Been reading all my free magazines from NAB Post, thought I share some of the interesting articles I am finding. Film & Video has an article on the sound editing process for Adult Swim, Cartoon Network’s nocturnal block of animation, including Aqua Teen Hunger Force; Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law; Venture Bros.; Sealab 2021; Robot Chicken and others. The article describes the workflow and even shares secrets for editing comedy: "Reducto is obviously a very paranoid and self-conscious individual obsessed with making things very small, so I wanted to accent that every way possible with his noises," Kohler says. "Every time he moves or spins with his gun drawn, there is a small squeak sound from a library accenting how fast he moves, a very-sharp-tap footstep sound that I’ve compressed, truncated and pitched to give the impression of very quick-moving, small, hard-sole shoes. Lastly, I wanted to emphasize the fact that his weapon was not just a gun, but gear that he wears, and I wanted it to sound somewhat cheap. So I found a small plastic bubble-blowing toy that had the right density to it, and a small screwdriver that I shake, hit, or just move it with to create a junky toy-like rattle every time he motions." Good read, if you like that, check out the magazine in the newsstands.