Yeah! Another of my favorite video games of the last year. Mass Effect 2 offers an impressive sci-fi adventure, full of action, detail and outstanding sound. The game was originally launched one year ago for Xbox 360 and Windows, but a few days ago it was released for PS3, so it's a perfect moment to share with you this interview I had with several guys from the audio team of … [Read more...]
Making Sci-Fi Weapons with Fireworks Library [Review + Demo]
It's time for another review and demo of a HISS and ROAR library. Now is the turn for an amazing library: Fireworks, recorded by Tim Prebble with other three recordists. The Library The library includes several kinds of fireworks and different performances for each one. Also, they recorded the library in multi-channel 192kHz WAV format, so you can find several takes from each … [Read more...]
Building Sounds with "Cinematic Metal" by BOOM Library [Review+Demo]
Some time ago, the guys at Dynamedion Sound Design Team launched his own independent sound effects company, called BOOM Library and also released Cinematic Metal, his first collection of sound effects, wich I'll review below. The package is divided into several parts (max 1,9GB each one). Everything downloaded fast and decompressed without problems. They have a really cool way … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #3: Zip, a Fearful Alien
And here is the last creature I made from Seal Vocals library. The experience was a lot of fun. I totally recommend you this kind of limitation challenges. If I had the opportunity of use more sounds and my own recordings, perhaps the result could be better, but this activity is a fantastic way to improve your skills. I think I'll make a dedicated post talking about … [Read more...]
Seal Creature #2: Tuk, an Occult Bird
Following with the seal creature posts, here is the second, called: Tuk. The Story Tuk is an ancient race of bird with a dubious origin. Nobody knows where they come from, nobody knows exactly what they want. The only certainty is that we all fear their sound and their ferocious attacks. The Tuk are similar to the prehistoric pterodactylus, but smaller, and with a strange … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for Sci-Fi/Superhero Films [Part 3] – “Twister” and “Starship Troopers”
These two films were a toss in the deep end of the pool for my sound editing career. Stephen Hunter Flick, who supervised both films through his sound house “Creative Cafe” had me as one of his staff editor /designers and being surrounded by titans of the film sound editing community, I have to say I was pretty much in awe most of the time. Since I am now writing this 13 years … [Read more...]
Charles Maynes Special: Sound for Sci-Fi/Superhero Films [Part 2] – “S. Darko” and “Mystery Men”
The tales of inept wannabe super heroes and a mysterious girl named Samantha Darko. Wow what a different set of films- but they landed in the brief for this little travelogue, so sit back and enjoy a scenic and hopefully entertaining trip. Mystery Men, a big screen rendition of the Dark Horse Comic book of the same name- Delightfully insane with a comic all-star cast … [Read more...]