Adding to the increasing number of way to Rock and Roll with Independent Sound Libraries is this newly minted collection from Samuel Justice. Rocks - Debris & Impacts Description The Rocks, Smashes and Debris Library (SMJ-01) is a is a collection of 440 sounds of various rock smashes, impacts, debris and drop sounds. 4 recording sessions including 2 days at an abandoned … [Read more...]
The Recordist Announces SoundBox Singles
Frank Bry has introduced a new SoundBox line at The Recordist, featuring single sfx recordings available individually. Introducing SoundBox Singles, high quality standard and high definition sound effects in a single Broadcast WAV file with full Metadata embedded. SoundBox Singles are unique and difficult to record sounds presented as one or multiple takes in one … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26396415[/vimeo] After eight films over a 10-year span, the epic adventure of Harry Potter and his circle of wizard friends will close the last chapter of this celebrated series with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Director David Yates returns to direct his fourth Harry Potter film and returns with his talented sound team including … [Read more...]
AudioMedia Game Sound Special 2011
July's issue of AudioMedia features several articles on game audio, including: Martin Stig Andersen on the sound of "Limbo" Richard Wentk talks with Valve's audio team about the sound of "Portal 2" Phil Kovats - Sound Matters Niklas Hed on the sound and music of "Angry Birds" Level Up - Loudness Standards for Games (feat Garry Taylor, Scott Selfon and Rob … [Read more...]
Axel Rohrbach Special: Working in a Team
[Written by Axel Rohrbach] It may sound very easy and clear, but working in a team has a lot of faces to look at (figuratively). I know a lot of audio guys in very different situations. Reaching from "one-man-shows" offering everything related to a specific topic (which could be as wide as "multimedia") to large pre-production companies doing sound design for movies only, you … [Read more...]
Sound Collectors Club: July’s Theme – Street Voices
The human voice can evoke so much meaning and emotion. Therefore, it is an invaluable vehicle for expressing the mood of a location. As a result, this month’s theme is one of my favourite types of sound effect for creating interesting and evocative soundscapes. This theme lies somewhere between ‘exterior crowd’ fx and crowd ADR. It is not general chat or crowd sounds. It … [Read more...]
Your Questions to Axel Rohrbach
You can ask your own questions to this month special guest Axel Rohrbach. Just leave a comment or send your question(s) to miguel [at] designingsound [dot] org. … [Read more...]