The Recordist has released a new library, called Ultimate Folliage: Ultimate Foliage from The Recordist is a one of a kind collection of High Definition foliage sound effects recorded and mastered at 24-Bit 96k. Included in the 196 tracks are over 750 unique leaf, bush, grass and tree branch sounds ranging from the soft subtle rustling of leaves to hard hitting tree limbs. A … [Read more...]
Voting for SDC012 Now Open
Public voting for the Sound Design Challenge (#12: Lifeless Howl) is now open. Voting is currently continuing to take place at http://www.dynamicinterference.com/blog/. Head over to this post to review the finalists’ entries and cast your vote! … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: The Sound of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” and “Batman: Arkham City”
October's issue of AudioMedia has two interesting articles, one about the sound of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and other one about the sound of Batman: Arkham City. AudioMedia - October 2011 … [Read more...]
SFX Lab #2: Wind
[SFX Lab, the laboratory of sound effects, a place dedicated to experiment and explore sound effects libraries. The main goal is to hear what happens when sounds of a specific kind are combined, processed, and transformed in several ways.] Wind is such a great sound to work with. It's soft, it's versatile, it can sound very musical, or very noisy and aggressive, if you want. … [Read more...]
Film Sound Discussion Group with Ann Kroeber
The Film Sound Discussion Group is back! The service we were using has updated their software, which should eliminate some of the technical difficulties we encountered with the first. What better way to reboot it than with this month's featured designer, Ann Kroeber? For this discussion, we'll be talking about some of the ways work-flow was influenced by the advent of digital … [Read more...]
Crash Course In Location Sound, Special 2 Hour Webinar with Ric Viers
Crash Course In Location Sound is a two hour live webinar that will give you an overview of location sound for film and television taught by Ric Viers, author of The Sound Effects Bible. This is your opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade as well as insider secrets to lav placement, booming techniques, plant mics and more. There will be a Q&A session, so bring your … [Read more...]
New Blastwave FX Sound Design Competition
Blastwave FX announced a new sound design competition. Do you think you have what it takes to scare the hell out of someone in 30 seconds or less using only sound? Here’s your chance to prove it, and win SONOPEDIA 2.0! But beware, the judges aren’t easily scared… Alan Howarth (Sound Designer / Composer on films such as Halloween, Poltergeist and Gremlins), Matt Busch (Star Wars … [Read more...]