Animal Sound Design and Recording Month is coming to a close so we thought it would be neat to do a roundup of just a few of the indie SFX libraries out there that have great animal recordings. (Disclaimer: I sourced suggestions from the Twitter community and my own experience so this list is not intended be comprehensive, simply a few strong suggestions. If you feel there … [Read more...]
Whoosh Review
In the last year, we’ve all been happy to see the slow emergence of software tools designed explicitly for sound design. The fine folks over at Tonsturm are the latest to release one such tool under the moniker Melted Sounds. Whoosh is a Reaktor based plug-in for designing, as implied by its name, complex and varied motion elements and pass-bys. The basic idea behind the tool … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – December 2013
Short and sweet for the final roundup of 2013. SoundMorph Winter Sale SoundMorph are having a 25% off winter sale. There isn't much time left to take advantage of it though, discounts apply through December 25th. Check the SoundMorph website to see the product range on offer. Sonic Salute Winter Sale Sonic Salute are also having a winter sale. Purchase either the … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – September 2013
In comparison to the swathe of releases and sales through the summer months, September has been an altogether quieter affair on the SFX library front. The following libraries are all available to purchase/sample now. SONIC SALUTE - Car Doors: Exteriors - Open and Close [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/97155692" params="" width=" 100%" … [Read more...]
April 2013 – SFX Independence
It's been a while since we put one of these together...what's going on in the world of independent sfx right now? Some people appear to have been on the same wavelength. ;) Sonic Salute All tension creaking, and breaking sounds in this library, were recorded inside a dense pine tree forest in Sweden. Particular for this hidden gem of a location is, that the distance to the … [Read more...]
New November Sound Effects Libraries
We're always happy to see new independent sound effects libraries pop up on our radar, and there are a few new ones that are definitely worth noting! Aldbourne Bells is a collection of antique bells recorded by Ian Palmer, an occassional contributor here on Designing Sound. This set of sounds is all comes from his father's personal bell collection and is delivered in … [Read more...]
Sonic Salute’s Analog Cameras
Mikkel Nielsen, founder of Sonic Salute, recently released a new library called "Analog Cameras." In his own words: What started out as a somewhat smaller camera sound effects recording project, quickly evolved into an obsessive need to find new cameras with different sounding shutters and winders. Every fleemarket, and camera entusiasts gathering, were thoroughly scanned for … [Read more...]