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Field test: Beyerdynamic DT-240 Pro

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As a field recordist it is crucial to attentively listen to what you record before and while you record it since there’s quite a difference between what your microphones capture to what you actually hear with your plain ears. That for we need good headphones to monitor and evaluate what we record. But what is …

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SoundBits | Sound Effects and Krotos Audio

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SoundBits | Sound Effects in Krotos new “REFORMER” Plugin our friends at Krotos Audio just released their new incredibly awesome tool called REFORMER that lets you perform sound effects libraries in real-time. Get REFORMER now for free with free Black Leopard Sound Library There’s already a vast amount of performable Sound Effect Libraries that are …

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Sound Effects variations in Nuendo 7

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This is a quick video on how to create a vast amount of sounds effects variations in no time. Using Steinberg Nuendos “Loop Automation” mode, “Create Initial Parameter Events” and “Cycle Marker Export” and the random functions  of Zynaptiqs “Wormhole” and “ReShape FX” from AudioGaming. Of course you can try this with any other effects plugin or …

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SoundBits SFX for Music Production pt. 2

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Here comes the 2nd production from composer Kai Schröer (The Wild Tusker Music Production). Again he used lots of SoundBits | Sound Effects for further sound design, sfx, ambience, transitions and hits to spice up this production. Hear for yourself:

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/313733086″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

In the “naked” version you can hear a mix that focused only on the Sound Effects that Kai used. Have a listen:

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/313733080″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

Sounds from the following Sound Effects Libraries were used in this track:

 

Whooshes & Impacts 2

 

Computer Sound Effects 2

 

 Dark Sci Fi Drones

 

Just Transitions – Sci Fi Movement

Just Impacts – Designed

SoundBits Sound Effects for Music Production

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“The Earth” (The Wild Tusker Music Production) is a soundtrack composed by Kai Schröer. He used several SoundBits | Sound Effects as percussions, transitions and hits to spice up this production. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/309308959″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] In the “naked” version you can hear a mix that focused more on the Sound Effects. Have …

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Ultra Mobile Fieldrecording Kit

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Here’s just a little  recommendation for super-mobile-light-wight-Fieldrecording: There are so many situations where I really want to have a Fieldrecorder with me but it’s impossible or inappropriate – or when I am just too lazy – to take the big rig with me (SD 744T, SD MicPre-D, several Mics, Blimps, Stands, …). Meanwhile – fortunately …

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Review: Revoice Pro 3.1

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General In 2006 Synchro Arts released their audio alignment tool VocAlign. A very powerful tools when it comes to aligning one or several dub tracks to a guide track, like double tracked or backing vocals that should sync perfectly to a lead vocal or aligning several guitar tracks. It especially is an awesome helper in Film …

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Review: “La Petite Excite” – [Free] VST/AU plugin

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Hi, just a few day ago Attila Fodor, Sound Designer from LA, sent me a link to his new free VST/AU plugin “La Petite Excite“. It is a very powerful low frequency and high frequency exciter. I use these kinds of plugins a lot for sound design. For example Waves, Vitamine, LoAir or iZotope Ozone Exciter. Though …

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PlugIn Tip: Spectral Autopan

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Spectral Autopan   Here is a nice little free PlugIn that i want to share with you. This slumbered for a while on my hard drive. It comes in very handy whnever yu need more, natural (or surrealistic) stereo-width. It is also very usefull if you want to have some more motion and modulation in yur …

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USB HUB Life Hack

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Anybody who is working on audio projects en route on a laptop know the problem. You have your Stuff like 1-2 iLoks, Steinberg Key, mouse receiver and so on connected to a USB HUB. And it is this USB HUB that gets mangled up with other wires like your headphones and connected Audio-Interfaces. Or you …

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