A few weeks ago, I announced a new community sound effects tool called Sound Effects Search. It’s a search engine for independent sound libraries. The website launch gave me some insight into independent sound library collections. I’ll share those thoughts in this “post-mortem” post, and also include a few resources for fans of indie sound […]
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Announcing a New Community Sound FX Search Tool
Last year, I created a new “Community” tab on the website’s menu bar. The first page I announced was a list of field recording blogs. The second listed community Web shops. My hope for those pages was to spread field recording knowledge and share all the excellent sound libraries you’ve created. I believe that all […]
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PSA: Sound Shop Owners, Is Your Checkout Secure?
Do you own a sound effects Web shop? A brief PSA: your checkout may be outdated, and your customers’s information may be at risk. I recently learned about this flaw which affects supposedly secure websites, Internet-wide. Now, I know that sounds alarming. But before you call your Web developer in a cold sweat, please note […]
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An Introduction to Indie Sound FX Web Shops
You’ve conjured inspiring audio in the studio and in the streets. You’ve mixed and mastered the tracks. You’ve gathered your best selections into an impressive sound library. Now it’s time to share your sound effects and music with your peers and fans. But how do you do this? The last article described how to create […]
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How to Create an Indie Sound Bundle
These days, it’s typical to edit audio and send finished show reels digitally to colleagues a half dozen time zones away. Capturing field recordings at 192 kilohertz is routine. It’s common to source fresh sound effects from talented recordists living on the other side of the globe. This digital revolution has evolved sound effects libraries […]
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How to Protect Sound Library Samples
In a recent article, I explained how to create a sound library preview montage for your pack or sound library. I shared some ideas on the importance of sound previews beyond the basic, literal demo tracks. But all of this talk about sharing sound online invites another question: if you’ve created a great preview that […]
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