There are moments when no other city sounds like Chicago, he says. Like when an “L” train is passing, or the moment you step ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.

The former 'SNL' cast member breaks a lot of glass and generates a lot of laughs on his new album, but is everything meant to be funny?

Sound effects are some of the most underappreciated aspects of cinema. Indeed, the visual nature of film as a medium often ensures that sound is taken for granted, particularly when it comes to ...

Comedian, actor and musician Fred Armisen has just released a new album, 100 Sound Effects, and yes it’s exactly that — an old school sound effects album, but one only Fred Armisen could make. It also ...

If you’ll permit us to spoil a little bit of movie magic, many of the sound effects you hear in film and TV are actually recreated and edited in later by Foley artists. Now, researchers are attempting ...

Every output from Maestro’s sound effects generator creates revenue for the rights holders of the model’s training data.

If you’re like me, a little project that’s mostly for fun can also serve as stress therapy. This one is actually useful too! It’s a classic sound effects button box using modern technology. The heart ...

The salvage yard at M. Maselli & Sons, in Petaluma, California, is made up of six acres of angle irons, block pulleys, doorplates, digging tools, motors, fencing, tubing, reels, spools, and rusted ...