Sound Design

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What sample rate and bit depth should I use?

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What sample rate and bit depth should I use?

This is probably one of the questions I get asked more than any other and it (thanks to the extremism of the internet) can provoke all manner of responses. As such I have put together the following set of guidelines which I use, and through explanation with my students suggest that they use. I hope that you find these guidelines useful when you are struggling with what sample rate and bit depth to use for your project.

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SOMA Ether V2 1st Test - Walking down the Middlewich canal

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SOMA Ether V2 1st Test - Walking down the Middlewich canal

Out and about with my new SOMA Ether v2 electro-magnetic field microphone for it's first test, listening to and uncovering hidden sounds along the Middlewich canal, from trees, signs, factories and gates. Still getting used to it, and excited to start using it indoors with random electrical items!

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Using the surround panner matrix FX in Reaper to build Space Worlds with Fundamental & Reaktor

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Using the surround panner matrix FX in Reaper to build Space Worlds with Fundamental & Reaktor

In this video I look at how you can use the surround panner plugin matrix in Reaper to blend between different effects on different channels. This is a really useful sound design technique and also can be used compositionally to create ever evolving soundscapes.

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Creative Logic Pro - Creating ambient style tape loops (like Steve Reich)

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Creative Logic Pro - Creating ambient style tape loops (like Steve Reich)

Steve Reich was one of my earliest influences, but not only that it were his ideas that inspired me to dedicate my life to the understanding and manipulation of sounds. Tape looping is a big part of that. In this Creative Logic Pro video, I show you how you can create Steve Reich style tape loops.