Studying Sound
A Theory and Practice of Sound Design
Published on 1. September 2020
248 pages
978-0-262-36291-7 (ISBN)
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An introduction to the concepts and principles of sound design practice, with more than 175 exercises that teach readers to put theory into practice.
This book offers an introduction to the principles and concepts of sound design practice, from technical aspects of sound effects to the creative use of sound in storytelling. Most books on sound design focus on sound for the moving image. Studying Sound is unique in its exploration of sound on its own as a medium and rhetorical device. It includes more than 175 exercises that enable readers to put theory into practice as they progress through the chapters.
This book offers an introduction to the principles and concepts of sound design practice, from technical aspects of sound effects to the creative use of sound in storytelling. Most books on sound design focus on sound for the moving image. Studying Sound is unique in its exploration of sound on its own as a medium and rhetorical device. It includes more than 175 exercises that enable readers to put theory into practice as they progress through the chapters.
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KC Collins is Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology at Carleton University. She is the author of ten books on sound, including Game Sound and Playing with Sound (both published by the MIT Press), and is the director of the film Beep: A Documentary History of Game Sound.
Content
Chapter One: Hearing and Listening
Chapter Two: Sound
Chapter Three: Recording Sounds
Chapter Four: Sounds in Space
Chapter Five: Sound Effects
Chapter Six: Mixing
Chapter Seven: Surround and Spatial Sound
Chapter Eight: Sound and Meaning
Chapter Nine: Sound for Story
Chapter Ten: Conclusions and Wrap-Up
Chapter Two: Sound
Chapter Three: Recording Sounds
Chapter Four: Sounds in Space
Chapter Five: Sound Effects
Chapter Six: Mixing
Chapter Seven: Surround and Spatial Sound
Chapter Eight: Sound and Meaning
Chapter Nine: Sound for Story
Chapter Ten: Conclusions and Wrap-Up
