Tonebenders Podcast

In this Episode Timothy talks with Rich Van Dyke, production sound mixer and master raconteur. Rich's credits include American Beauty, 3;10 to Yuma, Crash, Moonlighting and countless others. He has great stories of the films he has worked on, how he got started and the gear he uses.

In this episode René talks with Matthew Marteinsson about workflows for interactive media and some of our favorite non-DAW tools that we use in our work. Matt works at the audio department for Klei Entertainment, runs the excellent Beards, Cats and Indie Game Audio podcast, and can be found on twitter @mattesque

Last week the supreme court struck down laws that prohibit gay marriage in the USA. I went out to record it. Here's the story of that, and the audio that I captured. head to the website for the full unedited file! Enjoy!

In this episode we sit down with sound designers Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl to talk about their esteemed careers, working philosophies and many of the films they have worked on in the past few years.

We were super excited to talk to Mad Max Fury Road vehicle recordist Oliver Machin for this episode. Oliver gave us tons of great war stories and logistics problems from the set of one of the breakout films of the year. War machines, microphones, and rock n roll on the Doof Wagon.

In this episode, we talk about the Porsche recordings that René made in Houston for the latest echo | collective: fields library. Check out the Porsche library at http://echocollectivefields.com/the-porsche-911-gt3

In ep 32 we breakdown a method for executing a multimic record session with just one mic, we do a postmortem on the recording of the implosion of a Xerox building, and we do another great giveaway, this time in collaboration with soundsnap.com

In ep 31 we talk with Brenda Jaskulske from the University of North Texas. We cover students, education, learning and teaching in the field of audio.

In this eps Timothy announces our biggest contest yet - win a Hybrid SFX Library from ProSoundEffects. Plus we hear from the Sound Designer of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and experiment with the sounds of different contact mics and adhesives with Michał Fojcik

Daniel Pellerin and Steve Munro have been working together as re-recording engineer and sound designer for nearly 30 years. Together they have worked on indie films, oscar nominees and vehicles for A-list actors - all outside the traditional Hollywood system. In this episode they talk about their careers and work on two recent Adam Egoyan directed films. Links: see www.tonebenderspodcast.com for links to things discussed during this episode.

In this Episode Timothy talks to Mark Levinson, veteran ADR Supervisor and now director of the Documentary Particle Fever. We talk about the ADR process, working along side Walter Murch and making the jump from audio post to directing.

A great conversation with David Whitehead about Lord of the Rings, District 9, Snowpiercer, sound design, and lots and lots of recording to create unique pallettes.

In this episode we talk about changes going on with the podcast & we interview Karen Collins on her Kickstarter for a Doc on Game Audio history. Then we test various mic techniques for recording car bys & Rene puts Melted Sounds' Whoosh thru its paces.

We talk with Rob Nokes, Watson Wu, and Max Lachmann about the fine art of recording vehicles. http://tonebenderspodcast.com/025-vehicle-recording-rountable/

In this episode we take a look at a bunch of pro audio books that make great reads. The featured interview is with Rob Bridgett author of Game Audio Culture. Also featured are authors Ric Viers, Paul Virostek, Gordon Hempton, Vanessa Ament and others. Links Tonebenders on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/tonebenders-podcast Rob Bridgett’s Game Audio Culture http://www.blurb.com/b/4608653-game-audio-culture Ric Viers’ Sound Effects Bible http://www.ricviers.com/#!sound-effects-bible/cukm Paul Virostek’s Creative Field Recording Blog http://www.creativefieldrecording.com Paul Virostek’s Field Recording: From Research to Wrap http://www.creativefieldrecording.com/books/field-recording-from-research-to-wrap/ Gordon Hempton’s One Square Inch of Silence http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Gordon-Hempton/45345383 Marshall Chasin’s Hear The Music PDF Download http://marshallchasinassociates.ca/pdf/Hear_the_Music_2010.pdf Vaness Ament’s The Foley Grail 2nd Edition http://www.focalpress.com/books/details/97

We take a tour of Footsteps Studios, one of the worlds most prestigious foley stages. Owner Andy Malcolm tells us about the philosophies behind his art while taking us through his studios and props. Plus our first give away contest! We are giving away 2 copies of Vanessa Ament's book - The Foley Grail 2nd Edition. To enter leave a comment on this episode's timeline. Winners will be chosen randomly.

In our tenth (!) episode, Dustin and Rene handle listener comments and discuss backup procedures, protocols and technology before hopping on their soapboxes and diving deep into the nebulous world of working with clients.

In this episode, the Tonebenders reach for something a little different and Dustin, Timothy and Rene are joined by director Daniel Ryan. Whether directing music videos, short films or commercials, Daniel has a keen ear for sound. We discuss the collaborative process – from when to schedule time with the sound team to how to give and receive feedback and much more.

Episode 8 features Michael Raphael from Rabbit Ears Audio. Michael, Rene and Timothy answer reader questions, discuss recording techniques, and share anecdotes about some of their various experiences in the field.

Episode 7 features a round table discussion on the art of field recording firearms. Regular hosts Rene, Timothy and Dustin are joined by Frank Bry (of www.therecordist.com) and Charles Maynes (one of Hollywood’s go to gun guys), who sit in for the whole podcast. Axel Rohrbach (from Germany’s Boom Library) and renowned weapons recordist Watson Wu also chime in with their points of view on the subject. We talk everything from session prep to locations to gear to mistakes to avoid and much more…