--- title: "2023: PSE Year in Review" description: Thanks for your support in 2023! Here's a look back at what Pro Sound Effects was up to this year. --- [Pro Sound Effects Blog - Sound Design Stories & Resources ](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com) # [2023: PSE Year in Review](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/2023-pse-year-in-review) Written by [PSE](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/author/pse) | Dec 24, 2023 3:05:54 PM ## Take a look back with Team PSE. What a year. From sound design contests, to exciting new libraries from our elite recordists, to thrilling projects released by sound artists from around the world, this year has been filled with creativity and sonic breakthroughs. Take a look at what PSE was up to this year.   ### New Library Releases We released 21 exclusive sound effects libraries this year featuring inspiring new sounds in hundreds of categories – all developed from our award-winning sound artists and top recordists. Check them out and listen to demos below. | - [Anime Vol. 2](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/anime-vol-2) - [Charged: Arcs & Zaps](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/charged-arcs-zaps) - [Cheers & Chatter](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/cheers-and-chatter) - [Data](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/data) - [Deep Resonance](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/deep-resonance) - [Energetic Forms](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/energetic-forms) - [Extended Techniques in Sound](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/extended-techniques-in-sound) - [Feedback](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/feedback) - [Footsteps](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/footsteps) - [Gen Collection: Vol. 4](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/gen-collection-vol-4) - [Gen Collection: Vol. 5](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/gen-collection-vol-5) | - [Gyroscope](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/gyroscope) - [King Collection: Vol. 2](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/king-collection-vol-2) - [Porsche 911 Carrera](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/porsche-911-carrera) - [Rain](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/rain) - [Sonomar Collection: Bells](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/sonomar-collection-bells) - [Sonomar Collection: ](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/sonomar-collection-bowed-and-scraped-cymbals) [Bowed & Scraped Cymbals](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/sonomar-collection-bowed-and-scraped-cymbals) - [Tortured Memories](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/tortured-memories) - [Waterphone](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/waterphone) - [Waves Wind Water Vol. 2](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/waves-wind-water-vol-2) - [Wu Collection: Vehicles Vol. 3](https://shop.prosoundeffects.com/products/wu-collection-vehicles-vol-3) | | --- | --- |   ### Discord Server Come hang out with us on our new Discord server! Connect with the PSE community, share the projects you're working on, attend AMAs, join the beta testing team for our desktop app [SoundQ](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/soundq/), get all the latest updates and more. [Join the server here](https://discord.com/invite/8U53tP9sTD).   ### Blogs, Tutorials, & More A big focus for this year was creating more content to better equip and educate creators. Out of the 40 blog posts and tutorials we published, here are some of our most popular articles: - [Designing Punches with Matt Yocum](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/designing-punches-with-matt-yocum) - [Capturing Immersive Rain with Mark Mangini](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/capturing-immersive-rain-with-mark-mangini) - [A Brief History of Sound Effects](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/a-brief-history-of-sound-effects) - [How to Make Sound Effects Sit Better in a Mix](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/how-to-make-sound-effects-sit-better-in-a-mix) - [Sound Effects vs. Sound Design](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/sound-effects-vs-sound-design) - [Sound Design Mistakes You Should Never Make (But Probably Have)](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/sound-design-mistakes-you-should-never-make)   ### SoundQ Updates This year we updated our desktop app [SoundQ](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/soundq/) with a fresh UI and powerful new features. Check out our blog posts on the updates here: - [SoundQ Update: Shared Collections, New UI, and Unlimited Local Files](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/soundq-update-shared-collections-new-ui-and-unlimited-local-files) - [SoundQ Tutorial: Share Local Collections with Remapper](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/soundq-tutorial-share-local-collections-with-remapper)   ### CORE 5 October brought the release of [CORE 5](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/core-5/) – the latest update to our signature library bundle series. Each CORE bundle was updated with a selection of our latest releases – expanding your toolset with our freshest sonic inspiration for even greater breadth, depth and quality. Learn more about how CORE 5 can help you deliver your best work [here](https://www.prosoundeffects.com/core-4/).      ### Livestreams This year we hosted two fascinating livestreams with elite sound artists, and let's just say, they dropped some serious gems. Check out the recordings here: - [Talking CORE 5 with Matt Yocum & Mark Mangini](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tbq-Eo24c8) - [Talking Vehicles with Matt Yocum, Watson Wu, & Tobias Poppe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-40yZTHqz8)     ### Contests Some of the most fun we had this year was hosting sound design & trivia contests. From our thrilling [Student Sound Design Contest](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/student-sound-design-contest-winners), to our first ever [Sound Design Trivia Month](https://www.instagram.com/p/CuPbtnkLlp1/?img_index=1), to our spooky [Halloween Sound Design Contest](https://blog.prosoundeffects.com/halloween-sound-design-contest-winners-2023), we had a blast engaging talented sound designers from around the world. 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