Guest Contribution by Michael Hermes Modern cars are boring. They’re safe, practical, and quiet to the point of being uninteresting. A passing sedan glides by with a gentle whoosh of air passing over the car and the tires on the pavement. It makes for a pleasant ride to work but a short article on sound. Cars didn’t start out quiet, though. Decades of engineering and … [Read more...]
AudioMotors – Review
Thanks to David Nichols @ Track Time Audio for reviewing this. When Varun asked me if I would like to review Audiogaming's "Audiomotors" engine granular synthesis tool, I excitedly agreed as it's a product I was looking into for my own purposes as well. Audiogaming supplied us with a Protools plugin on version 1.0.2 which does have some new features over 1.01, which is the … [Read more...]
Racing Game Sound Study
A collection of blog posts, and a special edition of the Game Audio Podcast, have been coordinated by Damian Kastbauer and David Nichols on the dense subject of racing game audio. The remarkably in-depth studies (which feature video examples) rip apart audio techniques for the racing genre, investigating subjects such as tire squeals, surface types, camera perspectives, and of … [Read more...]
Antique Engines, New Library by Rabbit Ears Audio
Rabbit Ears Audio has released Antique Engines, a new library of 192k recordings of 11 different engines, including 9.63GB of sound data. REA_009 is a collection of stationary antique engines (both steam and gas) that were used for DC power generation. At the turn of the century before electricity was widely available, these engines were used to provide energy to water plants, … [Read more...]
The Recordist – North Country Trains HD
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33383455[/vimeo] North Country Trains HD, new library available at The Recordist. Presenting North Country Trains HD Professional Sound Effects Library. 117 High Definition diesel train beasts from the wilds of North Idaho. Recorded at 24Bit 96kHz at various locations in the pristine panhandle of Idaho. Included in this collection are pass bys with … [Read more...]
Charles Deenen Special: Reader Questions
Here are the answers to the questions you made to Charles Deenen. Even if you don't made any question to him, you could find really great infromation related to different topics. (some questions are combined and/or edited down) Designing Sound Readers: 1a. Every single company I look at, and every website I go to always says the same thing; “Applicants must have at least 3 … [Read more...]