HERE’S WHAT THE FILM AND GAME DEVELOPMENT
INDUSTRY IS SAYING ABOUT IGUANA KITCHEN AND
QUANTUM AUDIO MECHANICS
Posted 3/27/08
Post Magazine - the leading film post production trade publication - interviewed Iguana Kitchen founder John Pellegrini on Quantum Audio Mechanics in a feature on sound libraries for film post production in their March 2008 issue. They even put in a picture of John with the portable surround recording rig we use in our location recordings in the issue (warning – we take no responsibility for damage to your corneas as a result of looking at his picture). Here’s a link to the article posted on their website (no pictures included in the web article) – It’s the last item under the headline “Iguana In High Def”.
Posted 02/14/08
We had a nice write up about QAM in the February 2008 issue
of Mix Magazine
www.mixonline.com (NY Editor
David Weiss wrote the article) in their feature entitled, “Total
Immersion Effects”.
(We’re about half way down in the article – but to save searching
time or if the link is outdated and no longer valid, here’s the
text):
“ Slithering into the field is
Iguana Kitchen
(www.iguanakitchen.com),
presenting its new
Quantum Audio Mechanics Vol. 1. The
company states that this product was designed to be the world's
first 12-channel HD surround effects library. That's not to say that
these are in 11.1; rather, the company has made it simpler to mix
for multiple surround formats by providing separate tracks for every
surround sound format currently in use: left/front, left/center,
center/front, right/center, right/front, left/rear, center/rear,
right/rear, left/side, right/side, IMAX (overhead) and LFE, with
each sound recorded and labeled with all 12 channels.
“In this way, an editor/sound designer can insert the tracks for the particular format they're working on and get the same consistent sound for 5.1, 6.1, 7.1, 8.1 and/or 9.1. Perspectives can also be changed by reversing the track order (front to rear and rear to front) or loading the tracks sideways. All tracks have been recorded at the source at 24-bit/192kHz, and are delivered on a portable hard drive that includes both AIFF and WAV files of every track.
“Sounds on Quantum Audio Mechanics include weapons at an outdoor shooting range and indoor shooting range; suburban outdoor ambiences, including traffic, trains, fire trucks and emergency vehicles, helicopter flyover, planes, fireworks and more; interior ambiences, including bathroom showers, washers (top- and front-load washers) and dryers; quiet room sounds; a unique collection of sounds of things being dropped on the floor above the microphones; and an assortment of industrial sounds, both interior and exterior.”
Posted 02/14/08
IT’S OFFICIAL!!!
QUANTUM AUDIO MECHANICS has an official TLA (three letter acronym):
QAM!
Pronounced “Quam” (“Kw-ah-mm”).
Suggested Uses:
“I have no qualms with QAM.”
“I put a QAM into the session and just knocked out the director…”
“That QAM library is the best investment we ever made…”
“Golly Boss, I think we should order at least a dozen QAM!”
“You’re just jealous because I have QAM and you don’t…”
“My man has way more endurance now that he has QAM!” (Actual results may vary)
“QAM is rich in antioxidants and helps prevent cavities.” (Actual results may vary)
“I’m getting over 100 miles per gallon with QAM!” (Actual results may vary)
“Here a QAM, There a QAM, Everywhere a QAM QAM…”
“Her Majesty quite likes QAM.”
“The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to QAM…”
Well, they were suggestions…
