After the succes of the Sound Design for Pros Webinars, David Sonnenschein is announcing a new webinar series, this time with Ric Viers, author of the Sound FX Bible and CEO of Blastwave FX. Whether you are starting out or have several years under your belt, this is the opportunity for you to get professional with your film audio know-how (and know-why). This 6-week webinar … [Read more...]
TONSTURM, New Independent SFX Library from Cologne, Germany
TONSTURM is a new sound effects library for sound designers, founded by Tilman Hahn and Emil Klotzsch. Both work as Sound Designers/Editors in Cologne, Germany. They created this platform not just to provide unique sound effects, but also to live out their passion. They're releasing his first sound effects package, called "Breaking Glass", featuring more than 500 sounds … [Read more...]
Hydrophonic, New Underwater SFX Library from Rabbit Ears Audio
Michael Raphael has announced the release of "Hydrophonic", a new sound effects library of amazing sounds recorded underwater. Time to get wet and be sucked in by the rip current! Hydrophonic is a moist library that features sounds recorded from a variety of subaquatic perspectives. For a period of 3 months, I dragged around my hydrophones wherever I could find water. My … [Read more...]
Avid Presents the New Generation of Pro Tools
Avid has just released Pro Tools 9, the new version of the industry standard DAW, now packed with more features (including very cool news for post-sound guys, both LE and HD users) and also a new philosophy (yes, finally... they're "changing"). So.. What's new? Pro Tools now works with Core Audio and ASIO drivers (no more interface limitations) Supports OMF/AAF/XMF Adds … [Read more...]
The Sound Collectors' Club, More Crowdsourcing Power in the SFX World
Michael Maroussas, creator of the of the great sonicskepsi blog, has launched a new and very interesting project, called "The Sound Collectors' Club", inspired by great projects like HISS and a ROAR and Soundsnap. Basically, it's a place where you can go, upload sound effects (according to a specific topic) to a SoundCloud group. Then you will have access to all the sounds … [Read more...]
"My Hart is Racing", New SFX Library from Hart FX
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15339560[/vimeo] Colin Hart has announced the release of "My Hart is Racing", a new sound effects collection of drag racing cars. This is my second library release. It might be small in size, but it’s epic in sound! 46 files in 96k/24b goodness. The are cars, bikes, Jr dragsters, all sorts of stuff in the library. I’ve got recordings from the beginning … [Read more...]
Call for Papers: The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio
Damian Kastbauer has sent me information about a call for papers for "The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio". Check: The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio is under contract at Oxford University Press. Through a collection of chapters on interactivity in music and sound, the book is meant to offer a new set of analytical tools for the growing field of interactive audio. … [Read more...]