Dylan Johnstone
Sound Designer
About Me
My name is Dylan Johnstone. I'm a musician/sound designer based in Glasgow. My passion is to create powerful audio soundscapes to capture the audiences attention. I'm currently studying HNC Sound Production and have been continuing to create/produce music alongside. My current goal is to become a professional Sound Designer, and my dream is to work alongside industry professionals for feature films.
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I have currently collaborated with multiple artists/musicians, working as a Session Musician on Piano/guitar/Live Events, and a Producer for multiple singles.
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Multimedia Project
Track Breakdown
Additional Info
Mixing- Master Channel Compression
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Once I recorded all of the midi files, and created their own sound, I then started to balance each channel to balance the levels within the track.
Once I was happy with the balance of the track, As a safe measure to ensure that the track is at a suitable volume, I added a Limiter compressor on the master track. I then reduced the Input gain -3.0 dB to ensure that the track stays loud without digitally distorting.
Sampler Instrument
The sampler instrument itself was individual samples of a guitar that we recorded in groups. I decided that instead of using this to mimic the recording of a realistic guitar, I wanted creatively use the plugin to sound like another synth.
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In the photo below, you can see that I've turned on 'Reverse' In the sampler instrument, and the sustain mode is configured to not repeat the sample whilst holding the key.
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I also intended to have each sample to have a different duration from one another. So when the note is struck and finished, each sample will finish at a different time, giving it a 'swooping' motion
