Kerry Beyer

HEADSHOT PHOTOGRAPHY HOUSTON

logic 9

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SCORING & SOUND DESIGN FOR FILM

We shot an awesome opening scene for Deep Terror on sunday, and I edited the rough cut monday – looks amazing. I’ve started to score the scene in Logic 9, and I’m really pleased with the direction it’s going.

Sound is 50% of picture…  and the perfect score completes the experience.

Sure, there is stock music that you can buy, but I’ve found that everyone is using the same music… I love the Video Copilot stuff, but I hear it over and over again. (And THANK YOU Andrew Kramer for those tutorials).

When I’m composing a soundtrack, I tend to go for the classic orchestral scores with Timpani drums, Full Horn Sections, Strings, etc… and then it’s always nice to blend modern electronic elements as well. Marco Beltrami, Jerry Goldsmith, and even Marilyn Manson are some of my all time favorites…

Gotta love the original Resident Evil score…

What are some of your favorites?

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APOGEE DUET 2

So I just ditched my MOTU Ultralite MK3 in favor of an Apogee Duet 2… I just installed the drivers and setup was a snap.  I already prefer the simplicity and integration over the MOTU.

I was have some clipping issues with the MOTU when record enabling a track in Logic 9. So far, the APOGEE is recording to the track exactly what I put in. Soft limiting sounds good… and now my compressor/limiter in Logic actually works properly.

It’s quite possible that I made some boneheaded error with the MOTU, but even with a factory reset (which helped) it did not eliminate record enabled clipping.

I’ll do a full review after I record a song with this new setup… but as of now I’m digging it. …and the new Variax… totally awesome for digital recording.