The Recordist has released "Flying Insects", a new sound effects library on his Soundbox HD series. Introducing Flying Insects SoundBox HD. This collection has some crazy sounds from real live insects recorded over the last few years. Insects are really tough to record. For one, they really do not take well to trainers as they have a mind of there own (I think). Second, they … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Ultimate Rockslide SFX Library
Frank Bry has announced the release of a new sfx library called Ultimate Rockslide. The Ultimate Rockslide Sound Effects Library from The Recordist contains 500 rockslides, boulders, shale, gravel and dirt debris sounds. Recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz over 3 years in North Idaho quarries, gravel pits and my back yard foley pit. This SoundBox Pro HD collection includes: Massive … [Read more...]
Rob Nokes Special: Recording in Vietnam
"We travelled to Vietnam to record for the Korean film “Nim-eun-meon-go-sae” a.k.a. "Sunny", a movie about a band who gets caught in the troubles of the war, you can learn more about it here. Vietnam seemed like a field recordist’s dreamland: cities lost in time, lots of nature and a slow paced lifestyle that would have interesting and unique sounds. Well, we did find those … [Read more...]
Rob Nokes Special: Guide to Recording Cars
Back in the day when I first started recording cars, we were using small DAT machines, the Sony TCD7 and back in those days DAT machines were very expensive, so we had maybe 2 DAT machines. We had to record sounds for this movie called The Chase, and it was all a car chase movie. So Greg and I set out to figure out how we could make big hollywood sounding cars and between the 2 … [Read more...]
"The Recordist", an Independent SFX Company by Frank Bry [Exclusive Q&A]
Frank Bry is a sound designer and recordist who has worked on several game titles such as Dungeon Siege Series, Supreme Commander Series, Metroid Prime Series and more. He also likes to record sound effects and has an incredibly amount of sounds in his library. Today I'm going to talk about his company, called The Recordist, a place where Frank deliver sound effects since … [Read more...]
INCEPTION SOUND: Wired magazine
This one flew under our radar. Wired Magazine published this little piece on Inception's Richard King recording sound effects from what I can recognize in the background scenery out in Orange Country, CA. Nice video, seems like the "b" camera to some of the recording shots in the Soundworks video. In addition, I'd like to forward THIS ARTICLE from chud.com to everyone who's … [Read more...]
Rob Nokes Special: Exclusive Interview
Without further delay, let's start with the Rob Nokes special. Here is an interview I had with him, talking about the general aspects of his career, his techniques and tools, his company, and more. Designing Sound: First off, tell us how you started your career in sound and how you got to where you are today? Rob Nokes: My career started in 1987 in my hometown, Winnipeg, … [Read more...]