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Jun 2018
34m 23s

The Sound Effects

HOWSTUFFWORKS AND CARTOON NETWORK
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Boing! Zip! Crash! The sound of animation is a character all its own. Who designs the non-music soundscape of a cartoon, and how does that work impact the final product?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 
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