Reflection Questions

·       What did you do and how did you do it?

       I made the tuning sound for the start of Lewis radio, I used a monotron synthesiser to make the sound and i recorded it and put it into cubase where i added some effects such as a delay and a reverb. This allowed me to add it exacctly to where it was required at the start of lewis's radio voice over. 

·       Does your final design meet your original intentions?

       My original intentions were to make the radio tuning sound and help make a part of the dubstep sound track. I made the tuning sound but adam made a drum beat that we looped round for the remainder of the soundtrack.

·       Self evaluation – how did you manage your time? How could you manage your time more effectively?

       I feel that i managed my time well but it could have been managed better. I think that if i planned it better a bit earlier then i could have done a bit more work on the audio part and maybe helped adam edit the soundtrack so it didnt get as repetative as it did towards the end.

·       What did you struggle with? Eg. Cubase, microphones, playing instruments, sound cards???

      When i first started i struggled with cubase, where everything was but after a few hours on the program i knew most things about it and could do most things with ease. I didnt play any instruments because i have not much musical tallent.

·       What did you find easy?

      I found most of the software and equipment fairly simple to use after a few hour practice and it was pretty simple to get used to.

·       How does your finished audio compare to professional examples? A sound track to a trailer

     The final audio product started very profesionally i felt as it started by saying "PEGI 16" then going into a voice over but after a while in the trailer the drum beat came in and got very repetative towards the end the drum beat ruined the track and the trailer i felt.

·       What do other people think of your finished audio?

     On the youtube trialer there are several comments commenting on the audio saying that the drum beat drowns out the narration/voice over and that it gets very repettative.

·       What could you improve upon?   If you were to do it again what would you do differently next time?

       I feel that if if i was to do it again i would try improve on the drum beat so it was less repatative. I would make it so it changes slightly through the trailer and i also would make the volume of the drum beat a bit quieter so you could hear the voice over.

·       It’s not about the finished product, it’s about the journey. What did you learn?

      I learned a lot about cubase and sound. I also learned about different types of microphones and equipment, overall this year i felt i have learned a lot and have enjoyed working in the sound studio.