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[CitizenSoldier]

This is probly late but is it same to assume "ink" is the man in the pinstrip suit, also great start to season 4 but why was there no like music or atoeast some sound between sections, at times when it went dead silent at times i believed that my ipod died or stopped working, so why? Just wondering

[Kc]

This is probly late but is it same to assume "ink" is the man in the pinstrip suit, also great start to season 4 but why was there no like music or atoeast some sound between sections, at times when it went dead silent at times i believed that my ipod died or stopped working, so why? Just wondering

Safe to assume? I wouldn't say yay or nay on that. The answer will be in the story.

And why some parts with no music? Because music isn't always required as bridges between scenes. Music can either add to or detract from a scene, and in those scenes I didn't use them, I felt the silence or room tones were a better bridge. Sometimes the subtleties are lost with ipod headsets too, so you may not have heard the ambiance in the background bridging the gaps as well. Not to say that you can't enjoy the series on headsets, but I treat the audio edits as a painting and you don't get to see the whole picture without decent speakers.

[Grognaurd]

How many channels? I can reassemble my preAmp, Amp, stereo speakers and subwoofer pretty quickly. It was a really nice >$1,500 system in the late 80s. Setting up full 7 channel surround would be a lot more work that I would rather avoid if the extras are passive.

[Nathan.Luiz]

Just to check, can you confirm Season 4 will be 12 chapters, as usual?

[oyapak]

Have you ever tried or played around the 3D binaural sound such as the Virtual Barbershop or Stephen King's The Mist audio drama? btw WA us superb! Best thing I have found in a long, long time since I discovered this stuff on the radio when I was a kid. Thanks a lot for the great entertainment you and your crew have created.

[Storm]

I know you've said most of the music is not releasable... (Is that even a word? Anyways...) Does that include the intros from S3 and 4? If not, would it be a possibility that they could be found in some future ringtone packs?
Another question... Can you confirm that the day it's raining and storming at the tower (around C6 or so) is the same date that CJ's tower is attacked? It's raining there as well, and I don't think we've heard it do that elsewhere. ... Extremely dry summer, methinks.

[Lanightmare]

Do you have plans for anymore audio dramas after it's alive is over?

[Kc]

WOW! It's been a while since I've answered these. Sorry for the delay. I thought I was caught up. Ok, here we go...

How many channels? I can reassemble my preAmp, Amp, stereo speakers and subwoofer pretty quickly. It was a really nice >$1,500 system in the late 80s. Setting up full 7 channel surround would be a lot more work that I would rather avoid if the extras are passive.

We only do 2, left and right. I'm in a weird philosophical position that believes that anything over 2 channels is mostly a waste of time. I deal a lot with students who break their backs trying to do surround sound mixes, when they really should be spending more time on the audio content instead. If we were premiering in theaters I might say that 5.1 is worth it. I think that's what you were asking? Or if it's how many individual tracks we have in our sessions, it's about 60 more or less.

Just to check, can you confirm Season 4 will be 12 chapters, as usual?

Right now, it's on target for 12.

Have you ever tried or played around the 3D binaural sound such as the Virtual Barbershop or Stephen King's The Mist audio drama? btw WA us superb! Best thing I have found in a long, long time since I discovered this stuff on the radio when I was a kid. Thanks a lot for the great entertainment you and your crew have created.

I've seen that stuff, and it would be nice, but I don't think it'd work for what we do. There's a few problems with it. One, it's mostly headset designed, so anyone who listens on speakers is out. I think that includes cars too. Second, you have to record most every sound effect that way. At least that's my understanding. It's a really cool idea, but the production time and costs outweigh the benefits for us.

I know you've said most of the music is not releasable... (Is that even a word? Anyways...) Does that include the intros from S3 and 4? If not, would it be a possibility that they could be found in some future ringtone packs?
Another question... Can you confirm that the day it's raining and storming at the tower (around C6 or so) is the same date that CJ's tower is attacked? It's raining there as well, and I don't think we've heard it do that elsewhere. ... Extremely dry summer, methinks.

Yes, we can release the intros as ringtones, but we'd have to do a special contract to make that happen. So, give it some time and shouldn't be a problem.
The rain in season 1 where it was attacked... It's not exactly the same day, but they are close in that time period.

Do you have plans for anymore audio dramas after it's alive is over?

You mean "We're Alive" ? Just giving you a hard time - Um, maybe. With the amount of time and $ that goes into this production, it would be quite an undertaking to do another without it being my primary occupation. There's a massive amount of time and effort that goes into the show and I would hate to start a new series without the energy to run another marathon like the one I've been running for the last 5 years. The stories for the next 2 series, or series of books, have rough outlines and some events detailed out, but what medium to tell the stories has yet to be determined. In the immediate time after WA, we will release the Burt book, but other than that, I'm not sure yet.

[Lanightmare]

You mean "We're Alive" ? Just giving you a hard time - Um, maybe. With the amount of time and $ that goes into this production, it would be quite an undertaking to do another without it being my primary occupation. There's a massive amount of time and effort that goes into the show and I would hate to start a new series without the energy to run another marathon like the one I've been running for the last 5 years. The stories for the next 2 series, or series of books, have rough outlines and some events detailed out, but what medium to tell the stories has yet to be determined. In the immediate time after WA, we will release the Burt book, but other than that, I'm not sure yet.[/QUOTE]

Well I really hope you do, we're alive is one of the greatest stories I've ever listened too. The production value is amazing the actors are all great and the progression of the characters is awesome. Y'all's hard work defiantly shows in the final product. But the only thing I was wondering and this may sound dumb, but what about Area 51? If I was military and the apocalypse broke out and I was in Southern California I think I would have tried to make that trip. You never know what kind of awesome weaponry you would find there lol

[Gnex]

I would like to know when/if we will ever see anymore rain episodes??? Something about the rain just makes it very serious and creepy!!!