Ambisonic field recordings are currently on the upswing as more projects involve AR, VR, and 360˙ sound. Recently I noticed a new, free Ambisonic sound library with tracks recorded by popular community field recordists.
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Pro Sound News Website “Designing Sound” Enters Hibernation
Sound design and field recording fans awoke Monday to a sad announcement. Editors Jack Menhorn and Shaun Farley wrote they are putting the pro sound news website into “hibernation.”
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Recording Jet Airliners in the UK
Earlier this month I released the free Jet Fly Bys sound effects library over on Airborne Sound. I explained that I had captured those field recordings when I found myself living beneath the flight path of an international airport. A reader recently wrote me to tell me he tried the same technique after reading the […]
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A New Giveaway: Discuss Field Recording. Win Prizes
Note: the contest has now ended. For the entire month of December the Designing Sound news site is offering prizes for asking and answering questions about field recording or sound design on their new forum, Designing Sound Exchange.
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New: A Sound FX Library Sale & Discount Listing Page
A quick update: I’ve added a new page to my independent sound effects library search engine, Sound Effect Search. The page is a community service that lists sound fx sales, discounts, and bundles from indie sound fx library publishers. Just click the links there to visit the Web shop and save on cool sound fx. […]
Continue ReadingSound Particles Walkthrough Video
The last article introduced a new sound design tool: Sound Particles. That post presented a quick look at the new granular spatialization software, as well as a bonus interview with its creator, professor Nuno Fonseca of Portugal. That scratched the surface of the new sound design tool. Want to know more? You’re in luck.
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