Fred Pearson has launched Arrowhead Audio, a new independent SFX company focused on producing royalty-free small sample packs for sound editors/designers with really affordable prices. The company has been launched along with a new library called "Squelch, Squish and Splat", a sfx package loaded with 455 samples at 96kHz/24-Bit. Some of the items used are: Grapefruits, … [Read more...]
Box of Toys, New Website Dedicated Explore Canada’s Post Production Audio Industry
Niall Collins and John-Paul Borchardt have recently launched Box of Toys, a new blog dedicated to explore the audio post industry on Canada, but also sharing a useful news, videos, articles, and all kind of general content. Box of Toys is a platform to broadcast new, exciting and nerdy audio related news to you, the surfer! From video interviews with today’s top Canadian post … [Read more...]
Mechanical Morphs, Foley FX, Animal Planet Sounds; New Libraries by The Hollywood Edge
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWmh-u7X2Uc[/youtube] The Hollywood Edge is showcasing three new SFX libraries at NAMM, including the following titles: Mechanical Morphs A must have for sci-fi and fantasy sound design. A library of 1372 sound effects recorded and mastered at 96kHz/24/Bit by two talented sound designers: Jim Stout and Richard Devine. Includes a lot of … [Read more...]
Rodney Gates Special: Getting the Gig – A Guide to Becoming a Video Game Sound Designer
[Written by Rodney Gates for Designing Sound] Everyone has a story on how they started working in games, and they can be as varied as the day is long. Many start in Quality Assurance positions (game testing), or Customer Service (in the case of Sony Online). Some get internships, and some get hired on as a junior sound designer attached to a team right away. What I’d like … [Read more...]
Behind the Art: Pelayo Gutierrez
[Behind the Art is a special section of Designing Sound created with the goal of studying the artistic and creative aspects of sound design, featuring several interviews dedicated to explore the minds and creative approaches of professional sound designers from all sides of the world, with the goal of expand our creative worlds and learn what others do in order to tell … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX Releases Sonopedia 2.0
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIhT3dk6jx8[/youtube] Blastwave FX has announced the release of Sonopedia 2.0, a new version of this huge library, loaded with more than 30.000 sounds, including both designed sounds and also a lot of source/production elements for your sound design. SONOPEDIA 2.0 is a 300 GB sound effects encyclopedia that comes pre-installed on a … [Read more...]
Rodney Gates Special: Exclusive Interview
As usual, below is an interview with this month's guest, Rodney Gates. Designing Sound: How did you get started and How has been the evolution of your career since then? Rodney Gates: In 1996 I attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences in Tempe, Arizona. At the time, the focus of the school was on audio / music production with a little bit of post and live sound … [Read more...]