Creating sound for picture is a challenging task, particularly when dealing with the fictional realms so often found in modern movies. Here we have three different angles on sound design from some of the most experienced heads in the business…
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The Foley artist is responsible for the vast array of incidental or atmospheric sound effects that occur in a movie or TV production; this is where Amon Tobin’s album Foley Room gets its name, but it’s quite surprising that he had been so unfamiliar with microphones up until this point…
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As more and more people are producing music in their homes, the market for sample libraries is also growing. However, particularly in the realm of downloadable libraries – where the barrier to vendor entry is practically non-existent – it can pay to double-check whether the samples you use are actually cleared for commercial use…
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Is the sound quality of mp3 good enough? Has the iPod ruined the ears of a generation of music listeners? Or is the recurring argument of declining audio fidelity simply lazy journalism? All this and more awaits…
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Home taping has long been a serious issue in Ireland, and has severely hampered the ability of major label artists to fully exploit their income streams. For a limited time only, under a new amnesty scheme, illegal mix cassettes can be returned to designated recycling points throughout Ireland, without risk of prosecution…
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Here’s an example of how new art can be created by copying old art – this video by Nina Paley was designed to illustrate the flaws in our current copyright systems, and how we shouldn’t be basing these systems on the impossible concept of originality…
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Rage Against The Machine will be number one in the UK charts at Christmas, and it’s all thanks to a Facebook campaign. After years of being forced to choose from a bland selection of safe audio produce imposed on us by the major labels, does this mean that the charts are becoming more democratic?
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Over the past few years, music fans have been gradually moving away from the LP format and listening to songs in a more granular, randomised way. Of course, the iPod’s shuffle play feature is a major culprit here, but now Apple are attempting to bring back the album – repackaged for the digital era…
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Technology has always influenced how we listen to music, and our relationship with it. It seems that the iPod generation has a different perception of music than the LP generation, but perhaps a new paradigm of music consumption is now emerging – that of the games console…
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Reselling old albums has long been a popular method for generating extra cash – usually with a view to buying new albums. This second-hand trade was simple enough in the days of CD or vinyl, with a physical product to exchange, but what about the second-hand mp3 marketplace?
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