Frank Bry has announced the release of a new sfx library called Ultimate Rockslide.

The Ultimate Rockslide Sound Effects Library from The Recordist contains 500 rockslides, boulders, shale, gravel and dirt debris sounds. Recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz over 3 years in North Idaho quarries, gravel pits and my back yard foley pit. This SoundBox Pro HD collection includes: Massive rockslides, huge boulders dropped from a excavator, medium sized impacts and large stone movements. Small stones, dirt and gravel debris round out this one of a kind sound effects library.

Equipment Used:

• Sound Devices 702
• Sony PCM-D1
• Sanken CSS-5
• Audio Technica AT835-ST
• John Deere 4110 Tractor
• 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe
• 3 pairs of contractor gloves
• 4 Bandaids and back brace

The Story behind the library

There has not been a video game that I have worked on that didn’t need rock sound effects. Whether it was stuff blowing up, melee impacts, giant footsteps, or castles crumbling, I was always looking for tons of rock source recordings.

I started recording rocks in 1993 with a portable Panasonic SV-255 DAT recorder at 16-Bit 48kHz. By the end of the decade, I had acquired hundreds of rock and dirt material recordings. It was a good thing too, because they came in very handy for my video game sound design. You can hear some of them on major CD libraries.

Needless to say, I love rocks. When I made the transition to high definition audio I wanted to start all over again. So, in early 2007, I embarked on a rock recording journey that ended with the completion of my Ultimate Rockslide Sound Effects Library.

Sometimes recording was very dangerous and on occasion I was foolish enough to go out alone and push boulders off the top of blasted out mountain tops. But all is well, and I only ended up with sore arms and legs and minor scratches.

I hope you enjoy using these rock recordings in your productions as much as I enjoyed recording them. Long live Rocks! Check out the library and full audio demo

Ultimate Rockslide is available now from The Recordist priced at $50.