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…3 min read·Oct 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…5 min read·Apr 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…6 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Dec 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…4 min read·Nov 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 […]4 min read·Sep 27, 2019----