Me: Did we mention Tim Prebble's new library Tortured Cymbals this month? Myself: You know, I don't think we did. I: Why not?! Tim puts together some amazing libraries. Me: I don't know. That's a pretty awful oversight on my part. I'm an idiot! Myself: You are! I: As long as we're all in agreement. Now let's get this post up. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/35822227[/vimeo] … [Read more...]
New November Sound Effects Libraries
We're always happy to see new independent sound effects libraries pop up on our radar, and there are a few new ones that are definitely worth noting! Aldbourne Bells is a collection of antique bells recorded by Ian Palmer, an occassional contributor here on Designing Sound. This set of sounds is all comes from his father's personal bell collection and is delivered in … [Read more...]
Backgrounds: Sound Design Under the Radar
Guest article by Douglas Murray Remember, all rules are meant to be broken! With that principle in mind, let's scratch the surface of the grammar and possibilities of an aspect of film sound design: backgrounds (also called BGs, atmospheres or ambiences). Backgrounds offer a powerful opportunity to use sound for maximum impact. Movies essentially need to have background … [Read more...]
Building the World in Your Books
Guest contribution by Chris Didlick We are Box of Toys Audio, a music and sound design company with studios in London and Stockholm. We provide audio services for commercials, branding, trailers and all manner of projects. With the ongoing innovation and expansion of digital media we are sometimes offered new and uncharted avenues for creativity, which is why when we were … [Read more...]
Sonic Salute’s Analog Cameras
Mikkel Nielsen, founder of Sonic Salute, recently released a new library called "Analog Cameras." In his own words: What started out as a somewhat smaller camera sound effects recording project, quickly evolved into an obsessive need to find new cameras with different sounding shutters and winders. Every fleemarket, and camera entusiasts gathering, were thoroughly scanned for … [Read more...]
2012 Black Friday/Cyber Monday Deals
Who says the audio community doesn't give you opportunities to go wild on the craziest shopping days (in the U.S. at least) of the year? [ed. Seriously, does anyone actually say that?] We've spotted some deals you might be interested, and we'll continue to update this post if we find anymore. If you spot one we haven't feel free to share by leaving a comment. Hit the jump to … [Read more...]
My Impressions of Dolby Atmos
One of the hot topics at AES this year...and by “hot,” I mean a subject that had multiple conference sessions devoted to it...was the concept of adding height to the spatial information presented by multi-channel surround formats. I’m sure a fair bit of the enthusiasm for this subject is caused by the announcement and release of Dolby Atmos earlier this year. My experience … [Read more...]