I’ve been working with Phil Rice, a superb composer and filmmaker, for several years not. Recently, he asked me to co-host  his bi-weekly podcasts on Machinima. We’ve done about half a dozen so far and today he released a truly unique version of the podcast: my audio recordings at the recent Siggraph 2008 computer graphics festival. Every day for the five days I attended the festival, I recorded something specifically for the podcast (we call it the Overcast) and after it was over, I just sent a mass of recordings to Phil to edit since I wanted to have someone with an objective viewpoint edit the sound files. 

Give a listen and see what you think:

http://theovercast.com/

Well, Phil has done a wonderful job of editing these sound files. One great touch is music he played live to help bridge soundscapes. Phil is a very talented composer as you will hear in this podcast. The style of the music fits beautifully with the scant narration and deep sound samples. 

It’s long, but I think well worth your time if you are patient. The variety and subtlety of the various sound beds are quite something. All of the recordings were done using the M-Audio Microtrack II portable recorder and their t-stereo mic. I higly recommend this unit for foley work or for interviews. I can also record using my condensor mics as it has built in phantom power. One of the best investments I’ve ever made as it’s paid for itself three or four times over.

And if you’d like to check out my Picasa photo album of the Siggraph experience follow this link:

Ricky’s Siggraph Picasa Album

And my Renderosity.com Siggraph wrap-up is here:

Ricky’s Siggraph Wrap-Up