[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22500948[/vimeo] New Sound Lab has released two new sfx packages: Chorus Echo 501 ($25) The classic 1980's era Roland Chorus Echo RE 501 captured in 24bit 192khz HD format. This library features 217 sounds processed by a mint condition Chorus Echo RE-501, including metal impacts, church bells, chainsaws, voices, and water. In addition, … [Read more...]
AudioMedia: Battlefield Bad Company 2
This month's issue of AudioMedia magazine has an article with the audio team of Battlefield Bad Company 2. Read it here. … [Read more...]
TONSTURM Releases The Whoosh
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23456902[/vimeo] TONSTURM has released The Whoosh, a new sfx library loaded wih 160 whoosh/pass by recordings, containing 1030 different sounds. For The Whoosh we did quiet some research. Again we wanted to come up with fresh and unique sound effects so we tested all kinds of things and build our own custom made whoosh devices. We build a wooden … [Read more...]
Surprises
"There's no excuse for having a mental or creative block in sound. You can just go out and collect things in the real world - they make the sound, not you. It's very restricting to always use a library for sound effects. It's much more interesting and freeing to go out and record new sounds because you never know what you're going to get." - Gary Rydstrom … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Snowballs HD Ultra and Free Bear Trap Libraries
Frank Bry has released two new libraries on The Recordist. The first one is Snowballs HD Ultra, a package loaded with 298 snowball sound effects. The second one is a free library with great metal sounds recorded from a bear trap, Presenting Snowballs HD Ultra Sound Effects Library. My first 24-Bit 192kHz sound effects library release. Recorded over the 2010-2011 winter season … [Read more...]
Rabbit Ears Audio Releases “Bells”
Rabbit Ears Audio has released Bells, its sixth sound effects package, loaded with 440 sounds of awesome bells of all kinds and sizes. Bronze, Brass, Chrome, Gold, Stainless Steel, and Steel are just some of the materials that forged this library. We spent a day at one of the few remaining bell foundries in the United States and we rang bells until our ears nearly fell off. … [Read more...]
Cinematic Trailers, New Library of BOOM Available for Pre-order (Save 25%)
BOOM Library has published details for their upcoming library called Cinematic Trailers, a huge collection of sources and designed sounds of whooshes, stingers, impacts, rises, and more, all of them delivered at 96kHz/24-Bit with Soundminer metadata. As usual in BOOM, there are two packages available: [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15074712"] Construction … [Read more...]