Awesome new libraries continue to pop up. Here are some of the latest releases we've noticed: Echo Collective has just released a new library titled "Motion Textures." This is a design package built for drawing sonic lines and creating gently moving sonic textures. The concept is that consistent sound of friction will translate well to visual design elements that have CG and … [Read more...]
Making of Videos for The Zombie Apocalypse Library
If you've been busy with work...or just had your head under a rock...you may not have noticed that there's a new library coming out from BlastwaveFX; The Zombie Apocalypse Library. There's a series of four "Making of" videos that are going to be released leading up to the library's launch on Halloween. In the meantime, here's a little teaser video for … [Read more...]
Triple Dose of Blog Posts
First up Rene Cornado has this great post about Quad Miking Dual MS: So instead of running more controlled experiments with regards to my quad setup, I ended up with a quick and dirty dual MS rig out in the field this past week. The rig consisted of a pair of schoeps CMC6 bodies with the Fig 8 capsule and the hypercardiod capsule making up the front portion, and a Line Audio … [Read more...]
Bullets HD Professional SFX Library Beta
If you haven't been keeping up with Frank Bry's blog over at The Recordist (which you totally should) let me bring you up to speed on Bullets HD Pro: Presenting the 2nd pre-release Beta version of Bullets HD PRO Sound Effects Library at an introductory price of $150.00 USD. When the library is completed in late August (at the very latest: early September), the final version of … [Read more...]
Stephan Schutze – A Week Chasing Planes
A week chasing planes Preparation, planning and the practical reality of location recording By Stephan Schütze Photography by Stephan Schütze and Anna Irwin- Schütze The following article is an excerpt from my book on various aspects of audio production. The excerpt specifically deals with the planning and the reality of an extended location recording trip. The trip in … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom FX is Back!
Chuck Russom sent out an email this morning that I think quite a few people will be glad to see: Six months ago I shut down Chuck Russom FX and exited the sound library business. I truly belived I was done and the business would not return. Over time, I have heard from many of you. I have recieved countless messages of support and as time moved on and I've been contacted … [Read more...]
The Uptown Trolley Sound Library
I had been considering something like this, but Rene Coronado beat me to the punch! He's opened up a Kickstarter page to fund the chartering of an antique trolley...of course, he's going to plant it with mics in places the transit authority don't even know exist. The project page was launched today, and has already reached it's goal. That doesn't mean you can't go add to the … [Read more...]