Sound Design is essential in the fields of musical instrument development, live performance, video game development, music production, theater, new media, post-production, virtual reality/augmented reality and of course, filmmaking and television production. Most of you probably think of sound design in the context of epic film trailers and blockbuster Hollywood films. Directors use sound design to enhance and elevate storytelling by carefully choosing sounds that create atmosphere, impact, and emotion. In this month’s column, we will examine why sound design is relevant and vital to the evolution of Creative Percussion Controllers and Hybrid Drumming. We will narrow the focus and examine sound design through the lens of music production and musical instrument development. Sound design in this multi-part series refers to the intentional blending, sculpting, and processing of various organic and synthetic tones. This is quite different and separate from analyzing the melodies and rhythms being played in a music […]

August 2022 Issue