The are many talented sound designers among us. Using software, creativity, and inspiration, they warp door slams into space cannons. They twist pig squeals into alien queens. I’ve always admired these designers. Part of the reason is because sound design and samplers are foreign to me. I record natural sound effects: atmospheres, engines, nature, that […]
Continue Reading Cross-post: I’ve published a review of the Gobbler backup service on the Airborne Sound blog. The Gobbler service is notable because it is designed for sound pros: it works directly with audio editing sessions to archive the session and all files associated with it automatically. I’m mentioning it here because they’re offering five gigabytes of […]
Continue Reading Selling sound effects downloads is a rewarding experience. It allows you to share your creations with the world. With any luck, a sound clip you’ve crafted will appear as part of someone else’s vision in a film, video game or viral YouTube video. Of course, supporting yourself with something you’ve created is satisfying too. Those […]
Continue Reading In my last post I wrote about a few useful apps that help me get work done and return to field recording quickly. I covered sound converters, writing apps and administrative apps. This post we’ll look at more apps that can help you work better, organize your sound effects library and get back recording faster. […]
Continue Reading I’ve spent almost 15 years recording sound effects for Airborne Sound. On any given day I’d rather be out in the world field recording but the necessity of digital audio means field recordists need to work in dark rooms with computers. I’ve made a list of outstanding apps that help me work better and return […]
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