The Boom Box Post blog provides insights into the creative sound design process of Boom Box Post's owners and employees.
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Lunch and Learns are a staple tradition here at Boom Box. These monthly meetings are chances for the team to learn from one another and explore different topics in sound and post production. We have done many Lunch and Learns since Boom Box’s inception ranging from plugin tutorials, to recording techniques, to tips for leading a team of editors.
Focusrite recently wrote an article about Boom Box Post and our integration of the Focusrite Red and Red Net system in our studio. The Focusrite Red Net system is the backbone of our mix facility, allowing us to transition from Dolby Atmos to 5.1 surround and stereo, all within the controller.
Check out the article now on the Focusrite website.
If you would like to learn more about how our Dolby Atmos mix stages were built from the ground up, be sure to visit our friends at Westlake Pro to read their article or check out our past blog post, Building a Dolby Atmos Mix Stage.
Whether you are a newly graduated student or you are a long time picture editor looking to delve more into sound, jumping into the freelance world can be intimidating. You might have some money saved up and are wondering where to allocate it to best help you freelance career. After securing a decent computer and a Pro Tools subscription it can be easy to fall into the mindset that you need the newest shiniest plugin or the fanciest piece of hardware. While plugins and gear are nice to have and can indeed help you, finding quality sound effect libraries to add to your personal sound collection is perhaps a more worthwhile endeavor.
We recently brought on a new Boom Box apprentice. It is our pleasure to introduce Isabel Roney! We had a chance to ask her a few questions to better get to know her. Continue reading to get to know her better.
Happy Holidays to all of you editors, mixers, engineers, recordists, professionals, prosumers, students, freelancers, and everyone in between. Whether you want to impress a special sound/post production person in your life or you work in the sound world and are having trouble filling out your holiday wish list we have you covered!
When we decided to take the plunge and build a brand new studio from the remnants of an old auto body shop, what started as a simple gear list quickly evolved into a studio with multiple Dolby Atmos-ready mix stages. We had the pleasure of working with the stellar team at Westlake Pro in helping us make our initial concepts into a reality. Our new Boom Box Post studio includes three Atmos mix stages, three 5.1 surround sound suites, eight production suites, and a multitude of client amenities. If you are curious how this all came to be, we highly recommend going to our friends at Westlake Pro’s website and reading their article. They dive into greater detail on their process and the gear needed to make it work!
Recently we published a blog that listed classic toon sound effects and the emotion they convey to the audience. Our hope was that it would be a helpful tool for anyone stuck in the editorial process. This is part 2! Continue reading to find out how our editors approach the following emotions with classic toon sound effects: Scared, Disgust, Love, and Bored.
A radioplay is a vital step exclusive to the animation pipeline; however, there is a lot more to the process than simply editing one together. In this post we outlines the basics of a radioplay and their importance in the production workflow.
At Boom Box Post, since we focus in sound for animation, I thought it would be helpful to create a list of classic toon sound effects and the emotion typically associated with them. In this post, we will be focusing on the following: happiness, anger, sadness, and humor.
One of the most exciting parts about working in audio post production is getting to be a part of the final stages of a project. Here are a few recent releases that Boom Box Post had the pleasure of working on!
We have a new Office Manager/Assistant Editor at Boom Box Post! It is our pleasure to introduce you to Jayson!
When I first started working at Boom Box Post, I had a hard time understanding what exactly took place during each step of the post-production process. With so many different steps in our workflow, it was very easy for me to get lost in the order of events. Oftentimes, I mixed up editor spots with client spots, editor previews with client previews, and don’t even get me started on editorial fixes and when those were supposed to happen…
It’s finally the day all of us at Boom Box Post have been waiting for–the relaunch of our internship program! Now an apprenticeship, we couldn’t be more excited to introduce our first apprentice post-pandemic, Kylina Aliotti!
A new sound quiz has arrived! Let’s play!
As I’m building upon my sound editing skills, a critique I often receive is that my sound effects build is not utilizing a fuller frequency range, so it’s not as impactful during previews. Developing a dynamic frequency range into my builds isn’t just important for having powerful sound moments, it’s also essential for ensuring that the sound effects translate on all possible listening platforms, like a huge Dolby Atmos theatre and tiny pair of ear buds. In order to tackle this challenge, I asked two of our supervising sound editors, Brad Meyer, MPSE, and Tess Fournier, MPSE, to play a frequency-association game. I named some commonly referenced frequency ranges, and they followed up with sound effects that come to mind, and why these particular ranges are valuable for creating effective sound effects builds.
January has been a very exciting month for the Boom Box Post team. Following the holiday break, the team began to move into our new 520 S Verdugo location! Check out some recent updates, as well as pictures from move in day!
2020 was a year unlike any other. So much so that it was hard to put into words how we felt about it. For that reason, at the end of the year I asked our Boom Box Post team to pick a sound effect that they felt best described 2020. We had so much fun with that post that we thought we would do it again this year. So again I asked the BBP team, “If 2021 was a sound effect, what would it be?”
2021 was a year full of adaption and learning a new hybrid form of remote and in-person work and life. Here at Boom Box Post, we began to master the new work flow as we focused on editorial on new shows and honed in on our skills. See some reflections from the team below!
I have come across a few free Chrome extensions that I have incorporated into my day-to-day workflow. These extensions have made a big difference in my productivity and I would love to share them with all of you.
