless you are an editor, you may not fully understand just what good Room Tone is, why we need it, how it differs from background tracks, and how to manipulate it to maximize the power of your noise-cancelling software.