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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Sound FX Streaming Services Roundup
Rumours have been swirling about SoundCloud’s demise for years. The sound-sharing website has been haunted by news of huge annual losses as far back as 2014 and 2015. Their own financial auditor warned that they may run out of cash and collapse. In August, 2016, SoundCloud removed their much-loved “groups” feature from the site, leaving […]
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Roundup: How to Choose a Sound Effects Distributor
A few months ago I began a new type of series here on the blog: article roundups. Why? Well, we’ve covered a lot of topics on the site in the last six years. The roundups are meant to gather similar posts in one easy-to-digest serving. The first roundups covered the two most popular questions I […]
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Roundup: Sound FX Library Ideas & How to Choose Them
Last week I shared a roundup of articles I had written that share how to sell sound effects. That’s one of the most popular questions I receive from readers. What’s the second-most popular question? Unsurprisingly, it asks about the next step in selling sound fx libraries: What’s the best topic or theme for my first […]
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