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The Short Answer

Everything

The Longer Answer

The longer answer is that every series of actions we perform can be thought of as a process. Understanding those processes will help us improve, even as individuals, whether we're concerned with Music, Audio, Photography, Moviemaking or what have you. I'll discuss each in turn and set the scene for forthcoming articles.

A Basic Process

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I've been involved in some indie filmmaking over the last year or so and that's meant I've had to learn about activities that I would otherwise have missed out on. For instance, I'm comfortable with studio recording for music but not recording speech for a drama, similarly location recording has its own obstacles to overcome.  

Here's a collection of articles and resources that I've used over the last year.

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Ever wondered how a certain drum track was recorded? Well there are several sites that will get you a lot further than just using your favourite search engine.

GearSlutz Expert Q&A has many interviews with professional mixers, producers, engineers, etc. These have a vast amount of knowledge and between them a bewildering array of hit records.  read more »

I'm generally against just posting a link to a site without some useful commentary (i.e. add more than just "check this out"), but in this case the site http://www.filmsound.org is so good that it warrants a link on its own. More so, it warrants a permanent banner on the site. No matter how experienced you are (or how good you think you are), you will find something new to you on the site. Before asking questions on any site about how a sound effect was made or how the overall sound was designed for a blockbuster movie, read the articles on http://www.filmsound.org