Dominik BraunThe secret behind Van Halen’s iconic synth sound in “Jump”“Jump” by Van Halen is considered being one of the most iconic songs from the 80s. This is due to the synth riff which makes this song so…Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
Dominik BraunWhy the COVID-19 lockdown will turn us into conscious listenersIt all started with soundesign.info asking sound designers to capture their home town soundscapes from their windows to document how the…Apr 23, 2020Apr 23, 2020
Dominik BraunThe 4 layers of a motion picture soundtrackAny motion picture soundtrack (whether for film, animation or game) is a composition of four different elements. I’m not talking about…Dec 19, 2019Dec 19, 2019
Dominik Braun4 tips for designing retro soundsRecently, I worked on a sample library for game developers named “107 Free Retro Game Sounds”. As the name might suggest, it contains…Dec 2, 2019Dec 2, 2019
Dominik Braun10 creative ways to use white noise in sound designEvery synthesizer has this tiny little knob labelled as “white noise” which on its own sounds like… ehm, well… noise. Not very appealing…Nov 27, 2019Nov 27, 2019
Dominik BraunWhat is a frequency chart?More often than not you want to know the exact frequency of a certain pitch. That’s when a frequency chart […]Sep 27, 2019Sep 27, 2019