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40 Years of Halloween: Alan Howarth on creating classic sci-fi and horror sound effects
Explore the creative process behind the dark, moody soundscapes that defined a genre with iconic horror/sci-fi composer and sound designer, Alan Howarth.
How to record car sounds and vehicle workups with Mark Mangini
Learn about the complex process of recording vehicles and which mic setups to consider to capture the right sounds and perspectives for your project.
Introducing The Odyssey Collection: Vehicles by Mark Mangini & Richard L. Anderson
Available now: Accelerate your productions with the most thorough collection of professional car sound effects available – plus trucks, buses, and motorcycles.
How to cut car sound effects with workups to speed up your workflow
See how a thorough series of recordings from various perspectives, also known as a workup, can be used to streamline your sound editing workflow. If vehicle sound effects are the weakest category in your sound library, you’re not alone. Despite the prevalence of cars in most films, TV shows, and games, many sound artists lack the resources to tackle vehicle-centric projects.
Master Library Tour with Jonah Guelzo
Explore the Master Library: Our biggest, most comprehensive general sound effects library. Watch sound designer and re-recording mixer Jonah Guelzo search through the Master Library to see why its the most comprehensive general library for professional media production. Guelzo also designs a quick sci-fi scene using the Master Library, showing how easy it is to bring any project to life with such...
Beautiful Bugs: Recording insects with Ann Kroeber
Get the stories behind the recording and sound design process of the moody, expressive insect sound effects in the new Beautiful Bugs library. Insect sounds have a natural rhythm and depth in their buzzing, droning, clicking and swelling. The familiar moodiness and complexity of these sounds make them ideal sound design layers – whether you’re immersing the audience in the atmosphere of a scene...
Hybrid Library Tour with Ryan Billia
Take an inside look at the Hybrid Library to explore the features of our best value, most popular general sound effects library. As an early adopter of the Hybrid Library, supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Ryan Billia (Imperium, Patti Cake$) is the perfect sound artist to guide you through the freshly updated library's organization, depth, and quality.
How the Hybrid Library transformed my audio workflow
Get the stories from 5 freelance sound artists on how the Hybrid Library helped kickstart their career in audio and prepare for any project with go-to sound effects at an unmatched value. As a freelancer, it can be difficult to compete with big studios and get the tools you need to create your best work and impress your clients. That's why we created the Hybrid Library – to support independent...
Introducing the new Hybrid Library: Updated with more coverage and speed
The reliable, robust sound library you’ve always wanted starts here. Boost your sonic arsenal and finish projects faster with over 65,000 sounds and enhanced metadata.
Behind the intensive, years-long recording process for Gators
Recordist of the Gators library shares the story of the collection's rigorous recording process. The stunning alligator sound effects featured in Gators, our latest specialty library, are both the stuff of nightmares and a sound designer's dream for creature source. Massive, terrifying, larger-than-life growls, snarls, bellows, and hisses will add power and intensity to your creature vocals in...
