Guest Contribution by Rob Warren. One of the most important aspects of audio production is the workflow. No matter which DAW you use, workflow is critical to creating smooth and fast production. Setting up and accessing pre-made templates is easily one of the most effective ways to save time and effort, which in business, is money. Workflow can be described as the … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX “Heroes & Villains” Contest Winner
A winner has been chosen for the "Win a Copy of Blastwave FX "Heroes & Villains" contest we put up about a week ago! The winner is: Ole Sünderhauf with his entry "Supersonic Blastwave." He wins a copy of "Heroes & Villains" for making a great super-power sound! [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/118590894" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" … [Read more...]
The Hybrid Library Returns at Pro Sound Effects
Earlier this year, I wrote a review of the Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects. They took notice of some of the idiosyncrasies that I pointed out, and also spoke to the current owners to figure out how they could make the library better. They've dotted their i's and crossed their t's, and are now placing the library up for sale again. Between now and December 31st, … [Read more...]
Hans Zimmer Percussion : HZ01 : Behind The Scenes
Spitfire Audio have released a YouTube Featurette for their upcoming Hans Zimmer Percussion library. Recorded at Air Studios via an unsurpassable signal chain. 96 rarefied microphones, into Neve Montserrat pre-amps, the world’s biggest Neve 88R desk (which was exhaustively re-gained at every dynamic layer for optimum signal quality), via a dual chain to HDX and Prism converters … [Read more...]
Templates and Work-flow
Another month come and gone! Time to move to start shifting to our next subject. If you're anything like me, or that little Lego Man in the image above, the blank canvas can sometimes be a little intimidating. I've found that often the hardest things is simply figuring out where to begin. Maybe that's not the case for you. Maybe you've always got a perfectly clear idea of where … [Read more...]
Capturing The Sound Of The UK
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106517118" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Continuing the field recording theme, A Sound Effect has a guest post up by sound designers Andrew Kirk and Richard Simpson that sheds some light on how they went about recording their latest sound library, UK Ambiences Pack One. You can read the full post here. … [Read more...]
Sound Librarian Location Recording Workshop 2013
Guest Contribution by: Michael Theiler The creation of sound is a very specific area of production requiring unique skills that can take time to learn through practise. Some people like myself take part in University courses to help get the skills and knowledge required to perform to the exacting standards required of the industry. I have a … [Read more...]