[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XT7L5w_Ljgs[/youtube] Twisted Tools has released Transform, a new sound design library created by Jean-Edouard Miclot, french sound designer from Vancouver, Canada.. TRANSFORM is an extensive collection of field recordings, sound effects and designed sounds developed by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot (a.k.a. JEDSOUND). Bundled with … [Read more...]
HISS and a ROAR Contact Mic, Tim Prebble Explores the Lack of Acoustic
CONTACT MIC is a new library of sound design source material recorded by Tim Prebble and released by HISSandaROAR, including 1,556 sounds recorded at 192kHz/24-Bit using contact microphones. Recording with contact microphones is fascinating territory to explore due to the unpredictable results; it encourages experimentation! Inspired by the incredible work of Alan Splet and … [Read more...]
Harry Cohen Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with this month's special. Below is an interview I had with our guest Harry Cohen, talking about the general aspects of his career. How did you get started in sound design and what's been the evolution of your career? I backed into sound design by accident; I showed up at EFX studios in Burbank to do some piano overdubs on a new-age-y album, and met the … [Read more...]
The Recordist Talks Guns, M60 Machine Gun HD Library Available
The Recordist has released M60 Machine Gun HD, a new sfx library available at $50. Presenting The M60 Machine Gun HD Professional Sound Effects Library, a multi-channel collection of 129 Broadcast WAV tracks recorded at 24-Bit 192kHz and 24-Bit 96kHz. The M60 is a belt-fed machine gun that fires the 7.62 mm NATO cartridge (.308 winchester) commonly used in larger rifles. … [Read more...]
Making of BOOM Medieval Weapons
Here's a Q&A I had with Axel Rohrbach of BOOM Library, talking about the process on their latest release, Medieval Weapons. Could you tell us a bit about the process on this library? What happened on the different stages of production? First we had a rough concept of what should be included in that library. Of course there have to be tons of elements for the Construction … [Read more...]
“Cabbit”, Exclusive Interview with John Kassab
"Cabbit" is a short animation film by the artist, Soogie. It has been in production for over 3 years and is now being co-produced and sound designed by John Kassab (Kickstarter campaign). We spoke to John about his sound design work on 'Cabbit' and why he decided to sit in the producer's chair. What attracted you to Cabbit? I am a huge fan of visual art and animation so, … [Read more...]
The Women’s Audio Mission and Sound Channel: An Interview with Terri Winston
Last year (2010) at the AES convention in San Francisco, I took a few moments to visit and chat with the wonderful ladies of the Women's Audio Mission. Women's Audio Mission is a non-profit organization, "dedicated to the advancement of women in music production and the recording arts." This visit to their booth was the first time I had heard of the organization, but their … [Read more...]