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Film lovers know the magic that happens when picture and audio finally meet. Creators feel it even more. Every cut becomes ...

From the wet squelch of an alien creature to the crisp tip-tapping of a dance scene, filmic aural experiences are created by foley artists. These audio masters use their imagination and technical know ...

Lisa Rovner’s fascinating documentary film Sisters with Transistors shines a spotlight on the unsung heroines of electronic music. These women weren’t just sonic innovators, but cultural trailblazers ...

The career of German musician Volker Bertelmann can be difficult to define. Classically trained on piano at a young age, he spent his youth as a part of various rock, hip-hop and techno acts, before ...

An immersive gaming world can live or die by its use of sound to draw the player in and create a deeper relationship between action and reaction. Exciting setpieces, world design, character presence, ...

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Without sound design, film would be a bland medium. A character would walk into a room, and you wouldn’t hear footsteps. Crickets wouldn’t chirp on a summer night. The patter of rain in a forest would ...