Asbjoern of A Sound Effect and Christian of Hzandbits return this month with the second episode of their podcast. This time around, they're speaking to the people behind the BOOM Sound Effects libraries, which have exploded in popularity recently. You can find the podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, and a number of other places and formats. Head over to the A Sound Effect page for the … [Read more...]
A Few Independent Animal Sound Libraries To Check Out
Animal Sound Design and Recording Month is coming to a close so we thought it would be neat to do a roundup of just a few of the indie SFX libraries out there that have great animal recordings. (Disclaimer: I sourced suggestions from the Twitter community and my own experience so this list is not intended be comprehensive, simply a few strong suggestions. If you feel there … [Read more...]
Black Friday SFX Library Deals
A bunch of SFX Libraries are having Black Friday deals! Below is a description of each. Click their name to head over to the site or deal-specific page. If you find more deals let us know and we'll add them! … [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...]
Cinematic Trailers, New Library of BOOM Available for Pre-order (Save 25%)
BOOM Library has published details for their upcoming library called Cinematic Trailers, a huge collection of sources and designed sounds of whooshes, stingers, impacts, rises, and more, all of them delivered at 96kHz/24-Bit with Soundminer metadata. As usual in BOOM, there are two packages available: [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15074712"] Construction … [Read more...]
Coming Soon in the Independent SFX World: Metal Machines, Electricity and Guns (Updated with more)
I'm still impressed of how fast the SFX independence scene has grown since the last year. This is just the first month of 2011 and there are already several great SFX libraries coming from different independent companies: Rabbit Ears Audio - Metal Machines Michael Raphael is ready for the release of another wonderful package of sound effects in Rabbit Ears Audio. This time he … [Read more...]
Thwip!, BOOM!, SNIKT!, BAMF!
As a recurrent Gizmodo reader, was a very cool surprise to found this article published yesterday. A depth and really well done post about the sounds on comic-based films and the relationship with the original comics. Includes comments from sound designers Stephen Flick and Crag Berkey. Superpower sounds can define a comic book hero as much as any form-fitting costume, and when … [Read more...]