A lot of new and recently-released independent sound libraries to bring to your attention. Don't forget - you can let us know about an independent sfx release by filling in the SFX Independence Submission form and be listed in subsequent roundups. Soundbits new online store Soundbits has a new look and to celebrate they are having a sale. They are giving 30% off all … [Read more...]
SFX Independence Submission Form
It is very difficult to keep up with all the new independent sound library releases, which is why we regularly put together roundup posts. Unfortunately it is difficult for even us to keep track of them all! We are all volunteers doing this in between work after all. To make sure no libraries slip through the cracks; we have added a submission form for sound effect library … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – June 2014
A quick round-up of recent releases from independent sound designers ... Sonic Salute - Rock & Roll https://soundcloud.com/gimaudio/rocknroll-dirtdebris-sngls-demo First up this month we come bearing gifts - an exclusive 20% off coupon for the latest Sonic Salute library pack. ROCK & ROLL: Rock/Concrete/Metal Impacts and Dirt Debris contains over 300 LCR recordings … [Read more...]
A Second Look at the Hybrid Library
Earlier this year, I reviewed the Hybrid Library from Pro Sound Effects. Overall, it was a fairly positive review. While I was impressed with the library, I also pointed out some of its rough edges. The primary focus of the review was on the library's metadata and how it would affect work-flow. I won't go into heavy detail on the process here, as you can simply lick on the link … [Read more...]
Capturing The Sound Of The UK
[soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/106517118" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Continuing the field recording theme, A Sound Effect has a guest post up by sound designers Andrew Kirk and Richard Simpson that sheds some light on how they went about recording their latest sound library, UK Ambiences Pack One. You can read the full post here. … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – July 2013
New Sounds From Blastwave FX Blastwave FX, the sound library specialists headed up by Ric Viers (The Sound Effects Bible), have just released a brand new collection of 1001 HD production elements called Hits and Whooshes. Take a listen to the audio demo on the website and you'll hear a whole host of intergalactic frequency sweeps and bone-breaking hits. A great set of … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – Late May 2013
There's a whole heap of stuff going on in the independent SFX community that's worth making note of. So, here goes... New Libraries Available Now... New Sound Lab's Optical Drives This library features recordings of computer optical disc drives (two internal desktop CD/DVD-R and one internal laptop slim CD/DVD-R slot-load). Two induction coil pickups were used … [Read more...]