[Written by Frank Bry for Designing Sound] This is a little different from my previous articles. I had planned to write a massive article on the making of the library. I have been writing so much lately that I thought it was best to give the written language a break from my abuse and half baked prose. I decided the making of this library was best told with visual images and … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Ultimate Fire SFX Library
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17806164[/vimeo] The Recordist has released Ultimate Fire Soundbox HD, an insane collection of fire recordings, including 583 sound effects recorded at 192kHz/24-Bit. At long last, here it is, after four long years and zero trips to the emergency room, what every serious sound designer needs: A professionally recorded fire sound effects library. I … [Read more...]
"Fallout: New Vegas" – Exclusive Interview with Audio Director Scott Lawlor
I love the Fallout franchise. The gameplay style is fantastic, the technology is top notch and all the places and stories are really unique. After the success of Bethesda with the great Fallout 3, now the turn is for Obsidian, who released "Fallout: New Vegas", a new installment of the game which bring us to a journey through the world of New Vegas, a post apocalyptic … [Read more...]
Video Interview with Watson Wu
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pca9rIkuUkI[/youtube] Rode Microphones has started a new video series called Rode Rage featuring Ric Viers, who takes us on a tour of the 'who's who' of the entertainment audio world. In this episode of RØDE Rage Ric drops in on sound designer Watson Wu (Transformers: War for Cybertron, Need for Speed, Operation Flashpoint). Winston … [Read more...]
Frank Bry Special: Passion and a Microphone
I was not sure of the title for this article. Maybe it should be called Nothing But Time on My Hands or What Am I Going To Do Today. Well, whatever the title should be is not relevant; the most important thing is— What is your passion? Dateline: When I was a city dweller Back in my so called youth I spent many a day and night just wandering around with my recording gear … [Read more...]
Frank Bry Special: Recording Airplanes: A Recordist's Retrospective
[Written By Frank Bry for Designing Sound] I love aviation, and I can't really explain why. Maybe it's the idea of soaring around the skies with total freedom like the birds... or maybe it's the sound a F/A-18 Hornet jet makes when flying by right in front of me at 300 mph. Moving air, nothing sounds quite like it when it's being moved by an engine that can produce 18,000 to … [Read more...]
The Recordist Announces Ultimate Fire SFX Library
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17402320[/vimeo] The Recordist has announced Ultimate Fire SFX Library, a new huge SoundBox Pro SFX Library loaded with over 700 fire sound effects. It's coming December 15, 2010. Here is my teaser video for my next Ultimate SFX library. This video was really a gas to make (No pun intended). I re-lived all those scorching hot moments standing within 4 … [Read more...]