A few weeks ago I published an article about a growing trend with indie sound fx libraries. The issue? Sound library sales are becoming more frequent, with deeper discounts each time. The result is that while promotions result in great savings for customers and quick cash for publishers, the perception of value for sound fx […]
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The Downward Spiral of Sound Library Sales
It’s that time again. Sound fx library Black Friday promotions have begun to appear. Naturally, sound library fans and sound editors are thrilled with discounts and promotions. Who doesn’t love a good sound library deal? Black Friday deals seem like an obvious win-win scenario: audio fans get sound libraries for a bargain, and publishers have […]
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Who Hears Your Field Recordings? – The Importance of Knowing Your Audience
You’re searching for field recording tutorials. You click through to a website from Google. Before you finish reading the first line, a pop up overlay appears, asking you to subscribe to the blog newsletter. Sometimes these block the entire page a few seconds after you arrive. At other times they appear after you scroll deeper […]
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Article: Sound Effect Libraries and Teams
For many field recordists, the act of capturing sound effects is the goal itself. It’s the satisfaction of tracking down an elusive sound and ensnaring it on their recorders. It’s the experience of standing in an inspiring place and hearing the sound around them. For others still, documenting how sound unfurls is a vital part […]
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Cities and Memory Launches ‘Sounding Nature’ Collaborative Field Recording Project
Cities and Memory has just revealed a new field recording project: Sounding Nature.
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A New Future for Sound FX Libraries? Recognizing Creativity with Blockchain
A few years ago I asked my lawyer to help me write a new user license for my books and sound effects. While he was a copyright pro, he didn’t know much about sound fx libraries in particular. He was surprised at the lack of protection for sound collections. He asked me if I knew […]
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