The TASA Standard

"The goal of producing a THX trailer is to create something that lets the audience experience the capacity of the sound system without being overwhelming … In fact, from a technical standpoint, 'Deep Note' just feels loud because it has a spectrum of frequencies that grows from small to large."

Gary Rydstrom, Pixar Animation

The TASA (Trailer Audio Standards Association) standard’s intent is to equalize the sound volume of theatrical trailers so that they more closely match the volume of the features that they precede.

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The point at which all software meets

In 2006, Nintendo introduced a game console called the Wii that comes with a motion-sensitive wireless Bluetooth controller called the Wiimote. CamilleTroillard has added an extension to his Open Sound Control translation software, OSCulator, enabling Macintosh users to receive acceleration information transmitted from the Wiimote, translated to OSC messages, and sent to Kyma where they can be used as live parameter controllers.
OSCulator is able to be used with many hardware devices and software, thanks to the OSC protocol. And using OSCulator, the Lemur can talk directly to the Kyma sound design workstation using higher bandwidth and higher resolution than MIDI controls ... with great ease of use.

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Big Movie Sound Effects: Behind the Scenes and Out of the Speakers

2004 - Ten years after the OSCAR (Best Sound/Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing) for JURASSIC PARK, Gary Rydstrom discussed the dramatic purpose and the processes he used to create the unique aural effects, giving a clear and rare demonstration of the craft of motion picture sound.

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