Tonebenders Podcast

In episode 16 Timothy talks to Gordon Hempton about recording in pristine wilderness, protecting natural silence and his personal bouts with hearing loss. That interview is followed up with a talk with audiologist Marshall Chasin about the best ways to keep our ears in long term health.

In this episode, René takes the Tonebenders spaceship for a solo cruise and talks with Jason Cushing from SoundMorph about making sound FX libraries, evaluating the marketplace, doing the art and the new SoundMorph software release: Wave Warper. -

The guest for this episode is Martin Pinsonnault, the sound designer on the new film, “Dallas Buyer’s Club”. We talk about the film’s unique post production work flow, location recording to capture authentic Texan ambiences, Martin’s career and SFX libraries.

After a summer break, the Tonebenders are back! In episode 13, Rene, Dustin and Timothy answer listener’s questions – including how to best manage the demands of the business while keeping our personal lives afloat. Then, Rene shows us his process for building a huge powerdown sound effect, layer by layer.

In Episode 12, we do our first deep dive into the sound design of a specific film, Martha Marcy May Marlene. To help us go through the film, we welcome the sound designer and re-recording mixer, Coll Anderson. We learn about his personal journey that has lead to his career in audio as well as a bunch of the techniques and strategies used throughout the film.

Episode 11 starts with the hosts answering a backlog of listener questions, including inquiries on recording fire, large file transfers and more. Then we try something new as Rene builds a huge laser cannon blast on the fly while the creative process behind a sound effects is explored. Plus, we announce the first Tonebenders homework assignment…