Diego Stocco has made music from sand, from a three, has recorded a burning piano, and made lots of custom and crazy instruments by himself. His work combines sound design and music scoring, along with experimentation with real world objects and environments. A great example of that is his last video, where he shows the elements he recorded in order to get interesting sources … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Ultimate Splash SFX Library, Q&A Included
The Recordist has released Ultimate Splash, a new sfx collection that includes 344 sounds of water splashes. Introducing Ultimate Splash Sound Effects Library. Water splashes North Idaho style! We have our share of it way up here in North Idaho. One of the largest fresh-water aquifers in the country is right underneath my feet. This super soaked collection contains 344 water … [Read more...]
Hydrophonic, New Underwater SFX Library from Rabbit Ears Audio
Michael Raphael has announced the release of "Hydrophonic", a new sound effects library of amazing sounds recorded underwater. Time to get wet and be sucked in by the rip current! Hydrophonic is a moist library that features sounds recorded from a variety of subaquatic perspectives. For a period of 3 months, I dragged around my hydrophones wherever I could find water. My … [Read more...]
How To Record Underwater Sounds with a Hydrophone
George Spanos has published a very cool article talking about hydrophones and how to record underwater sounds with them. You can also listen to some the sounds recorded. Ok, so now that the basics are covered where you may ask can one acquire one of these underwater recording devices? I used the Aquarian Audio Products H2A-XLR for the following recordings. The device itself is … [Read more...]