Tonebenders Podcast
Tonebenders is a Sound Design podcast dedicated to covering the worlds of sound editing, field recording and audio post production for film, television and gaming. Through interviews and experiments we delve into everything from foley to plugins. Check us out at www.tonebenderspodcast.com
Latest episodes
Mar 11, 2014 • 50min
018 Tonebenders – Vanessa Ament on Foley
In this Episode, we welcome Vanessa Ament, author of ‘The Foley Grail’, the preeminent book on the art of foley. Vanessa dives deep – giving us a history of the craft, various differences in foley styles and techniques, as well as some stories from her own tremendous career.
Feb 4, 2014 • 57min
017 Tonebenders - Listener Questions, Mic Matching with Izotope's Ozone
In Episode 017, Rene and Timothy answer some listener questions and Rene presents some tests he did matching various microphones using Izotope Ozone – the results are surprising. Finally, we talk Plural Eyes for audio pros.
Dec 23, 2013 • 1h 17min
016 Tonebenders - Gordon Hempton
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.
Dec 3, 2013 • 59min
015 Tonebenders - SoundMorph's Jason Cushing
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. -
Nov 15, 2013 • 1h 12min
014 Tonebenders - Martin Pinsonnault & sound of Dallas Buyers Club
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.
Oct 28, 2013 • 51min
013 Tonebenders - Work Life Balance And Powerdown Design Case Study
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.
Oct 2, 2013 • 1h 23min
012 Tonebenders - Coll Anderson
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.
Jun 24, 2013 • 1h 15min
011 Tonebenders - Big Gun Design Case Study
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…
