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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Oh Gods!, I just realized it's only Monday. Today was a long week.

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School.VideoGameAudio.com @sovga.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Audio Artist at www.ea.com/careers/loca... (Vancouver – Hybrid, 🇨🇦) "Create quality audio for our video games, with a high focus on authentic dialogue to suit our story-driven game experiences" #gamejobs jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...

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dawgstudio.bsky.social @dawgstudio.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

DAWG demo is now available on Itch! dawg-tools.itch.io/dawg-digital... Most of the recent work went into the DSP and how all the components are working together. Goal is still the same - a real music making depth but in something that’s approachable and fun to experiment with. #DAWG

dawg-tools.itch.io

DAWG - Digital Audio Workstation Game by DAWG_tools

An in development music creation game blending DAW sequencing, live DSP, and Jam mode for local full sync multiplayer

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Many publishers are REALLY taking the piss on pricing now. USD $ You have to be kidding. Who is buying these books? It is a massive disservice to authors and libraries to charge these prices.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The techbros don't want you to see this trailer. Pass it on.

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

My SAR job uses Google Chat. My work uses Teams and Discord. My consulting job uses Slack. My softball teams use Messenger and Whatsapp. Friends use Signal. Work email, personal email, spam email accounts. I'm losing my mind. Giving Ferdium a try. ferdium.org/download

ferdium.org

Ferdium | Download

Introducing a great productivity tool to keep all messaging, productivity, and online services in one place

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I shouldn't have to go deep into Registry Editor to get turn off OneDrive. @microsoft.com nobody asked for this.

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Marina Ryan @marinahascoffee.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

can't wait for this; we don't talk about the music engineering side nearly enough

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Peter Kirn @pkirn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Worth following: publishers are incorrectly claiming payouts on the Anthropic lawsuit, like claiming 100%, or even claiming titles that are reverted/out of print. If you're an author, assuming you already made a claim (that deadline was March), check now -- there's still time to dispute this.

writerbeware.blog

Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware

In the wake of the widespread errors that have marred the claims process, the deadline to dispute a claim and provide documentation has been extended from 30 days to 60 days (from the day class member...

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Will Kerslake @wkerslake.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I recently heard someone describe NIN as inverse Rick Astley. I will give you up I will let you down I will run around and desert you I will make you cry I will say goodbye I will tell a lie and hurt you

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Sonic Field @sonicfield.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Deveillance's Kalypta runs locally on your Mac to make your voice unreadable to AI notetakers during video calls. sonicfield.org/kalypta-deve...

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Student email today at 130pm: "I'm at the right classroom for the 230pm lab but there's nobody there! Do I have the wrong room?" I forgot how hard it was to teach first years.

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Sound design profs: ICYMI, I created a critique tool for sounds where you can pin notes to different parts of sounds for discussion. studyingsound.org/soundcrit.html #sounddesign #pedagogy

studyingsound.org

Sound Crit Session

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today in academic absurdity: Being assigned a room with no computers. To teach web development. In an IT program.

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Me rockin' out of my first class: "woo! Aced it!" 😇 Me later, realizing my shirt was inside out. 🫢 Me now, realizing I have to wear my shirt inside out for the rest of the semester so they think I did that on purpose.😭

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I built a virtual city with spatialized web audio to collect people's inputs on what a future cityscape should sound like. If you'd like to take your brain off work and have some fun, please contribute a sound! sounddr.ca/milltown/ #sounddesign

Milltown — a city of sounds

A small city, some years from now, built on the plan of a real one. Everything you hear was added by somebody. Join the future and submit your own sounds!

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Milltown — a city of sounds

A small city, some years from now, built on the plan of a real one. Everything you hear was added by somebody. Join the future and submit your own sounds!

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A little sound experiment to reverse the Sonic Bonsai: Sonic Weeds! Cut one, two grow in its place. sounddr.ca/art/sonic-we...

Darren Hayman @darrenhayman.bandcamp.com · 31/08/2026

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This is a fun idea. A fanzine of annotated or marked music equipment. It’s was made by my friend Matt @theleaflibrary.bsky.social and can be bought from ashtoninspace.bigcartel.com Some of my own equipment features.

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Sonic Bonsai: A short experiment in pruning sound. sounddr.ca/art/sonic-bo...

KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

How did I not know about vampire deer until today??

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sonic Colony: A little listening game about belonging. sounddr.ca/games/sonic-...

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hey there's a new sound design journal! Always good to see the field expand. But what is happening with conferences? No AudioMostly, no AES conferences on the horizon? www.journalofmusicandsound.org

journalofmusicandsound.org

Journal of Music and Sound - Aesthetics, Systems and Communication

A peer-reviewed online journal advancing scientific research on music and sound.

KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

sounddr.ca/art/physarum... A weird little experiment: slime mold with granular synth sound generative art piece using attractor and growth algorithms. #genart #generative

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Nearly missed this one! Beautiful book! bastardvinyl.com/index.php?ro...

Noah… @noahspringer.com · 20/08/2026

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One of the more serious books I’ve published, but also incredibly important. It’s an astounding work!

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Hey composers, please stop with the Dies irae. It's in nearly every single mystery/ crime, or horror now. It's more than a cliché at this point. It's become the Wilhelm scream of screen composition now.

Helen McCookerybook (aka Helen McCallum, aka Helen Reddington) @mccookerybook.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

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Can't get to Rebellion? Watch our documentary instead! Wit and wisdom from Gina Birch, Lucy O'brien, Liz Naylor, Viv Albertine, June Miles-Kingston, Jane Woodgate, Jane Dowsett Lesley Woods, Liz Naylor, Trash, Karen Gymslip, The Dollymixture and more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=zki9...

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I built a tool to help with sound class critiques. No more "that wooh sound at ~2min in". Scrub thru spectro and wave: pin notes to parts of sound for discussion. Have students do same: imports those notes into one page with pins. Would love feedback. l1nq.com/nebh3pc #sounddesign

sound visualizer with wave and spectrogram

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Where have all the audio conferences gone? AudioMostly has disappeared. AES has nothing to submit research to. Is the study of sound dead now?

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Fossilize a short tune onscreen. Create and save them all! sounddr.ca/art/fossil.h...

KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Alright, by no demand whatsoever, I created a demo of the sound terrarium you can interact with. sounddr.ca/art/terrariu...

KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sonic Bonsai: a little experimental sound toy where you can shape a drone through pruning branches. sounddr.ca/art/sonic-bo...

KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

A glass terrarium containing miniature mechanical creatures that feed on ambient sound. Loud noises make them grow. Eventually your neighbour's leafblower creates a monster. sounddr.ca/artefacts.html

KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

We know "good" sound design when we hear it, but what makes "good" sound design? What is bad sound design? Thoughts? #sounddesign

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Who out there is teaching #sounddesign? Would you be willing to share any rubrics, grading criteria or assessment sheets you use to grade/judge sound?

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School.VideoGameAudio.com @sovga.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Our SoVGA.com #Wwise 2026.1.10 game audio course overview for September 2026😀! All courses use middleware updated within last two months. ✏️ Sign-up: School.VideoGameAudio.com

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The Acoustic Ration Book: A physical booklet containing coupons for making noise: one party, three arguments, five hours of music, 20 minutes of vacuuming. End disagreements between roommates with coupons! #sounddesign sounddr.ca/artefacts.html

a ration book that says "Acoustic ration book" Valid for one party, valid for three arguments, valid for five hours of music, valid for twenty minutes of vacuuming. "

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Not sure what questions to ask about sound in your product or service/experience? I made a handy walkthrough guide to accompany my Sonic UX book that will help you build a sonic UX research brief and questionnaires. #sonicux sounddr.ca/resources/so...

The Sound Brief · Sonic UX Research Lab

What can sound do for your product, and what should you be asking about it? A canvas from Sonic UX (MIT Press) by Dr KC Collins.

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KC Collins @sounddr.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

A credit card that allows you to purchase noise-canceling services for your daily commute. Controls how much noise you may make, where the balance is your remaining permitted decibels for the month. #speculativedesign sounddr.ca/artefacts.html

a credit card with monthly allocation 4000 dB-minutes.

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Dramatic Entrance. A tiny wearable speaker that gives you appropriate cinematic music whenever you enter a room. sounddr.ca/artefacts.html

Looking to gather your examples of annoying audio in products or software design (including games)! What gets on your nerves?! #sounddesign I'd appreciate a share thx!

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