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How I record car sounds (Pro Tapes)

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How I record car sounds (Pro Tapes)

Pro Tapes company hired me to film how I record sounds from an Audi R8 sports car. Watch how I safely rig microphones and microphone cables on the vehicles to capture high speed Onboard sounds. Onboard means sounds from Driver and Passenger perspectives. This is all possible when I use the Pro Gaff gaffer tape. This particular tape is essential to keep my recording

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SonicScoop.com writes about our Mercedes-AMG commercial

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SonicScoop.com writes about our Mercedes-AMG commercial

The following is a write up about "Hearing is Believing", a Dolby Atmos Mercedes-AMG commercial I was hired to work on. SOUND is The Star in this spot!!! Click

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Quick release system from Ambient Recording

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Quick release system from Ambient Recording

Just wanted to share this brief video about a nice Quick Release system from Ambient Recording. This QuickLock product is Fantastic! It's perfect when you want to switch from

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Weapons we recorded for Rising Storm 2 Vietnam game

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The following is a video diary about the weapons we recorded for Rising Storm 2: Vietnam, a shooter game developed by Tripwire Interactive.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
TRIPWIRE INTERACTIVE (JOHN GIBSON - PRESIDENT, ALAN WILSON - VICE PRESIDENT, MARK MURASKI - AUDIO DIRECTOR, RYAN SEE - SOUND DESIGNER, AND ENTIRE COMPANY).
CHRIS RICKWOOD - COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER
JESSE JAMES ALLEN - FIELD RECORDIST & PHOTOGRAPHER
JASON SHORTUSE - ASSISTANT
TOM & DOUG AT THERMO ARMS - ARMORERS
WAYNE - ARMORER
THIEF OF SOUL IMAGINING - FILM & VIDEO EDITING
 

New game release! Need for Speed 2015

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I was hired to field record a Scion FR-S sports car for EA's Need for Speed 2015 video game. Today is the official release available for XBox One, PS4, and PC. I rigged a total of 7 mics OnBoard the modified car and also tracked it with an External M/S stereo shotgun mic.

From IGN.com "Need for Speed also sounds nearly as good as it looks; the throaty burble of performance-tuned engines is well-realised and the crackle of exhaust overrun and the ker-chuck of slamming gears is similarly resectable." - "Great visuals and sound"

Go out, buy the game, and kill some tires!!

New Need for Speed 2015 game, developed by Ghost Games, and published by EA.

Need for Speed 2015 Trailer

Video diary of the modified Scion FR-S sports car field recording session. Run time is 2:25. Watch it all the way through. We had budget in new tires for the stunt driving!

Watson field recording a modified Scion FR-S sports car. Derrick DuMont is the tuner & driver.

Watson going over the check list of field recording this modified Scion FR-S sports car.

Modified Scion FR-S sports car with stunt driver Daniel Hoy.

Part of Watson Wu's field recording equipment. One Sound Devices 788T-SSD field recorder and two 442 field mixers were used for OnBoard recordings. A 744T field recorder was used for External recordings to capture passbys, burnouts, skids, donuts, etc. 8 mics, Remote Audio headphones for critical monitoring, gaffers tape, blimps, etc gear were all needed to achieve this difficult session.

New Need for Speed game is available for XBox One, PS4, and PC. Buy a copy Today!

 

CLICK HERE TO SEE AND HEAR MY RECORDINGS OF A
FERRARI EXOTIC CAR!