When we designed this event, we wanted to reward people for their participation and involvement in the little arm of the community that is Designing Sound Exchange. We also generally kept the various methods we used to select winners secret until we were no longer using them. We wanted people to participate in a natural manner, not try to game the system. It was early in the … [Read more...]
Win a Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects!
We've already mentioned our grand prize, but we wanted to make sure no one missed the fact that we'll be giving away a MASSIVE sound effects library at the end of this month. If you're not familiar with the Hybrid Library, we've reviewed here before. Technically, we reviewed it twice, because they took feedback from that review and other users who had purchased it and made some … [Read more...]
News: Pro Sound Effects Opens Freelancer Program for Year Round Enrollment
Are you a freelance or independent media creator? If so, you will be happy to hear that Pro Sound Effects have just recently announced that their Freelancer Program will now be available for year-round enrollment. The Freelancer Program offers up to 60% off curated libraries and software to qualifying freelancers, and provides monthly sales and offers on high quality … [Read more...]
PSE Hybrid Library offer with Soundminer discount added to the mix
Pro Sound Effects are making available 100 copies of their newly Soundminer-enhanced Hybrid Library for USD 1500, until 31 December 2014. Two expansion libraries are also available at USD 500 each, and are designed to provide users with a free upgrade path as library content gets refreshed over time. As an extra sweetener, Pro Sound Effects are bundling different versions … [Read more...]
A Second Look at the Hybrid Library
Earlier this year, I reviewed the Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects. Overall, it was a fairly positive review. While I was impressed with the library, I also pointed out some of its rough edges. The primary focus of the review was on the library's metadata and how it would affect work-flow. I won't go into heavy detail on the process here, as you can simply lick on the link … [Read more...]
Combating Noise in Plug-in Chains
This article is going to be a little less template, and a little more workflow. We all have our favorite plug-ins. We probably also all have plug-ins we'd love to use, but run into limitations that keep us from pulling them out of the tool box. For instance, I have a couple of plug-ins from Waves that can add some really cool sonic character when I'm designing a sound, but also … [Read more...]
The Hybrid Library Returns at Pro Sound Effects
Earlier this year, I wrote a review of the Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects. They took notice of some of the idiosyncrasies that I pointed out, and also spoke to the current owners to figure out how they could make the library better. They've dotted their i's and crossed their t's, and are now placing the library up for sale again. Between now and December 31st, … [Read more...]