"Great post, Richelle. It really reinforces the importance of research in the early parts of the process. FWIW, I recently created a pretty convincing bomber drone with an analog synthesizer, using old war movies like "Midway" as a point of…"

"+1 on what Mr. Ragland said. Though on a different show, I might make an entirely different decision. In this case it makes sense to go with music the characters would relate to, versus what people half their age who aren't in the story might…"

"Select the cue in the playlist, and then go down to the tabs at the bottom of the screen (Info/Triggers/Levels etc.). In the Levels tab, you'll see output faders and "crosspoints." If you turn up the crosspoints for a specific set of…"

"Todd, I sent you a file. A little noisy but I hope it works out for you."

"Todd, that's a very cool piece, and your studio looks like a very creative space. Do you still need the "I love you" recordings you asked for in early October, or is that project done with?"

"Well, the sound is produced because of the friction between the bow and strings. I'd imagine if you strung the bow with something that doesn't have much friction, the actor could scrape all he wants and not produce any sound. 1/4"…"

"Any time. Glad you got it worked out."

"Update: I do have the version I did. Let me know if you need it."

"Thanks and you're welcome!"

"Todd, I'm looking forward to hearing them! I posted a short montage of sounds from the show here: http://toxicbag.wordpress.com/2010/08/16/mackers-2010-and-the-waterphone/"

"@Todd--I used the waterphone samples on a summer production of "Macbeth" and they were great! Thanks for letting me know about them."

"I may have made one when I did the show a couple of years ago. I'll look when I get home."