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Audible Worlds’ “Crowds” Library Deadline Approaching

September 8, 2014 by Jack Menhorn

There is a cool crowdsource library getting organized over at Audible Worlds.  Site runner Mike Niederquell's explanation says it best: The goal of this library is to capture 3-5 minutes of crowds or walla from your local region. It's best if the conversations in the recordings are unintelligible, which is why we are using the term "walla" to describe this project. We realize … [Read more...]

HISS and a ROAR Announces CrowdSource Library 2: ROOM TONES

December 15, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

The first crowdsource sfx library of HISS and a ROAR has been finished and Tim Prebble is ready for the second collection: Room Tones. Traditionally Room Tone referred to the recording of (near) silence on set, to help dialogue editors with filling their tracks/matching backgrounds to different camera/mic angles and/or extraneous sound. It’s also known as a buzz track … [Read more...]

Crowdsourcing a SFX Library, HISS and a ROAR is Looking for Recordists

May 10, 2010 by Miguel Isaza

Defined by Wikipedia, Crowdsourcing is "the act of outsourcing tasks, traditionally performed by an employee or contractor to a large group of people or community (a crowd), through an open call." That's the new and fantastic idea of talented Tim Prebble, owner of HISS and a ROAR. The idea consists in group 100 recordists, who would have to record 10 doors sounds (each one), … [Read more...]

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