New Sound Lab is an independent sound library site created by Tor Johnson. The library features field recordings from Southern California. From nature to metropolis, Tor's goal is to have a wide variety of high quality, usable sound packages fit for any sound designer's collection. All releases are recorded in either 96khz or 192khz using a Sanken CSS-5 microphone and Sound … [Read more...]
Frank Bry Special: The Making of Ultimate Fire Sound Effects Library
[Written by Frank Bry for Designing Sound] This is a little different from my previous articles. I had planned to write a massive article on the making of the library. I have been writing so much lately that I thought it was best to give the written language a break from my abuse and half baked prose. I decided the making of this library was best told with visual images and … [Read more...]
Frank Bry Special: Methods of a Metadata Madman [Part 2]
[Written by Frank Bry for Designing Sound] Welcome to Part 2 of my metadata madness. I am going to share the metadata input process I go through as a sound effects library producer using Soundminer Pro and a few other programs that assist in my least favorite part of making a sound library. The metadata techniques here deal with sound effects organization and final product … [Read more...]
Jordan Fehr Launches Independent SFX Library
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17246101[/vimeo] Jordan Fehr FX is a new independent sound effects library founded by Jordan Fehr, freelance sound designer based in Ohio. The first release is called Power From The Past, a collection of recordings taken from a made-and-break engine. Power From The Past is my first sound effects library for other designers. It is a collection of … [Read more...]
Win 5,000 Sound Effects with The Sound Effects Bible's Christmas Challenge
The Santa of sound effects has arrived! Ric Viers, author of "The Sound Effects Bible" is giving away a free copy of the new Sound Effects Bible Hard Drive with 5,000 sound effects. To win, you will need to submit a video explaining or showing how "The Sound Effects Bible" has helped you record or create sound effects. The video must be submitted before December 20, 2010 and … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom FX Releases Rain SFX Library (Limited Edition)
Chuck Russom has announced the release of a limited edition of Rain, a new sound effects library loaded with over 20 minutes of rain recording. December Rain is a “Limited Edition” mini-sound library. Available until December 31, 2010. This library features over 20 mins of rain recorded at 24bit 96K. Each recording is between :40 and 1:45 long. Includes 12 files, total library … [Read more...]
Bottle Rocket Fx, Independent SFX Library of Bruce Bueckert
[soundcloud width="100%" height="81" params="secret_url=false" url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/5361410"] Bruce Bueckert of Juice Studios in Santa Monica, California has started Bottle Rocket Fx, a royalty-free sound effects library. His first two releases include Drones 5.1 and Drones 2.0. Drones 2.0 ($35) - 24-Bit/96kHz – 62 Stereo Sounds – 1.59GB Download These … [Read more...]