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...]
SFX Independence – Early May 2013
Here are all of the libraries of note we've spotted since the last round-up back in the beginning of April...in the order of most recent first (working from here...so forgive me if I've confused dates). The Recordist Machine Guns HD Pro SFX Trailer from Frank Bry on Vimeo. Presenting Machine Guns HD Pro Sound Effects Library. This 24-Bit/96kHz collection features four … [Read more...]
February’s SFX Independence
Sound Effects Independence continues, and February turned out to be a pretty busy month! Here are the latest independent libraries to released. [That we've noticed.] Chuck Russom FX Chuck Russom has just released his first new library in what feels like a VERY long time, Designed Whooshes 2. It's about damned time! ;) [Remember that Chuck frequently gives out discount codes … [Read more...]
Transient Enhancement With Explosions
Article By: Frank Bry Transient enhancement plug-ins are wonderful tools to have in a sound designer’s arsenal. They can be used to soften a sound or to make it balls to the wall, hard hitting intense. Explosion sounds really benefit from this type of process. If you have recorded explosions, you may already have discovered that live is much better than tape, or should I … [Read more...]
Holiday Sales (2012)
Black Friday/Cyber Monday wasn't your only opportunity to take advantage of some awesome deals. Whether it's the holidays or the countdown to the New Year, deals start popping up out of the woodwork. There are already a bunch in available in the lead up to 2013. Here's a run-down of what we've seen so far... … [Read more...]
Mid-October SFX Library Roundup
Let's dive in to some October SFX news: Benjie Freund, Sound Designer at Hi-Rez Studios has started his own SFX Library site GetSoundEffects.com: We are very excited to announce that today is the official launch of GetSoundEffects.com. The #1 place to get royalty free sound effects.We offer a wide variety of sounds effects and are continuously adding new sounds every … [Read more...]
Explosives HD Pro Beta SFX Library Released
[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/49432952[/vimeo] Frank Bry of The Recordist has released another library in beta form. Explosives HD Pro was released on September 14 and like his other beta library, this one is at a discount! Blurb from TheRecordist.com: Get ready… It’s coming very soon. More than 450 earth shaking explosions and black powder sound effects in High Definition from … [Read more...]