Week 11 (Project Update) – The Crystallizer Hack + SFX / Video Editing Almost Done!
Currently, I'm feeling incredibly thankful for discovering the duration marker workflow technique, as it has encouraged me to edit the video as I craft each sound – something I should have done for the minor project. While it can be a bit exhausting going between Davinci and FL Studio, I think this workflow is significantly streamlined since any timing issues will be detected straight away.
As I neared the completion of sound design, I was running low on creative ideas – a similar issue to the one I encountered in the minor project. I approached this dilemma by experimenting with different effect plugins. This ultimately led to the final key discovery of the Sound Toys "Crystallizer""– a granular" synth delay effect that warps/distorts incoming signals. I revisited some old, unused sounds and applied the plugin to the mixer channel; this was the closest thing to what could be referred to as a sound design hack for generating an infinite number of ideas. I recorded the output signal into Edison and then applied my previously utilised technique of stretching and reversing the samples. This laid the foundation for most of the SFXs for the drone that spawns after the golden globe shatters.
References -
(BlackMagic Design 2025) -Davinci Resolve 19.1.4 (Video Editor).
(Image-Line 2025) - FL Studio 24.1.1 (Digital Audio Workstation).
(Soundtoys 2016) - Crystallizer 5.0.1 (VST Plugin).
