Possibly a first of its kind*, Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland, UK, is offering an online Masters degree course in Sound Design. The MSc is offered as an 18-month part-time package, with all course lectures delivered via distance learning. The programme is particularly keen to encourage applications from industry professionals (however you choose to interpret the term), … [Read more...]
Online Catalogue Of Independent SFX Libraries Launches
Launching today (August 19), A Sound Effect is a brand new website dedicated to cataloguing independent SFX library releases. Created by Asbjoern Andersen of Epic Sound in Denmark, the main objective of the site is to add value to independent sfx libraries, by making them more accessible for the end-user. Andersen explains that visitors to www.asoundeffect.com can, "browse … [Read more...]
Film Music and Sound Design Brought Closer Together With New Sundance Partnership
Where does a film's score end and sound design begin? A new partnership between the Sundance Institute and Skywalker Sound will seek to bring these two components of the film soundtrack closer together, with the aim of fostering a more integrated dialogue between filmmakers, sound designers and score composers. Composers Lab, Sundance's annual mentoring scheme for aspiring … [Read more...]
Audible Worlds launches Crowdsourced Sound Library
Audible Worlds is inviting sound recordists all over the world to contribute to a new sound library, the 'World SFX Ambience Library'. With the stated aim that "over 200 recordists from all over the world contribute a 3-5 minute recording of ambience from their region", it's an ambitious project. The idea of crowdsourcing sound libraries is not new, but is gaining traction all … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – July 2013 (Part 2)
A slew of independent SFX releases and offers this month, so we've put together another roundup with even more options for your hard-earned moolah. Tonstrum - Screaming Metal Available as either a 192K or 96KHz at 24-bit, Screaming Metal is every bit as the title suggests. From ventilation shafts to blocks of solid steel, Tonstrum have created a soundpack full of … [Read more...]
New Research Initiative Will Dig Deep Into All Things Reverb
A project funded by the EU is taking on the challenge of modelling, synthesizing and analysing acoustic reverberation. The DREAMS (Dereverberation, Reverberation of Audio, Music and Speech) project began in February 2013 and is expected to run for three years. The research initiative is being led by the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium), and will focus on four areas seen … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – July 2013
New Sounds From Blastwave FX Blastwave FX, the sound library specialists headed up by Ric Viers (The Sound Effects Bible), have just released a brand new collection of 1001 HD production elements called Hits and Whooshes. Take a listen to the audio demo on the website and you'll hear a whole host of intergalactic frequency sweeps and bone-breaking hits. A great set of … [Read more...]