This is a follow up post to Jamie's article from last night. I spent some time at the Avid booth today to get answers to questions I developed after catching up on the press release data; and to also address some of the points that Jamie brought up in his article. Let's start out with this fancy new multiple file formats in the session. It's quite happy looking at nearly … [Read more...]
Pro Tools 10 at AES
I watched the Avid at AES 2011 streaming press conference so you don't have to. The AES presentation took a few minutes at the beginning to give an overview of where Avid and Pro Tools are today, in particular going over the products that Avid released in 2010, in particular: The new M-Boxes, The HD Native hardware and interfaces, And the opening-up of Pro Tools to … [Read more...]
Soundminer Pro v4.3 Available, Lion Compatible
Soundminer Pro v4.3 has been released, including new features and fixes. Main New features OS X 10.7 Lion Support Brand new Rewire engine which thus far has proven to be more reliable, faster and less CPU intensive. This is part of ongoing developments for our next pro version. Auto-Detect Pro Tools session - Soundminer will check when moving between the two applications … [Read more...]
Water Foley, New Library of HISS and a ROAR
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/30574333[/vimeo] Water Foley is a new sound library of water movement, footsteps and sound effects released by HISS and a ROAR and recorded by Tim Prebble. This library was recorded in two exterior swimming pools, one interior pool, a sandy beach at low tide, a river, a stream, a rock pool at low tide and a swamp. Apart from human movement, footsteps … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Ultimate Foliage
The Recordist has released a new library, called Ultimate Folliage: Ultimate Foliage from The Recordist is a one of a kind collection of High Definition foliage sound effects recorded and mastered at 24-Bit 96k. Included in the 196 tracks are over 750 unique leaf, bush, grass and tree branch sounds ranging from the soft subtle rustling of leaves to hard hitting tree limbs. A … [Read more...]
Crash Course In Location Sound, Special 2 Hour Webinar with Ric Viers
Crash Course In Location Sound is a two hour live webinar that will give you an overview of location sound for film and television taught by Ric Viers, author of The Sound Effects Bible. This is your opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade as well as insider secrets to lav placement, booming techniques, plant mics and more. There will be a Q&A session, so bring your … [Read more...]
New Blastwave FX Sound Design Competition
Blastwave FX announced a new sound design competition. Do you think you have what it takes to scare the hell out of someone in 30 seconds or less using only sound? Here’s your chance to prove it, and win SONOPEDIA 2.0! But beware, the judges aren’t easily scared… Alan Howarth (Sound Designer / Composer on films such as Halloween, Poltergeist and Gremlins), Matt Busch (Star Wars … [Read more...]