Robin Arnott has released his first commercial independent library: WRAUGHK FX 001 - Fireballs What you get: 179 fire effects (26 minutes and 50 seconds of flamey glory) delivered as broadcast wav at 192 kHz/24bit and 96kHz/24bit in stereo Left-Right and additionally in stereo Mid-Side, with descriptive filenames and embedded descriptions. Download size is 3.4 GB (zipped) for … [Read more...]
KISS2011: 15-18 September 2011 in Porto, Portugal
Inspired by Portugal's proud history of navigators who set out to explore beyond the known and visible horizon, the theme of the third annual Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS2011) is "Exploring Sound Space" (Explorando o espaço do som). Set in the nautically-inspired Casa Da Musica, architect Rem Koolhaas' dramatic new music venue in Porto Portugal, the symposium will … [Read more...]
Coming Soon at Tonsturm
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26767728[/vimeo] New pack available soon. What will be the mystery about? Tonsturm … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Fireworks Show HD Library
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/26483357[/vimeo] Frank Bry has released a Fireworks Show HD library, featuring multi-channel recordings of a complete fireworks presentation. Recorded at 24-Bit 192K with a close up and stereo set of microphones in full windshields and windjammers to 2 Sound Devices SD-702 recorders sync locked together. They were placed approximately 6 meters away from … [Read more...]
The Recordist Announces SoundBox Singles
Frank Bry has introduced a new SoundBox line at The Recordist, featuring single sfx recordings available individually. Introducing SoundBox Singles, high quality standard and high definition sound effects in a single Broadcast WAV file with full Metadata embedded. SoundBox Singles are unique and difficult to record sounds presented as one or multiple takes in one … [Read more...]
AudioMedia Game Sound Special 2011
July's issue of AudioMedia features several articles on game audio, including: Martin Stig Andersen on the sound of "Limbo" Richard Wentk talks with Valve's audio team about the sound of "Portal 2" Phil Kovats - Sound Matters Niklas Hed on the sound and music of "Angry Birds" Level Up - Loudness Standards for Games (feat Garry Taylor, Scott Selfon and Rob … [Read more...]
Sound Collectors Club: July’s Theme – Street Voices
The human voice can evoke so much meaning and emotion. Therefore, it is an invaluable vehicle for expressing the mood of a location. As a result, this month’s theme is one of my favourite types of sound effect for creating interesting and evocative soundscapes. This theme lies somewhere between ‘exterior crowd’ fx and crowd ADR. It is not general chat or crowd sounds. It … [Read more...]