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SURVEY: What sound effect libraries are you missing?
Independent sound effects have grown at an incredible rate over the past few years, and brilliant indie SFX libraries continue to be released. However, even with all these great new releases, there...
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Recording Adventures: Capturing Atmospheric Nature Sounds in Scotland
George Vlad has recorded lots of bird sounds and nature ambiences in Scotland – and now he’s compiled some of his favorite recordings into Woodland Atmosphere, his first independent sound effect...
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The results are in: Here are (at least) 29 ideas for new sound effect libraries
Last week, I launched a small survey to find out what sound libraries you’d like to see made – and now the results are in! There are some really good ideas in there, so a big thanks to all of you who...
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The joys (and slight challenges!) of recording a great footstep sound effects...
When it comes to footstep sound effects, one of the challenges is to find sounds recorded on just the right surface. That’s something Finnish sound designer and recordist Pasi Pitkänen is looking to...
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Guess what makes this mysterious monster sound – and win!
Update: The source of the monster sounds has now been revealed – more info here Sometimes, really cool sounds await in unexpected places. And that’s exactly the case with a new SFX library I just...
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Unmasking the beast – Here’s the surprising source behind the monster sound:
We kicked off a little contest a few days ago, asking you to guess the origins of a mysterious monster sound. Here’s the original track: You’ve sent in a *lot* of great guesses as to where it came...
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8 Excellent Winter Sound Effects Libraries for the Chilly Season:
Riding my bike to the studio this morning, I could definitely feel that it’s getting colder here in Denmark. And with many of you beavering away on winter projects already, that inspired me to do this...
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Why Mattia Cellotto recorded his new Rocks Sound Effects Library in the...
Italian sound designer and recordist Mattia Cellotto has just released his fourth sound effects library, and it’s an interesting one. It’s called Rocks Momentum and comes packed with more than 1100...
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Save 25% on all these sound effects libraries from SoundBits right now:
The SoundBits sale is now over, but here's an overview of everything that's on sale on A Sound Effect right now. Note: This list is continuously changing, so if you see a great deal you'd like, get...
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Meet Soundly – a revolutionary new cloud-based approach to sound effects:
Once in a while, a game-changer comes along – and in the world of sound effects, Soundly looks to be exactly that. It’s an entirely new way of getting sound effects: It’s cloud-based, offers...
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Here’s SoundMorph’s Evil Twin – and the story behind it
The team at SoundMorph has spent the past year and a half creating Evil Twin, their brand-new Reaktor software ensemble for cinematic sounds – and here it is. But what exactly is it? I decided to get...
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Need horror or gore sound effects? Here’s an overview of what’s (lurking) out...
Are you looking to expand your arsenal of horror and gore sound effects? Here’s an overview of some of the excellent independent horror SFX libraries out there: Destruction & Impact Blood and Guts...
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This team is going on a unique road trip – for sound:
Steve Lee – who’s worked on the sound for classics such as The Lion King, Apollo 13 and many more – is doing something I haven’t heard of before: He’s going on a road trip from Los Angeles to San...
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Big Soundly PRO giveaway! Here’s how to enter:
Soundly offers free and premium sound effects in the cloud, lets you instantly search & organize all your sounds + you can drag-and-drop sounds from Soundly straight into your projects. The...
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Save on sound effects this Christmas
Want to save money on sound effects? Here’s an overview of everything that’s on sale on A Sound Effect right now. Note: This list is continuously changing, so if you see a great deal you’d like, get it...
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Christmas has come early: Here are 500+ sound effects – for free!
Christmas is just around the corner, and I’m very happy to let you know that a number of independent sound effect creators have teamed up to give you a special, early gift: Here are more than 500...
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Here are the year’s best SFX libraries, as chosen by The Audio Spotlight:
The Audio Spotlight has just announced their TAS Choice Awards, and I’m absolutely honored to spot that A Sound Effect has won the award for Best Vendor! A huge thanks to the team at The Audio...
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New sound effects this week: Urban winds, rain, ambiences, dripping,...
There have been a LOT of SFX libraries added to the site in the past week. Here’s an overview of some of them + I’ve also included a highlight of 3 of most popular libraries from the past 7 days. Happy...
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New sound effects: Planes, trains – and bicycles
Rejoice! This week, five vehicle libraries from Airborne Sound have become available on A Sound Effect – and so has an interesting release from New Sound Lab. Here’s a look at 3 of the new libraries...
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How Steve Whetman created a unique (and powerful!) indoor weapon SFX library:
There are lots of excellent weapon sound effects libraries out there – but weapons SFX libraries that are recorded indoors are incredibly hard to come by. That changes with The London Warehouse...
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