Sound Design - Performing Arts - Production Role Resources - LibGuides at Loreto College Ballarat

Loreto College Sound Design Resources

Sound Resources folder on Google Drive
Includes link to Behringer X32 Digital Mixer user manual
Audit Checklist - Sound
Past Production Workbook Folder for Jane Eyre

Sound Design Resources

Sound - Theatrecrafts
Information on all aspects of stage sound, with links to further resources.
Step by step guide to sound design - Mic Pool
Article describing the sound design process from receiving a copy of the play through to performance. A wider discussion piece, Sound Design in Theatre, is also available on this site.
Glossary of audio, recording and music terms - Recording Connection
An Introduction to Technical Theatre by Sanders - Open Textbook Library
Module 13 of this open access textbook covers sound design and equipment. Click on the orange PDF button and then select the modules from the index to download them.

Sound Libraries

Below is a selection of internet sound libraries. Always respect the creators behind the sounds by making sure that you read any licence conditions and/or attribution requirements as you download and use the sounds.

ZapSplat
Possibly the internet's largest and best free sound effects and royalty free music library.
BBC Sound Effects Library - BBC
An archive of over 16,000 sound effects dating back to the 1920s that the BBC have made available free to the public.
SoundEffects+
Here you will find high quality sounds, as each is recorded by a professional.
SoundGator

Sound Production for the Theatre - Instructional Playlist

Sound Production for the Theatre - Good Sounds
This is a YouTube playlist of a 13 part instructional series on sound production for theatre - most of them focus on microphone lists, selection and management. The introduction video for the series is included below.

Working in Sound Design

What is a sound designer for theatre? - Association of Sound Designers
The job description of a sound designer, how they are employed, who they work with, and the history of sound design.

Arts Centre Melbourne 2013. Meet a sound designer. Online video, 15 January 2013. Duration: 5 mins.

Sound Design v Sound Engineering

ARK-AV 2019. Difference between sound engineer vs sound designer. Online video, 30 May 2019. Duration: 6 min.

The Beautiful Lies of Sound Design - TED TAlk

Fratzalos T, 2016. The beautiful lies of sound design. Online video 22 March 2016. Duration: 17 mins.

Example - WALL E Animation Sound Design

WALL E animation sound design part 1 and part 2 2009. Online videos, 30 October 2009. Duration: 18 min.

Performing Arts - Production Role Resources: Sound Design