[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17338722[/vimeo] Pro Sound Effects is hosting a webinar called "Why Sound Matters" (part 2), presented by sound designer Stephan Schütze. It's tomorrow, no cost. After high demand, Stephan Schutze of the Foundation Sound Effectst Libraies and PSE are hosting a second webinar about the importance of sound in education. This webinar will focus on sound … [Read more...]
HISS and a ROAR CHIMES
CHIMES, new library on HISSandaROAR recorded by Tim Prebble. Wind chimes can be incredibly useful for colouring an ambience with subtle harmonics – I used them to great emotional effect as a nostalgic/memory device in the war film Home by Christmas. But they are also incredibly rewarding as source material for creating ambient textures and drones via processing. Bell trees … [Read more...]
The Interface, By BOOM Library
The Interface, new library by BOOM. Available at €149. Get more than 2200 different interface sound effects: Buttons, clicks, slides, jingles and much more. Delivered broadcast ready in 48kHz and 24-bit, this library makes your digital interfaces speak a whole new and modern language. Tons of clicks, buttons and slides, categorized in different styles (wooden, metallic, … [Read more...]
SFX News: Animal Bells, Chimes, Interface, Electrified, Freebies, Transitions
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32374039[/vimeo] - Rabbit Ears Audio has released Animal Bells sfx library, a collection of 16 animal bells made out of a variety of materials, such as brass, bronze, common metals, wood, among others. The package includes over 1000 sounds. The 192kHz version is 70 and the 96kHz version is $50. The bells in the collection were originally designed for … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX Sound Design Competition – Results & Webinar
Ric Viers will be announcing the winner of the Blastwave FX Halloween Sound Design Competition on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 during a free one hour webinar. The webinar will include a special lecture by Ric Viers on "How To Win A Sound Design Competition". An open question and answer session will follow the lecture. Register Here … [Read more...]
HISS and a ROAR Releases BEACHES
HISS and a ROAR has released BEACHES, an ambience library recorded by sound designer Tim Prebble. If you’ve ever had to sync waves to picture then you will appreciate the need for a collection of cleanly recorded waves of various scales; from gentle idyllic waterlaps to more turbulent surf. Each location in this new library was recorded to six tracks, capturing a narrow … [Read more...]
SFX News: Ambiences, Animal Bells, Drones, Swishes
Two new ambience libraries are on the way. HISSandaROAR Beaches: [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32247477[/vimeo] and TONSTURM Mountain Air: http://vimeo.com/32139444 Rabbit Ears Audio has an Animal Bells Library on the way, "for sheep, goats, cows, elephants, or sound designers". [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/32374039[/vimeo] Chuck Russom FX has released Drones sound library, … [Read more...]