Curtis R. Macdonald — ideasThe work and ideas of Curtis R. Macdonald — composer, sound designer, saxophonist, and Peabody Award-winning producer.https://curtismacdonald.com/In audio, sound design is production designhttps://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/sound-design-is-production-design/https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/sound-design-is-production-design/There's no frame. The world is the sound.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat is sound design?https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/what-is-sound-design/https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/what-is-sound-design/The honest answer starts with the word design.Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTOn the gaphttps://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/on-the-gap/https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/on-the-gap/What a 2006 study in Pavia found about silence between songs.Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe hybrid practitionerhttps://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/the-hybrid-practitioner/https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/the-hybrid-practitioner/Most production structures assume a binary. What happens when one person is both?Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe audio janitorhttps://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/the-audio-janitor/https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/the-audio-janitor/There's an unspoken role that nobody puts in the credits.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBegin againhttps://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/begin-again/https://curtismacdonald.com/ideas/begin-again/On creative practice, and the willingness to start over.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT