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Avosound: 10 even more simple tips for Soundminer V4.5 Pro and HD Plus

May 8, 2018 by Adriane Kuzminski

10 even more simple tips for Soundminer... if you know them...

Guido Helbling from Avosound has 10 more tips for Soundminer that are aimed at experienced users and beginners alike. From setting VST render tails to renaming databases, these tips are just as easy as the original 10 tips for Soundminer and will help you speed up your workflow in no time! … [Read more...]

News: The Anti-Antisocial Field Recording Method by Avosound

September 13, 2017 by Adriane Kuzminski

A cow on a beach? Better than a tiger in the woods! There are often very good reasons why no one else visits certain places!

We've all been there: You travel to a new place (e.g. Yellowstone Nat'l Park) to capture its open atmospheres and unique animals (prairie dogs and buffalo), but every time you press record you are interrupted by human activity (motorcycles!). Whether recording new places across the world or just few hours away, we're often reminded we aren't the only ones on the planet—making … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: November Recap

December 5, 2016 by Michael Klier

(Source: Flickr) If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details with our SFX Independence Submission Form. Please only notify us of libraries that were released within the last month.   In this month's SFX recap we hear the soundscapes of Berlin & Japan, adventure games, scary horror sounds & … [Read more...]

Pushing the Boundary – Your Stories: SFX Creators, Part 6

June 22, 2016 by Adriane Kuzminski

A mic with a thick wind muff faces the propeller of a private jet.

If you are a sound effects or synth creator who has submitted a library to the Designing Sound monthly recaps and you would like to contribute to this series (and for some you haven't received the questionnaire—check your spam folder), please email [email protected].   In this sixth installment about how SFX creators have pushed artistic and professional … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: May Recap

June 9, 2016 by Adriane Kuzminski

Men stand outside a van recording the rainforest ambience of Papua New Guinea.

If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details with our SFX Independence Submission Form. Please only notify us of libraries that were released within the last month or substantially updated.   There was a record number of submissions last month with 21 new libraries, and two of them are free! So if … [Read more...]

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