The last challenge was awesome, and it was all thanks to your participation. We're hoping to repeat that success this time with our new challenge. Our sponsor this time is Hart FX, owned and operated by Colin Hart. Colin is offering up his "Hart of Steel" library, which is a massive 22 gigs of industrial tools. I've got a copy of it myself, and trust me when I say...this is a … [Read more...]
David Sonnenschein Announces New Webinars and Personal Coaching Sessions
David Sonnenschein has announced new webinar series and personal coaching sessions. Do you need to pinpoint the right sound to get that desired audience reaction? Would you like access to full-blast creativity and know-how for your sound design? Is it important to get on the same page with your director or client, and give them what they need from your sound? SOUND DESIGN … [Read more...]
Battlefield 3 vs. Modern Warfare 3 – Gun Sounds
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYXqXm_LLHg[/youtube] I love this kind of thing! XSmasher4ya has made up a video showing off the sounds for the same weapons across Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3. Lining things up back to back really helps gain some perpective on the differences (an similarities) in approach to designing weapons sounds. (Hint: We need … [Read more...]
HISS and a ROAR Contact Mic, Tim Prebble Explores the Lack of Acoustic
CONTACT MIC is a new library of sound design source material recorded by Tim Prebble and released by HISSandaROAR, including 1,556 sounds recorded at 192kHz/24-Bit using contact microphones. Recording with contact microphones is fascinating territory to explore due to the unpredictable results; it encourages experimentation! Inspired by the incredible work of Alan Splet and … [Read more...]
Harry Cohen Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with this month's special. Below is an interview I had with our guest Harry Cohen, talking about the general aspects of his career. How did you get started in sound design and what's been the evolution of your career? I backed into sound design by accident; I showed up at EFX studios in Burbank to do some piano overdubs on a new-age-y album, and met the … [Read more...]
Beyond 5.1: The Future of Sound for Picture
Full Sail has uploaded the recording of a panel called "Beyond 5.1: The Future of Sound for Picture", with sound designers Harry Cohen and David Farmer, and re-recording mixers Marc Fishman and Gary Rizzo. Livestream embed code doesn't work properly, so go to this page for watching the video. … [Read more...]
The Recordist Talks Guns, M60 Machine Gun HD Library Available
The Recordist has released M60 Machine Gun HD, a new sfx library available at $50. Presenting The M60 Machine Gun HD Professional Sound Effects Library, a multi-channel collection of 129 Broadcast WAV tracks recorded at 24-Bit 192kHz and 24-Bit 96kHz. The M60 is a belt-fed machine gun that fires the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge (.308 winchester) commonly used in larger rifles. … [Read more...]