Capturing the Sound of Berlin
Sound Design 102
Join sound designer Timo Preece as he sonically explores Berlin's abandoned structures while recording a plethora of unique sounds. Then, see how he transforms the audio in his DAW as builds an amazing sound library!
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Course Outline
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Section 1: Introduction
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Section 2: Equipment
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Section 3: Recording Fundamentals & Mic Techniques
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09
Mono Recording
04:08
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10
Singing Bowl Instrument
04:53
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11
Stereo Recording & Phase Cancellation
03:04
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12
Stereo X/Y Placement
01:44
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13
Bowed Guitar Effected
07:09
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14
Stereo ORTF Placement
05:26
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15
Spaced Pair A/B Placement
02:08
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16
Granulator Gong Instrument
06:55
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17
Using Lavalier Microphones
04:04
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18
Lavalier Mic Processing
03:12
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19
Contact Microphones
03:05
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09
Mono Recording
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Section 4: Reamping & Worldizing
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Section 5: Convolution Reverb & Impulse Responses
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23
Convolution Reverb
01:55
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24
Recording Impulse Responses: Transient Method
01:46
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25
Recording Impulse Responses: Sine Sweep Method
01:55
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26
Impulse Measurement Tools
04:56
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27
Convolving Hardware & Software
05:43
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28
Creative Convolving
06:07
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29
Amalgamation: Combining IRs
09:33
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30
Adding Effect Processing: Pt.1
06:14
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31
Adding Effect Processing: Pt.2
03:28
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23
Convolution Reverb
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Section 6: Conclusion
Course Overview
Timo Preece is a master sound designer. In this exclusive "docu-torial", you join him on a audio journey recording objects found in a derelict Nazi ballroom and the abandoned, former Stasi counter-intelligence headquarters. With a camera crew and a cool collection of mics and field recorders, he records all kinds of strange and wonderful audio from old metal pipes, ghostly pianos to eerily reverberant former torture chambers.
Along the journey you learn all about field-recording with all of its technical challenges. Timo explains different kinds of microphone recording techniques using X/Y mic placement, ORTF, Spaced Pair and more. You also learn reamping and worldizing techniques that'll turn any pre-recorded sound into a symphony of electro-acoustic goodness.
The final section of this course explains the science and art of creating your own impulse responses. Timo records the acoustic ambient fingerprints of these decrepit locations and then he shows you how to convolve them with any sound in your library. These convolutions, essentially, bring the essence of field-recording environments directly into your DAW enabling you to infuse any sound with the spaces that you've recorded.
This is more than a course. It's an electro-acoustic adventure!