[Written by Axel Rohrbach] 1. Cinematic Metal The decision which sound library we will do first was easy: "Creatures"! We started creating a concept and did the first recordings. During this time however, we had to make sound for a lot of trailers. It was not really rewarding to search for metallic impacts that can be used for trailers in the standard libraries we have here. So … [Read more...]
Track Time Audio: Interview with Mike Caviezel
In what continues to be a comprehensive resource for racing sounds and simulation technology, Track Time Audio has once again caught up with one of the greats involved with vehicle sounds and implementation to discuss Forza Motorsports. In an interview with Microsoft Game Studio's Audio Production Manger Mike Caviezel, who has lent a hand to Forza series creator Turn 10 since … [Read more...]
Samuel Justice: Rocks – Debris & Impacts
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...]
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...]
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...]
Axel Rohrbach Special: Exclusive Interview
To get things started on this month's featured sound designer, here's an interview of Axel Rohrbach: Designing Sound: While we all know about BOOM Library, tell us about yourself. What got you interested in sound? Axel Rohrbach: I can not remember any day in my life without being involved in any way in audio. The reason is simple: my parents own a music-school. I started with … [Read more...]
The Uptown Trolley Sound Library
I had been considering something like this, but Rene Coronado beat me to the punch! He's opened up a Kickstarter page to fund the chartering of an antique trolley...of course, he's going to plant it with mics in places the transit authority don't even know exist. The project page was launched today, and has already reached it's goal. That doesn't mean you can't go add to the … [Read more...]