Jeff Emtman
@jeffemtman.com
Freelance sound designer and podcast editor in Berlin, Germany (https://jeffemtman.com). Maker of the documentary podcast Here Be Monsters (https://HBMpodcast.com) and the procedural podcast Neutrinowatch (https://neutrinowatch.org).
I'm not the biggest EQ dork, but there's a feature of @getsoundly.bsky.social plugin that I really like. The "mix" knob isn't a wet/dry knob, rather it fades the band's PARAMETERS. Makes complex EQ fades possible with a single automation lane. Pretty neat, free: getsoundly.com/tools/
"Man gets bit by an alligator and he screams" - Tape slate from the original Wilhelm Scream. freesound.org/people/craig... #sounddesign
S38-01 Man eaten by alligator; screams [Wilhelm screams].wav by craigsmith
Man eaten by alligator; screams [Wilhelm screams]
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One billion is about the number of seconds that a 32 year old has lived.
Quite enjoying this built in non-destructive spectral repair in the newer versions of #reaperdaw. One less thing I have to use RX for. Works for time selections and razor edits too. > Sample edits: Spectral repair sample values in time selection for all channels at mouse
Had a dream that there was a creature living under the sidewalk that would show you its den in exchange for one pebble, a bit of mortar, and a wild rose.
Ever wondered what's up with Neutrinowatch, the procedural podcast @jeffemtman.com and I make together? We told @narrascope.org earlier this month, and now you can find out too! youtu.be/SHzglKMNWdI
Neutrinowatch Narrascope Talk [June 2026]
YouTube video by Neutrino Watch
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Can't believe I never noticed the action called "File: Spawn new instance of REAPER". It just opens another window so that you can work on multiple projects (and copy-paste between them) in split-screen. Will make integrating pickups a lot faster. #reaperdaw
Oooh and @jeffemtman.com and I are speaking at this too! But you can skip that if you’re a person of excellent discrimination and taste!
Today is the last day to register for in-person attendance at NarraScope. (Online membership will stay open for another few weeks.) June 12th-14th, University at Albany, NY narrascope.org/register/ Got a great schedule up, starting with keynote speakers Meredith Gran and Sharang Biswas.
Genuinely flattered that the kind folk at Klankverbond put a picture of me babbling about sound design on their website. Klankverbond is a really unique org that supports independent audio folk in Belgium. If you're doing audio in Belgium, join them! www.klankverbond.be
I think Linear Phase EQ is kind of overhyped. But the one place i often use it is for checking my adjustments. Flip into linear mode for a moment to see if the high pass is negatively affecting the voice. Easy to hear it with the delta solo option in Reaper. You'll hear only what's changed.
I'm quite in love with this script that lets you absolutely break FX and synths in #reaperDAW by randomizing every knob at once. Script is called mpl_Randomize Track FX parameters Synth is Pendulate by Newfangled Audio
Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, 📸 by @tiltoncreative
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
A roundup of all the works that become public domain in 2026 web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicd...
Public Domain Day 2026 | Duke University School of Law
January 1, 2026 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1930 are open to all, as are sound recordings from 1925! By Jennifer Jenkins and James Boyle[1] CC BY 4.0 Please note that this site is only about US l...
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Looking forward to leading a session at the MIRP Meeting in Belgium on Weds. Hope to see you there.
Quite happy about the new high-res spectrogram option in #reaperdaw Low-res on the left, high-res on the right.
@brendanpbaker.bsky.social Thank you for requesting this. I was getting quite confused about unexpected normalization results. Saw they integrated the fix. forum.cockos.com/showthread.p...
Normalize + "Adjust mono media -3dB" should apply to "take channel mode: mono" - Cockos Incorporated Forums
Normalize + "Adjust mono media -3dB" should apply to "take channel mode: mono" REAPER Bug Reports
forum.cockos.com
I've used quite a lot of cassette tape emulation plugins for #sounddesign and I'm coming to the conclusion that Spectral Audio's (now) free OSC-45 sounds the nicest of them all. Beautiful saturation and wow/flutter emulation. archive.org/details/ocs-...
I certainly hope that if you need the group rate on duct cleaning you'd come to me first and not those other hacks.
New Neutrinowatch episode is out. Also come watch us (@martinaustwick.bsky.social) perform at Podfest tonight! www.podfestberlin.com/2025-festival
Ello! Top lad @jeffemtman.com just published a new episode of Neutrinowatch! "Best of the Manosphere" is a daily distillation of all the best bits of your favourite manpods into a wonderful piece of art. It's the idea-summarizing, trailblazing, time-saving game-changer! pod.link/1567632084/e...
Ello! Top lad @jeffemtman.com just published a new episode of Neutrinowatch! "Best of the Manosphere" is a daily distillation of all the best bits of your favourite manpods into a wonderful piece of art. It's the idea-summarizing, trailblazing, time-saving game-changer! pod.link/1567632084/e...
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Look at this nice picture of me pushing @martinaustwick.bsky.social out of the way. Thank you XMTR for having us there to perform our weird Neutrinowatch stuff. and thank you Rachel Manns for the photo. More of the festival photos here: www.xmtr.fm/festival
If anyone's coming to Berlin for #prixeuropa, I'd love to meet up for coffee.