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Sunday Sound Effects Round Up - Boom Library, Bonson, A Sound Effect, Pro Sound Effects

Cinematic Horror Bundle From Boom Library

This SFX library is not for the faint-hearted, it’s pure evil and terrifying. Boom Library have co-produced this new SFX library with one of Hollywood’s horror genre expert and sound designer / editor Richard Adrian, whose reference list includes films such as The Hills Have Eyes, Gothika, Thir13en Ghosts, Ghost Ship, House Of Wax, Haunted Hill, Mirrors etc. 

Imagine a graveyard at night, a haunted old house, torture and intimidation or anything else that evokes your deepest anxieties. The Cinematic Horror Bundle is full of extremes, shockers, impacts, stingers, whooshes, drones and more. Take those SFX by the horns and use the wild screams, mad laughter, vocal choirs, creaks, squeaks and groans to produce new shockers and jump-scares!

Construction Or Design?

The bundle contains two related collections, the Cinematic Horror Construction Kit holds more than 12GB high-quality source recordings and the Cinematic Horror version comes with more than 500 predesigned, “ready to use” sounds. 

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The Cinematic Horror Bundle is $199.

Rain, Rivers & Waves From Bonson

Spanning five years of meticulous field recordings by the team at Bonson - Rain, Rivers & Waves has 97 files recorded in stereo at 96 kHz which is nearly 8 GB of pristine water sounds in all shapes and sizes.
 
The library delivers around 4 hours of tropical rains, urban storms, shallow streams, large roaring rivers, gentle lapping, heavy surf waves and much more!

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Rain, Rivers & Waves is normally $79 but you can get it for $49 if you use the code RR&W_49 at the checkout until November 15th.

The Essential Guide To Recording Weapon Sound Effect With Watson Wu

Asbjoern from A Sound Effect has done it again with another great interview on the A Sound Effect blog.  This one is a detailed guide on how to record weapon sound effects.

Watson goes through microphone choice and combinations, his preferred field mixers and recorders, running long mic cables so he can be a long way from the action for safety, tips on monitoring, finding the right locations, as well as an overview of different caliber weapons.

Then he moves onto preparation, safety rules, and file naming protocols.

Finally he looks at some tips for foley sounds, different types of firing, recording formats, software and special tips when recording guns for game sound.

You can read the full guide on the A Sound Effect blog. Also check out the other recent stories on Asbjoern's blog....

Pro Sound Effects Announces Freelancer Program

Pro Sound Effects has announced open enrollment for its new Freelancer Program through December 31. PSE has created the Freelancer Program to support freelance sound designers, editors and independent media creators worldwide. Members get year-round access to savings of up to 60% on what PSE considers to be the best sound effects libraries and software in the industry.

The Hybrid Library, Expansions, iZotope's RX5, Soundminer and SoundMorph's Wave Warper are among 14 featured sound effects libraries and software programs currently available to members at up to 60% off. Application is free and there is no purchase commitment, but open enrollment for the Freelancer Program ends on December 31, 2015.

Who Should Apply?

Freelance and independent media creators of all types - sound editors, sound designers, video editors, game developers, filmmakers, and aspiring titans of industry. The application is free. You can apply here.

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