The Boom Box Post blog provides insights into the creative sound design process of Boom Box Post's owners and employees.
Season’s greetings to all of you editors, mixers, engineers, recordists, professionals, prosumers, students, freelancers, and everyone in between. Whether you’re aiming to dazzle a certain individual in your life who is passionate about sound/post production, or if you’re a professional in the sound industry finding it difficult to put together your holiday wish list, worry not, we’ve got you sorted!
Over the course of this Fall, Boom Box Post has diligently worked on a number of new shows and special projects. We are excited to present this specially curated list of things that have been released over the past few months. Please feel free to explore our new projects, and don’t hesitate to share your thoughts with us!
I’ve recently been messing around with Soundweaver from Boom Library and I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts with our readers.
We are extremely proud to announce the release of our latest Boom Box Library from the Robotic Creations Collection: Vocalizations! You can now also purchase this new library by itself or bundled with Futuristic Weapons and Heads Up Display in the Robotic Creations Collection Bundle.
This library features the high-tech sci-fi vocalizations of each distinctive robot from our Robotic Creations Collection. You’ll find coughing, cheering, crying, efforts, growling, groaning, breathing, humming, impacts, screaming, singing, sneezing, snoring, and more.
We are honored to have been nominated for three Children’s and Family Emmy Awards for 2023!
“Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie”
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing For An Animated Program
“Santiago of the Seas”
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing For A Preschool Animated Program
“Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant”
Sound Mixing and Sound Editing For A Live Action Program
To celebrate Halloween in a gruesome style, we decided to do part two of: Death by Sound Effect. We came up with a cause of death and put our editors to the task to create a gross, gruesome sound build. Let’s see what they came up with!
This month, the Comic-Con Museum in San Diego held a one-day symposium titled Storytelling Across Media which provided professional panels geared toward aspiring writers, artists, musicians, and media professionals interested in the art of storytelling. I had the pleasure of being invited to be a panelist on the topic of “Storytelling in Music and Sound.” They invited an array of industry professionals and asked us each to invite a collaborator of our choosing in order to delve into our collaborative processes of using music and sound to further our storytelling. I was ecstatic to have been invited, and immediately thought of bringing Greg Nicolett, the underscore composer on Pupstruction, to join me.
Foley is a crucial element in the world of filmmaking and audio production. It refers to the art of creating and recording sound effects to synchronize with the visual elements of a film or other visual media. The history of Foley can be traced back to the early days of cinema, and it has since evolved into a specialized and essential field within the film and television industry.
We recently celebrated Boom Box Post’s 9th birthday! Here's a look back at all that we accomplished in the past 9 years. We could not be more grateful for the opportunity to flourish in this community, and we hope BBP’s 10th year is filled with even more opportunities to shine.
Before I began learning how to mix professionally, Pro Tools automation was a complete mystery to me. Working in post production often necessitates at least some understanding of automation, and if you’re mixing, you need to be an expert.
Boom Box Post has been busy this year successfully completing various sound projects including shows, shorts, features, and commercials. I have curated a list of what’s now available and what is yet to come in the next few months. Feel free to watch the projects we have passionately been working on and share with us what you think!
It’s that time of year again! The Children’s and Family Emmy Awards have accepted submissions, voting has commenced, and nominations are coming out soon. Boom Box Post was fortunate enough to submit 16 projects for consideration this year. Here is a sneak peak of three of those submissions. We are excited for this awards season journey!
Boom Box Post is opening its doors for an awards season hang this Monday, September 18th!
Come mix and mingle with other creatives in the sound community this awards season at Boom Box Post! Explore our newly opened state-of-the-art studio and mix stages while learning more about the work of others in the industry.
Boom Box Post owner, Jeff Shiffman, was invited to be on the Fan Favorites panel at San Diego Comic Con to give insight on his work in Transformers: EarthSpark. Jeff and five other creative minds behind some of the biggest TV and movie projects reveal how they bring fan-favorite stories to life.
We are extremely proud to announce the release of our latest Boom Box Library: Foley Essentials!
The Foley Essentials SFX Library contains footstep, scuff, and drag sound effect recordings on a variety of surfaces. Surfaces include dirt, creaky floorboards, brick, leaves, grass, gravel, mud, sand, snow, water puddles, and wood. Each surface was walked with several shoe options including leather dress shoes, high heels, and sneakers.
At Boom Box Post, we have the opportunity to work on various different types of animation, ranging from children’s animation to adult animation. When it comes to animation, whether it's targeted at children or adults, sound effects have a significant impact on the overall feel and immersion. Sound plays an important factor in bringing animation to life. In this blog post, we'll delve into the fascinating world of sound effects and explore the key differences between those used in children's animation and adult animation.
Jayson Niner recently moved from his position as assistant sound editor to editor here at Boom Box Post. We sat down with Jayson to get his thoughts on his new position, and if he has any advice to offer.
We recently brought on a new Boom Box Post apprentice. It is our pleasure to introduce Nathan Yamaguchi! We had a chance to ask him a few questions to better get to know him.
Did you enjoy What’s That Sound part 1, 2, and 3? Let’s see if you can guess what sounds we have come up with this time! Listen carefully!
Post Perspective recently wrote an article featuring an interview with one of Boom Box Post’s owners, Kate Finan. Kate is a re-recording mixer, supervising sound editor, and co-founder of Boom Box Post, a boutique animation-specific sound studio located in Burbank, CA. Post Perspective chatted with Kate about Gabby’s Dollhouse and the specific steps relating to the audio post process.
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