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Nails on a chalkboard. Out-of-phase audio. The emergency broadcast alert. What is objectively the WORST sound ever? In this episode of The Parp Donk Podcast, we're diving deep into the most annoying…

Part 2 of our in-depth conversation with media executive Fred Seibert (MTV, Hanna-Barbera, Fred/Alan). The MTV promise unpacked, legendary holiday parties, and a forthcoming Mississippi Fred McDowell…

Fred Seibert was part of the creative team that launched MTV, catapulted Nickelodeon to the #1 kids network, lead Hanna-Barbera productions, and also produced numerous hit cartoons, including…

Episode 10 Every creative field has its outsider art — work that exists completely outside the mainstream and is all the more fascinating for it. Tom Clack's "Biggest Bowel Movement Bar None" is Parp…

Episode 9 Compression is one of the most misunderstood, but powerful tools in audio. Few people understand compression better than Dave Derr, creator of the legendary Distressor. In part two of our…

Episode 8 EQ is one of the most powerful tools in audio post-production and few people are better qualified to discuss it than Dave Derr, founder of Empirical Labs and one of the most respected…

Episode 7 Some of the most powerful sounds in film and media weren't created in a studio — they were captured in the wild. The Parpers discuss the gear, the techniques, and the mindset behind great…

Episode 6 Foley is the craft of creating everyday sounds in a studio — footsteps, clothing rustle, the clink of a glass — and it's one of the most performance-driven crafts in all of audio…

Episode 5 Whether it's a physical box on your desk or a software solution living inside your DAW, the audio interface is the critical link between your microphone and everything that happens next…

EPISODE 4 Not all microphones are created equal — and choosing the wrong one can sink an otherwise great recording, but a great mic in a bad room sounds worse than a cheap mic in a treated one. Jim…

Episode 3 Voiceover is often the first element laid down in any sound design project — and the one that sets the tone for everything else. Jim and John draw on decades of experience in professional…

Episode 2 What exactly is sound design, and how did it become its own discipline? Jim and John trace its origins and break down how it shapes everything from blockbuster films, video games to indie…

Episode 1 Jim Stauffer and John Terelle pull back the curtain on how they built careers in one of entertainment's most invisible professions. From the early days of sound recording to the modern era…

Welcome to a fun Podcast that pulls the curtain back on the wonderful world of sound design