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SFX Independence – Early May 2013

May 3, 2013 by Shaun Farley

Here are all of the libraries of note we've spotted since the last round-up back in the beginning of April...in the order of most recent first (working from here...so forgive me if I've confused dates). The Recordist Machine Guns HD Pro SFX Trailer from Frank Bry on Vimeo. Presenting Machine Guns HD Pro Sound Effects Library. This 24-Bit/96kHz collection features four … [Read more...]

REA_011 Jet Turbines Released

August 16, 2012 by Jack Menhorn

Michael Raphael over at Rabbit Ears Audio has done it again with the release of Jet Turbines.  Blurb: REA_011 Jet Turbines Released Raw power and thrust is what REA_011 Jet Turbines is all about. We sought out a series of hard-to-find and unique sounding turbines. We stood dangerously close to afterburners and jet wash so you wouldn't have to. The collection includes the … [Read more...]

Sinister Resonance – Rob Bridgett

August 2, 2012 by Jack Menhorn

The field sepulchra blog has a fantastic post by Rob Bridgett about recorded silences.  Blurb: Listening back to many of these recordings, it is clear they are still recordings of ‘something’, there is activity that just about be heard in nearly all of these recordings. What that barely perceptible activity is, I usually have no idea, and even though it could just be traffic, … [Read more...]

SFX Lab #4: Resonance

May 23, 2012 by Miguel Isaza

[SFX Lab, the laboratory of sound effects, a place dedicated to experiment and explore sound libraries. The main goal is to hear what happens when sounds of a specific kind are combined, processed, and transformed in several ways.] New chapter of the sfx lab, this time dedicated to explore high doses of resonance, with a quite special kind of sounds: bells and chimes. These … [Read more...]

Game Audio Podcast #17 – Post GDC Wrap Up 2012

April 29, 2012 by Michael Taylor

The latest edition of the Game Audio Podcast is out, wrapping up a variety of subjects from GDC 2012 with special guest, Michael Raphael of boutique,royalty-free sound library provider Rabbit Ears Audio. Our  hosts also discuss the GANG awards, FMOD Studio, and newly emerging procedural plug-in formats for audio middleware, such as AudioGaming's AudioWeather. You can check out … [Read more...]

Hind Helicopter, New Library by Rabbit Ears Audio

April 24, 2012 by Miguel Isaza

Rabbit Ears Audio has released Hind Helicopter, a library of 77 files recorded at 24-Bit/96kHz. One Soviet-era helicopter, four recordists, and plenty of fuel brings you REA_010 Hind. The Mi-24 Hind is a Soviet gunship that was introduced in 1969 and saw action in Afghanistan and throughout the Cold War. A few month back, I had the opportunity to record the Hind and assembled a … [Read more...]

Antique Engines, New Library by Rabbit Ears Audio

February 21, 2012 by Miguel Isaza

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...]

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