Javier Zumer has a cool post up on his blog about Using Shotgun Microphones Indoors. I have been researching an idea that I have been hearing for a while: It’s not a good idea to use a shotgun microphone indoor. I want to check this question out and, eventually, make some tests. Here we go! Shotgun microphones The main goal to these devices is to enhance the axis captation … [Read more...]
REA_011 Jet Turbines Released
Michael Raphael over at Rabbit Ears Audio has done it again with the release of Jet Turbines. Blurb: REA_011 Jet Turbines Released Raw power and thrust is what REA_011 Jet Turbines is all about. We sought out a series of hard-to-find and unique sounding turbines. We stood dangerously close to afterburners and jet wash so you wouldn't have to. The collection includes the … [Read more...]
HISSandaROAR pre-Launch Sale
Don't pass this up: For the month of August only; The first 20 orders get 50% off – use discount code: MINUS50 the next 20 orders get 35% off – use discount code: MINUS35 all other orders in August get 25% off – use discount code: MINUS25 Note: the discount does not apply to site licenses, and all discount codes will cease functioning on September 1st. Go … [Read more...]
Quiztones Frequency Ear Training Review
I recently sat down and played with the OS X version of Quiztones the other day and had a blast. A bit of background on the app from the Audiofile Engineering site: Quiztones is a frequency ear trainer for amateur and professional audio engineers, producers, and musicians. Quiztones uses tones and frequency-altered noise and musical loops (including source material from your … [Read more...]
Can You Hear Me Now? Sound Technology of the 19th Century
Scientific American has a super-cool article detailing audio technology from days long past. Speaking tubes, phonographs and and even a more recent "tree turn-table" are discussed. Incoming blurb: In the early 18oos, Jean-Baptiste Bio had experimented with how sound travels through long tubes, using the water pipes of Paris, and found that the confines of the piping served to … [Read more...]
“Find Music In Everything” Sound Design Competition with iZotope’s Iris and Sonic TALK
The Challenge Create an original, synth-ready sound from one or more audio sources using iZotope Iris. With Iris, the sonic possibilities are endless. Dig in and show us your most unconventional sample, your creepiest ambience, or your boldest lead. Better yet - surprise us! We want to see your creative side! Entries can be entered in any of the following categories to win … [Read more...]
Sonic Salute: Factory Machinery Ambiences
I had the recent pleasure to receive a copy of Factory Machinery Ambiences from Mikkel Nielsen over at Sonic Salute. It's a pretty cool atmospheric selection of engines and motors and pounding metal. Some blurbs from the library page: Sounds range from plastic foundries, casting machines, and machinery alarms, to giant textile processing units, and medical equipment … [Read more...]