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SFX Independence – March 2014

March 1, 2014 by Joshua Kaplan

A lot of great new libraries were released this past month, and a few must-haves are currently on sale. If you're looking for places to spend your hard earned audio dollars, be sure to review this month's round up below. And, of course, don't forget to check out our post on Animal Sound Libraries from just a few days ago for more great suggestions. … [Read more...]

SFX Independence – Welcome to 2014

February 6, 2014 by Joshua Kaplan

The year is still fresh, but 2014's already brought us a number of great new SFX libraries. Go back to analog times and the earliest days of digital with new collections from New Sound Labs and Dynamic Interference. Monkey around with HISS and a ROAR's latest offering. Or just blow the whole thing up with help from Blastwave FX.   … [Read more...]

Making of “Mangled Metal”, The New SFX Library of The Recordist

July 7, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

The Recordist has released Mangled Metal, a collection of 715 sound effects, including metal rips, tears, dents, scrapes, folds, slides, rubs, impacts, crashes, drops and more. Being a pack-rat runs in the family so I instinctively saved all kinds of metal like my old roof, appliances, stoves, containers, steel bars, pipes, barrels, etc. Recorded with a variety of microphones … [Read more...]

The Recordist Releases Ultimate Chain

June 14, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

Many of you already know what the "Ultimate" word means in the sfx world... More fun from The Recordist! This time the turn is for chains, featured in the new Ultimate Chain library, which includes 670 different sounds presented on 160 files recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz in WAV format. Included in this collection are a wide variety of performances with large heavy chains, medium … [Read more...]

HISS and a ROAR Release Their First Ambience Library: Blow Holes (Q&A Included)

April 18, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/22187040[/vimeo] Tim Prebble has released Blow Holes on HISS and a ROAR, opening a new catalog of ambience libraries. Ambiences play a crucial role in every film: literally, emotionally and physically they define the world that the film exists in. Accordingly we endeavor to provide characterful multichannel recordings of dramatically interesting … [Read more...]

The Recordist Releases Ultimate Glass SFX Library (Q&A Included)

April 4, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

Frank Bry has released another of his great "Ultimate" collections, this time including a huge amount of glass recordings. Presenting Ultimate Glass Sound Effects Library. 736 glass sound effects recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz. Sounds included but not limited to: Windows, Mirrors, Bottles, Vases, Jars, Dishes, Wine Glasses, Drinking Glasses, Light Bulbs, Ornaments and Computer … [Read more...]

Interview with Axel Rohrbach of BOOM Library

March 11, 2011 by Miguel Isaza

Sonic Big Bang has published an invointerview with Axel Rohrbach, creative director at BOOM Library. They talked about the goals of the company, previous projects, how was the process on the different releases, etc. - Ok, then... first could you introduce the Boom team, who does what and how did you get started? - The Boom Library was founded by Pierre Langer, Tilman Sillescu … [Read more...]

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