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Tonsturm Traveler Plug-In & Airborne Sound

2019/07/12 Filed Under: Updates

I’ve always been a huge fan of the sound libraries that German sound designers Tonsturm produces. Recently they released a cool software plug-in: Traveler.

First Look: Soundminer V5Pro Sound Browsing App

2019/07/10 Filed Under: Gear, Software

For decades, the fastest way to find sound effects was to look them up in a book. These Sound Ideas Sound Effects Catalogs indexed every CD and sound effect from the Canadian stock media publisher. Sound editors had to flip through pages to find what they needed. Thank goodness that’s no longer the case. Sound […]

Soundly Updates to 2019.6 with Channel Selection, AI Search, More

2019/07/03 Filed Under: Gear

There are dozens of sound browsing apps on the market. Realized in 2016, Soundly distinguished itself with two significant features: It’s free to get started. It includes a subscription-based pro sound library. Soundly (Windows, macOS) quickly became popular. Since 2016, the developers have added new features to the app at a regular pace. We last […]

Metadata App News: Soundly, Soundminer, Resonic, BaseHead, & Search Updates

2019/06/27 Filed Under: Gear, Software

Sound designers have received some power ups to their workflows lately. With a wave of updates to sound browsing software, editors have fresh and improved ways to find, process, and curate their sound collections. We last looked at metadata news in December. Let’s see what has changed.

Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them: Sound Library Curation Part 2

2019/06/19 Filed Under: Curation

Over the past few articles we’ve looked at common field recording, mastering, and sound library curation mistakes. They’re all easy errors to make. They’re often overlooked. Just the same, it’s important to do whatever can be done to keep them to a minimum. The previous post shared tips for fixing errors with sound library approach […]

Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them: Sound Library Curation Part 1

2019/06/05 Filed Under: Curation

You’ve flown to the other side of the globe with microphone in hand. You’ve trekked through bustling cities in the heat with heavy gear strapped to your back. And then, you notice it: the TVs and radios have fallen away. You realize you’re immersed in the sound of a completely new place. All field recordists […]