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Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by wub » Tue May 17, 2011 7:51 am

A list of threads within DSF that cover sound design, FM synthesis & foley design.

Good starting points

How to Improve at Synthesis and Sound Design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=153739
lets talk sound design/synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=194078
Simple Sound Design Tip For All Producers - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=175827
Sound design tips, tricks, thoughts, resources, etc - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=157381
The 'Sound Design Tutorials' Thread - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=116465
Interesting sound design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=202606

More advanced

what kinds of professions are in music and sound design!? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=196463
Creative sound design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192615
Is this sound design good? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192306
DSF needs a Sound Design board (not thread). - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=190769
Apparat sound design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=188211
Sound design question? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=173268
Multiband Compression in Fruity Loops (for sound design) (?) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=172030
sound design comp [post production]!! - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=168404
Incidental Synthesis / Sound Design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=156002
Drum Sound Design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=145936
Transformers and BBQ chicken - Sound Design Techniques... - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=142885
Alternative Sound Design Techniques - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=140864
Do any of you guys dedicate days to jus sound design ? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=134207

Field Recording

Field Recording Tutorial - Using your iphone - high quality - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=179000
BBC Field Recording Documentary - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=177791
found sound/field recording thread - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=176270
field recording ? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=171348
Field Recording & Building Your Own Kits/Textures - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=160455
Field Recording - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=92913

FM Synthesis

Question regarding sound design in FM synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=197742
Getting Your Head Around FM Synthesis. - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=193998
The secrets of synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=193145
Percussion Synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192485
for anyone wanting to learn basics of FM synthesis... - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=190713
What would be your perfect synthesis method? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=189103
Thoughts on FM8 synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=188060
Synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=186489
Granular synthesis... - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=185040
drone synthesis/sources - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=178240
Sampling vs synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=175313
3d Wave Terrain Synthesis??? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=172644
Great beginners introduction to synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=169108
Synthesis Tutorials - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=155864

FM Synthesis continued

How to get FM synthesis out of Massive? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=145053
Synkro - Angels, lead sound synthesis? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=145035
Essential Synthesis Part 1: Synth Noise Effects (tuts+) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=142498
No more free copy of "Sound Synthesis with VSTi" - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=119988
Good (And Easy) VST for FM Synthesis? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=113509
I'm hearing this alot latley in wobbles (fm synthesis) - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=111464
speech synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=100573
When do you turn to fm synthesis? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=99285
What's Your Favourite Synthesis Type? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=88908
FM synthesis tutorials - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=82523
guide to analogue synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=77238
FM synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=76199
LAYERING SYNTHESIS - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=68769
Synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=67602
Grain Synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=47801
granular synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=41075


Videos/Interviews

Inception Sound Design - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=175626
sound design of star wars - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=174224
Charlie May sound design process interview - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=159896
Nice vid on harmonics and additive synthesis - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=144449
Sound Design Videos - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=202677

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by jrisreal » Tue May 17, 2011 8:01 am

wub wrote:Is this sound design good? - http://www.dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=192306
lol at this being in there.

great thread btw. great how you are willing to put time into making threads like these. dont do too much tho, we still want to have stuff to talk about lol
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by RandoRando » Tue May 17, 2011 10:36 am

my thread didnt make it :corncry:
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by thor_beatz » Tue May 17, 2011 11:04 am

Hey wub, cool post!

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by davyd » Tue May 17, 2011 11:15 am

Awsome thread! Thanks wub :Q:

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by ChadDub » Tue May 17, 2011 12:17 pm

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by gnome » Tue May 17, 2011 12:17 pm

Very nice thread. A great collection of info.

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley Design

Post by nnny » Tue May 17, 2011 12:38 pm

Incredible, thank you. Ill be sure to go through everything when I get home, there's so much information contained within these threads that's just begging me to read :D

It's all well and good for me making some tunes, using samples, playing about to create sounds, when it comes down to it, I'll never make anything that great without properly delving into and learning how sound design and synthesis works, so hopefully this will provide me with a basis to get more involved and to expand my knowledge :Q:

But yeah, if this isn't stickied, I don't know what should be :|

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by bassinine » Tue May 17, 2011 4:08 pm

nice. thanks wub, a topic that's useful for more people than just noobs to production.

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by ctang » Tue May 17, 2011 4:22 pm

i was waiting for the day this thread would be made! :h:
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Post by raige » Thu May 19, 2011 2:19 pm

I have so many bookmarks and saved threads on this forum lol. this is like a goldmine for producers!
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by frizzwah » Thu May 19, 2011 3:37 pm

first time i've checked the production forum in months, this is brilliant!
nicely done wub!
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by hifi » Thu May 19, 2011 11:25 pm

the only thing this thread is missing is one of the most informative sites on synthesis...

synth.tk


i don't know if that has already been mentioned but there is loooads of info on that site and also a lot of information of FM synthesis

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by nnny » Fri May 20, 2011 6:40 pm

Hypefiend wrote:the only thing this thread is missing is one of the most informative sites on synthesis...

synth.tk


i don't know if that has already been mentioned but there is loooads of info on that site and also a lot of information of FM synthesis
Seen that site passed around dsf loads, seems to be awesome, I've never got round to actually going through it tho :|

Have watched the video on the main page tho, found it quite interesting.
Bookmarked again since I lost when I formatted. Deffo be going through the site. Cheers for reminding me bro :U:

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by ForbiddenFruitRecord » Sat May 21, 2011 4:41 pm

nice collection of posts. top work wub

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by silkpantsman » Mon May 23, 2011 11:48 pm

fucking hero...dubspot just announced a sound design course and was checking it out before i hit the DSF would love to do a course like this but its like 5k (fucking wank bags). Why would an online course be that expensive? and from what i make of der free content their nothing special!! anyway WUB WUB WUB WUB!!!
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by theDisciple » Wed May 25, 2011 9:37 am

Very good section, very useful for people getting started on synths.
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by Ldizzy » Fri May 27, 2011 6:14 am

wub i often picture u as a dude spending hours and hours on the daily with some kind of textedit app open and his fingers in copy paste position with eleven tabs of dsf-google and a quest in mind...

thank you, a very few of us would search that much... and i thought it was useful :D
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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by Amphix » Fri May 27, 2011 6:37 am

Thanks for this man, brilliant!

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Re: Sound Design // FM Synthesis // Foley // Field Recording

Post by street_legal » Sat May 28, 2011 5:10 am

Ahh so much material, so little time. Big up for this mate defo gonna throw some grey matter at this when I get chance
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