Tonebenders Podcast

In this SoundBytes episode, Timothy sits down for a one-on-one interview with Will Files, sound designer and re-recording mixer – based largely out of Skywalker Ranch. Will is one of the most experienced mixers around with the Dolby Atmos surround format. Will tells us about his career, the positives and negatives of working with ATMOS and lots more.

In this episode, Rene and Timothy sit down with Ann Kroeber, veteran audio post and field recording professional. Ann tells us of her career path and her work on classic films like the Black Stallion, Dune and others. She also shares some of her techniques used to record animal vocals and her unique SFX service at soundmountain.com.

In this SoundBytes episode, Timothy and Rene interview Roth Mobot, a duo that perform and teach workshops on the art of circuit bending. They teach us the history of the craft as well as the basics that anyone would need to start making crazy sounds for themselves.

In this Episode, Rene and Timothy tackle a bunch of recent listener questions about sound design. Next up, Rene interviews Willem Sannen, a field recordist in Belgium. They talk about his home-made binaural dummy head microphone setup as well as other adventures recording out in the world.

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.

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.

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.