Ric's blog

Hey everyone.

Sorry it is taking so long to get the sound samples up for the chapters. Believe it or not, the samples have been ready for months, but we've been stuck in web-development-hell since September. I'm told that we should be up and running soon.

Check this blog for updates and I'll let you know when the samples are up!

Ric

Hi all!

When I started out as a sound designer / sound recordist (many moons ago) I searched and searched for a book on how to make sound effects. This was quite a feat because Al Gore had just invented the internet and I wasn’t on-line yet! So, I went to bookstores and libraries for years, but I always came up empty. Then, Google popped up. The world was my oyster. I could search for anything. From already-been-chewed bubble gum of Britney Spears available on Ebay to chat rooms that focused on the inner most workings of vacuums from the 1940s. But, alas, no books on sound effects. Argh.

With the advent of DVDs, I was able to spend a few bucks more to get the Super Special Limited Director’s Edition of films I enjoyed to learn more about the craft of sound design, but sound design featurettes were (and still are) few and far between. For years, I scraped and gathered every bit of information I could from fellow sound designers via phone calls and lunches because forums and yahoo groups weren’t around. And of course, I screwed up, broke things, and did things wrong hundreds of times. Thankfully, I hate repeating mistakes and I always kept notes on what worked, what didn’t and why. Those mistakes and costly lessons are the basis for this book.

The Sound Effects Bible is my gift to anyone starting out who is looking for real world information, ideas and examples to point them in the right direction. As corny as it sounds, this is the book I wish I could have read ten years ago! I use this book to help train my team and interns at The Detroit Chop Shop. Hopefully, you guys will find it equally valuable.

Ric