RODE University has been updated, now offering 10 free online classes on recording sound for film and TV, delivered by sound effects master Ric Viers. Now you don't need to own a Rode mic to sign up to the classes. It's free and open to everyone. These are the topics: Ep 01: Location Sound Recording (NTG-3) - This week Ric Viers, author of The Sound Effects Bible, … [Read more...]
Surround Library, a New French Based Sound Effects Company
Alexandre Rocca, Dorian Darcourt and Hugo Guiral have founded Surround Library, a new online sound effects library offering surround sounds for download, in different categories and formats. This is what they said about it: After several months of hard work, we are pleased to announce the launch of our online surround sound effects library : Surround Library. Our website … [Read more...]
Game Audio Podcast is Back with a New Episode
The guys of Game Audio Podcast have published the fifth episode of their podcast series. This time it's a mini episode, talking about different things: Its a mini episode, no guests, just us catching up as we get ready for another season of game audio. We talk about the rise of the indie sample libaries, the mini synth rage, projects we are working on. You can download it now … [Read more...]
EFX, Independent Sound Effects Library from French Sound Designer Frederic Dubois
Frederic Dubois is a french sound editor and sound designer, who recently worked on feature movies like "Igor", "Transporter 3" and "From Paris with love". A few years ago Frederic founded "EFX" where he wanted to sell his own sounds effects on Cds. He began to record guns (something special and very rare in europe). It was in 1994 and the library was called "EFX GUNS vol … [Read more...]
"The Sounds of Star Wars", New Book Written by Ben Burtt and J. W. Rinzler
Sound designers, editors, mixers, geeks and Star Wars fans. Our day has come! Ben Burt has presented "The Sounds of Star Wars", a new book written with J. W. Rinzler. Inside it you'll find all the secrets behind the making of the sound effects of Star Wars, and also the book includes a sound module with speaker and external output for playback of 250 different sounds (pretty … [Read more...]
New HISS and a ROAR Forum and Four Crowd Source Libraries Announced
Tim Prebble has added a forum section to the HISS and a ROAR site, a place for collaboration between HISS and a ROAR customers and contributors of the crowdsource SFX libraries, which menas that this collaboration model is working really good. Tim talked on his blog about the reasons of the forum: 1. I figure it is a better long term means of discussing crowd source sound … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases "Flying Insects HD" SFX Library
The Recordist has released "Flying Insects", a new sound effects library on his Soundbox HD series. Introducing Flying Insects SoundBox HD. This collection has some crazy sounds from real live insects recorded over the last few years. Insects are really tough to record. For one, they really do not take well to trainers as they have a mind of there own (I think). Second, they … [Read more...]