Michael Raphael, owner at Rabbit Ears Audio, has finally released his fourth library, called Metal Machines, featuring recordings of 11 incredible machines from a vintage train repair facility. Shake, Rattle, and Rumble. Those are just a few of the sounds that heavy machinery makes when it is fired up and put into action. The age of the steam locomotive has long faded in the … [Read more...]
Winter Wind Sound Effects and Avalanche Sound Design on The Recordist
The Recordist has released Winter Wind HD, a new sfx library loaded with three different Winter blizzards recorded at 96kHz and 24-Bit. This collection includes wicked cold wind ambience from three seperate snow storms in North Idaho. Recorded at 24Bit 96kHz in 2008 and 2010, these blizzards from the great white north swept in and completely froze everything in its path. The … [Read more...]
BOOM Releases Multi-Channel Guns SFX Library, 10% Discount for DS Readers
BOOM Library has released a new sound effects library called GUNS. They're offering two fantastic packages, as usual: GUNS Construction Kit - €149 | 17 guns | 96kHz and 24-Bit | 12 channel multitrack recording | Over 1050 files | Soundminer metadata ready Get the first multichannel source recording weapon library in the world! This Construction Kit ships as a complete 2 DVD … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Medal of Honor”
Sound & Picture recently published an interview with the audio team of the last Medal of Honor" game. It's a very cool interview, where these guys talk about the chalenges he found in the project, how they recorded and designed some of the sounds, and also discuss things about their careers and techniques. Sound & Picture had the chance to chat with the sound team … [Read more...]
Frank Serafine on the Sound Design of “TRON” (1982)
Some time ago, TRON Wiki published an interview with Frank Serafine, sound designer of the original TRON film in 1982. It's a very interesting read, where Frank share some details about the sound effects design process, the mix, voice processing, and more. It really does sound fantastic. Tron is the movie that got me interested in sound effects and made me want to pursue a … [Read more...]
Secrets for Great Film Sound, Complimentary Webinar by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers
David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers are announcing a new complementary webinar (1 hour) on film sound. Here is the official information: Learn from the Experts how to Solve Audio Challenges and Boost Creativity in Sound Recording, Editing and Design Learn the essential tools and techniques from the best in the business! How do you talk to the producer to get the gig in the … [Read more...]
More About the Sound of “James Bond 007: Blood Stone”
The December/January issue of Develop Magazine is available to download or view online. There you can find a very cool article (Page 61) about the sound of "James Bond 007: Blood Stone", featuring lead sound designer Mathias Grunwaldt and composer Richard Jacques. There's also a nice article (Page 66) about the voice casting for Fable III. Develop Magazine - Dec '10/Jan '11 … [Read more...]