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Say hi to Ponte for me. Coffee sounds good, it's silly to not get together now that we live spitting distance apart.
So, I'm late to the thread. But here's what's up with me. Finishing up a horror short that has taken waaay too long to finish. So I'm in final foley passes, ADR tweaks and general mix polishing. Used Matt's Whoosh Library for the fight scenes. I a...
Good thing to keep in mind, Matt. Thanks for sharing the story. Since I tend to record some high-profile folks from time to time, that's important advice.
Discuss techniques, philosophies, technology and business of theatre sound design.
(credit where credit is due: photo by Michael Brownlee)
So, inquiring minds wanna know, then--where are you playing?
congrats!
Chris' audio tour is fantastic. Just thought I'd mention that.
Comment Wall (10 comments)
- At 12:39pm on February 11, 2009,
Christopher Petkus said…
- hey, pal. good to see you too!
- At 7:45am on February 2, 2009,
Matt Kern said…
- Finally got some pics up....
- At 6:50pm on January 27, 2009,
- You won't believe the monstrosity I came up with to record.
I will post some pics tomorrow...
- At 12:23pm on January 26, 2009,
- I have a small pickup session tomorrow and I was suppose to fly into the city to pick up my "head in a box" micing system but I just couldn't squeeze it in.
Do you still have it?
- At 12:03pm on December 27, 2008,
David Bateman said… - Hi Joe,
sounds like you have a lot of similarities with me. I worked on 2 films this year as a programmer and also the score for Lincoln Heights on the ABC family channel. I write a ton of music in most styles for a catalog that licenses incredibly well. Just got the Protools 8 software and it's pretty nice. I'm a Nuendo guy but always have to deliver sessions in PT so I may go for the HD this coming year. I can't run my huge midi sessions on LE just won't work. Happy Holiday's !!!
- At 10:32am on November 12, 2008,
David Bateman said…
- Hey Joe, thanks for the greeting ! Looks like a lot of cool people here to compare notes with.
- At 1:42am on August 14, 2008,
- Hey Joe
I just found the other Saga fan.
http://usedwigs.com/unearthed-saga/
- At 1:36pm on July 20, 2008,
Jim Nitti said… - How do you record the hunk of marble? Do you use mics or surface pickups or both?
The most unusual percussion instrument I ever used was a big cardboard box played with a ping-pong paddle.
- At 8:49am on July 17, 2008,
Jim Nitti said…
- Hello, Joe. Nice to meet you.
How long have you been playing the big cylindrical block of marble?
- At 9:02am on July 16, 2008,
Mark Leonard said… - Joe,
Some great stuff I heard on itunes!
What got you started in theatre?
Profile Information
- Who are you?
- Composer, Sound Designer, Musician, Advertising, Studio Engineer, Podcaster, Small Business Owner, Theater
- Whats your goal?
- Composer, Sound Designer, Producer, Musician, Film/Television, Advertising, Studio Musician, Studio Engineer, Small Business Owner, Theater
- Your website?
- http://toxicbag.com
- Your company website?
- http://toxicbag.com
- What project are you currently working on?
- Short horror film...we're in post right now. I've got a temp mix together and a lot of partial sound design and scoring. In the midst of ADR at the moment.
- Whats another project you are working on?
- "Measure for Measure," theatre sound design.
- What project did you complete?
- "Macbeth" - theatre sound design/music. The director handed me Beethoven's Piano Trio no. 5 in D Major and said, "make it sound like this, only industrial and electronic."
- Whats another project you completed?
- VO/sound design/mix for a bunch of cartoons about famous artists and American presidents, for "GettingToKnow.com." We just finished the Mary Cassatt and John Adams cartoons, and are working on Thomas Jefferson right now. In the past I've done the George Washington, Michelangelo, da Vinci, Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Warhol cartoons.
- Whats a project you would like to do someday?
- moving my studio out of my dining room would be a good one.
- What's your OS of choice?
- Mac
- What is your setup (hardware, software, mics, libraries, etc..)?
- Work setup:
Mac G5
Protools HD/Control|24
GML mic pre, Focusrite ISA 428 mic pre
Neumann U87 & U89 mics, Sennheiser 416 MKH mic
Genelec monitors
Libraries: Sound Ideas, Hollywood Edge, Hanna-Barbera, Rocky & Bullwinkle, Lucasfilm, BBC, a 10-year backlog of field recordings...
Home setup:
Mac G5
ProTools LE/002
Reason 4, Garritan Personal Orchestra
Studer broadcast mixer
Shure KSM44, AKG 414, EV 667, EV RE20, AKG 451, Shure SM57/58, AEA R84 ribbon, various old crystal mics and assorted stuff
Roland digital monitors
Large collection of guitars and basses, a couple of vintage synths (Roland Juno-106, Moog Rogue)
A big cylindrical block of marble
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