We've already mentioned our grand prize, but we wanted to make sure no one missed the fact that we'll be giving away a MASSIVE sound effects library at the end of this month. If you're not familiar with the Hybrid Library, we've reviewed here before. Technically, we reviewed it twice, because they took feedback from that review and other users who had purchased it and made some … [Read more...]
Win a 1 Year Unlimited Subscription to Soundsnap
It's time to thank our next sponsor and highlight their donation to the DSX December Give-Away. Soundsnap is a different kind of sound effects supplier. They've worked with a number of independent sound effects producers to create a subscription based, royalty free, sound effects library. Rather than shelling out a lot of money for a general sound effects library, you have … [Read more...]
New SFX Libraries: August Recap
(Picture Credit: Mindful Audio) If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details with our SFX Independence Submission Form. Please only notify us of libraries that were released within the last month or substantially updated. This month's SFX recap features a broad range of new and also … [Read more...]
A few places for recorded sound
Picture by T. Rider This article is intended as a small reflection about the place of recorded sounds in three artistic domains that use it as a working material: film sound, concrete music and sound arts related to the soundscape approach. Recorded sound is analyzed here over two main aspects: causality and context. Hopefully, these brief words will serve as an introduction … [Read more...]
News – Film Sound Guru Randy Thom’s New Blog
There's no doubt the sound design community is one blessed with some fantastic artists who are surprisingly willing to share their experiences and insights. This fact was confirmed recently with Randy Thom's announcement of a new blog discussing film sound. The blog, found here, already features three brief but insightful posts from Thom, and will no doubt be a source of … [Read more...]
News: How to Create Horror Sound Effects
In an appropriately seasonal blog post over at A Sound Effect, Asbjoern speaks to Saro Sahihi of SoundBits, a boutique SFX library and sound design company. Saro, who has released some excellent gore SFX libraries, goes in-depth on how to achieve some truly squishy, wrenching, and disgusting gore sounds for all your horror needs. He even touches on some other horror mainstays, … [Read more...]
News: Behind the Scenes with Plants vs. Zombies 2 Neon Mixtape Tour
Considering the newest Plants vs. Zombies 2 release has the word "mixtape" in the name, there was never any doubt that music would play a big role in the game's experience. And as anyone who closely follows PopCap Games and their audio obsession, they're not a company that does something halfway when it comes to sound or music. That's why its a real treat that PvZ2 Neon Mixtape … [Read more...]