The A Sound Effect Podcast Returns! Tim Nielsen On The SFX Metadata Revolution + Steve Fanagan On The Sound Of 'Radioactive':

Posted September 29, 2020 by Asbjoern Andersen in A Sound Effect, Sound community highlights

After a brief (3-year) hiatus, the A Sound Effect podcast is back! Co-hosted by Asbjoern Andersen and Christian Hagelskjær from Hzandbits once again, we explore the world of sound effects + sound for film and games.

Be sure to subscribe to the A Sound Effect podcast on iTunes, , Stitcher, TuneIn or SoundCloud, or another one of your favorite places for podcasts. And without further ado, here’s that brand new episode for you:

The A Sound Effect Podcast Episode 7:
The SFX Metadata Revolution!

Hear how sound supervisor Tim Nielsen is reinventing and supercharging sound effects metadata with UCS, the Universal Category System + go behind the creative work that went into the sound of Radioactive, with Steve Fanagan.

Special Guests: Tim Nielsen and Steve Fanagan • Interviews by Jennifer Walden • Hosts: Asbjoern Andersen & Christian Hagelskjaer

Here’s what’s in this episode (with starting times):

01:38 New independent sound effects: We take a listen to some of the many interesting SFX releases that have come out

04:22 The SFX Metadata revolution: Tim Nielsen on the revolutionary UCS metadata system. Learn more about UCS on the official site here, and find libraries that already follow the UCS format here

33:18 The Riveting Sound of ‘Radioactive’: Steve Fanagan on creating the sound for Radioactive. Read more on the sound for the film here

Hear the seventh episode below:

Sound effects libraries highlighted in this episode:

Fire Sound Effects Fire Play Track $69
Elevated and Designed FIRE sounds

Welcome to the first in our new Element Series: FIRE. The Element series will feature highly designed sounds as well as expertly recorded raw source recordings. With FIRE we spared no expense to experiment with tons of different props and sources. From a double ended fire staff all the way to a “plasma gun” fire tube. Can you ever have enough FIRE? We don’t think so. FIRE is a collaboration between SoundMorph, Jason Cushing, Tibo Csuko & Boris Karekine. FIre contains more than 3.4GB / 675+ files.

WHAT’S INSIDE

All files are 24bit/96khz .WAV stereo files, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer & Basehead metadata. FIRE contains the following folder categories:
- Designed Sounds
- Blasts
- Burning
- Fire Ball
- Fire Staff
- Ignition
- Matches
- Plasma Gun
- Textures
- Torch
- Whoosh
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Dog Sound Effects Grumpy Pup Play Track 89 sounds included, 26 mins total $35

6-Month-Old Bulldog Puppy Vocalizations, Grunts, Groans, Grumbles, Whimpers, Chortles, Snorts, Growls, Licking, Eating, Drinking, and More.

Also included is a small BONUS Design Library created using Dehumanizer 2 to help spark your imagination.

Whether you’re looking to create creature sounds or just need dog vocalizations, it’s a great start! Enjoy!

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Environments & Ambiences Shorelines Play Track 99 sounds included, 200 minutes mins total From: $80

This library contains a wide range of subtle shoreline recordings. Coastlines feature waves lapping against rocks, sand bars and mangroves. All recordings were made in the early or late hours of the day to minimise background noise.

All sounds were recorded using the DPA 5100 and Sound Devices 788T.

Visit edible-audio.com for behind the scenes photos, contact information, sound library updates and exclusive deals.

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Creature Sound Effects The Undead 2 Play Track 618 sounds included, 106 mins total
Rated 5.00 out of 5
$60

A hell spawned collection of powerful zombie vocals; Guttural grunts, growls, bites, snarls, roars and screeches to cover nearly every zombie vocal need!

It’s been four long years since ShotgunMike’s The Undead was unleashed upon the unsuspecting sound community, leaving a trail of bloody sound designers in it’s wake. Well now they’re back in The Undead 2 and they’re bigger, angrier and hungrier than ever!

Based upon ShotgunMike’s extensive experience in game and cinematic sound design, The Undead 2 is a much larger collection of less defined but more varied powerful zombie vocals. Guttural grunts, growls, bites, snarls, roars and screeches to cover nearly every zombie vocal need. Things have been kept simple, rather than individual assets what you’ll find in this library is larger files defined by their intensity, vocal type and length, which will make editing and creating variations much easier. It also includes zombie hoard soundscapes in varying locations, including urban, interiors and tunnels.

So why less defined assets? Over the last four years since the release of the first The Undead library, ShotgunMike has worked on a lot of in game audio and cinematics, and it’s predominantly not pre-defined or over designed material he’s reached for when crafting the sounds of creatures (or anything else for that matter), it’s often texture, tonality, movement and intensity. To that end, making more varied content for The Undead 2 without putting too many labels on them will give sound designers and editors more choice and flexibility when designing their own creature vocals. With over 600 assets, including zombie hoard soundscapes, this library is full of the kind of material that will add power and aggression to zombies, trolls, ogres, orcs, vampires and any other hell spawned creature you can think of!

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THE WORLD’S EASIEST WAY TO GET INDEPENDENT SOUND EFFECTS:

A Sound Effect gives you easy access to an absolutely huge sound effects catalog from a myriad of independent sound creators, all covered by one license agreement - a few highlights:

User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Motion Graphics Play Track 650+ sounds included $9

Introducing MOTION GRAPHICS, a complete Motion Graphics sound effects library from SoundMorph!

Motion Graphics focuses on all the elements you might need for sound design on a trailer, a cinematic scene or a visual that is heavy with motion graphics, whether it be abstract or straight forward, Motion Graphics has all the elements and textures you could think of. Motion Graphics are something all of us sound designers run into at one point or another, so this library is an excellent addition to your sound effects tool box.

Motion Graphics was created by and in collaboration with sound designer Rostislav Trifonov (SoundMorph Elemental library contributor).

Motion Graphics features 650 24bit/96 kHz .wav files, all meticulously embedded with Soundminer & Basehead metadata.

The library features:
• 450 + designed sound effects
• 190 + source audio files
• Whooshes
• Impacts
• Risers
• Stingers
• Low end and Sub Bass
• Impulse Responses
• Passbys
• Textures – noise, grit, glitch
• Ambiences
• Buttons and Clicks
• Mechanical Elements
• Granular effects

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Cinematic & Trailer Sound Effects Bloody Nightmare Play Track 550 sounds included $9

Bloody Nightmare is a modern horror cinematic library aimed at the most cutting edge bone chilling productions out there.

Whether you work in sound design, as a composer, trailer editor or as an electronic musician, Bloody Nightmare is a valuable new wave of Horror sounds that will surely cause visceral moments of terror and dread!

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Animal Sound Effects Collections Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV Play Track 2096 sounds included, 78 mins total $153

⏰ For a very limited time:
Add this library to the cart and enter ah4launch in the cart coupon field – to sprinkle an extra launch discount, on top of the current discount!

Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files. The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

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Foley Sound Effects Potion Sound Effects Play Track 135 sounds included $19.99

A collection of 135 potion sound effects.

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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Power Up Sound Effects Play Track 140 sounds included $29.99

A collection of 140 individual power up ability sound effects.

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Foley Sound Effects Bowling Sound Effects Play Track 103 sounds included $19.99

A collection of 103 bowling sound effects.

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Environments & Ambiences São Miguel – Flows Play Track 14 sounds included, 9 mins total $10

São Miguel – Flows (supporter pack) is a collection that includes 14 looped files.
The palette explores the sounds of the ocean, waterfalls, and hot springs. These recordings were captured in Moihnos (Cascata do Limbo, Praia dos Moihnos), Ribeira dos Caldeirões, Ponta do Arnel, and Furnas (Caldeira).
Recorded in 96 kHz/24 bit, these sounds are easy to navigate and were captured using a Sony PCM D100.

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Game Audio Packs - Game Sound Effects Libraries Sports Slot Game Music and Sound Effects Play Track 170 sounds included $269.99
ATTENTION: The audio preview only simulates gameplay to demo just a portion of the library’s content.

Reward your players with the jackpot of 340 high-quality (170 original sounds), easy to use audio files that provide you with all the sports-themed audio your games will ever need!

Create a casino masterpiece and a true immersion in your slots with this one-of-a-kind collection of royalty free sounds and music, expertly handcrafted to be a perfect fit for your games.

ALL SLOT GAME ELEMENTS YOU WILL EVER NEED

With numerous INTERFACE SOUNDS, such as REEL SPIN START BUTTONs, REEL SPINNING noises, REEL STOPs, BET INCREASE and DECREASE sounds, and all other interface buttons and TRANSITIONS, as well as WIN PAYOUT SOUNDs, such as short WIN TUNES, MUSICAL PAYOUT ROLLUP COUNTERs, SELECT and REVEAL jingles, various SYMBOL sounds, and FREE GAMES / FEATURE MUSIC LOOPs to fit any scene or situation (from strip-back relaxing background to upbeat catchy themes), this library is a perfect choice for your Online Video Slot, Mobile or even Land-based Casino Games!

SPORTS-THEMED SOUNDS FOR YOUR FEATURE GAMES

Need BASKETBALL game sounds, SOCCER / FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, BASEBALL, GOLF, TENNIS, TABLE TENNIS / PING PONG, SKIING / BOBSLED, SWIMMING or WATERPOLO, BOXING and even more? We got you covered!

With all essential action and foley sounds for most common Oympic Sports that have been included in this pack, along with ambiences and miscellaneous sounds – such as AIR HORNS, ARENA AMBIENCES, CROWD CHEERING and CHANTING, JUDGE WHISTLE, and more – this sound effects library will leave nothing to be desired!

ENGAGING SPORTS MUSIC IN ALL GENRES

Immerse your players in gaming experience like no other with almost every music genre commonly found in sport events, games and tv program. We have also included multiple variations and edits to make your workflow as fast and easy as posible.

From INDIE ROCK, HARD ROCK and METAL, to multiple sub-genres of ELECTRONIC Music, FUNK, ROCK BLUES and other genres, from SHORT STINGS, JINGLES and DROPS, to LOOPS, music mixes in VARIOUS INTENSITIES, included content here is a must have in your audio collection.

With each audio file being drag-and-drop ready, presented in high quality MP3 and WAV formats with meticulously labelled keywords for your convienience, you will create the perfect gaming experience for your players in a matter of moments!

So STEP UP YOUR SLOTS, GRAB ATTENTION and BUILD CONNECTION with YOUR PLAYERS!

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SPORTS SLOTS at a Glance:
- Symbol Sounds, Buttons and other Interface Sounds, Reel Spin and Stops, Trigger Sounds, Selection and Reveal sound effects, Music Loops for every scene and situation, Win Tunes and Rollups, Payouts and other short Celebration Tunes + much more!
- Sports-Themed Feature Sounds: Basketball, Soccer / Football, Hockey, Baseball, Golf, Tennis, Table Tennis / Ping Pong, Skiing / Bobsled, Swimming, Waterpolo, Boxing and more
- Numerous Variations and Edits of the assets, such as multiple lengths, intensities, looping and non-looping variants, and more;
- Ready to use – requires no editing, labelling or splicing. Categorized, organized and individually labeled files for maximum use efficiency;
- FREE Updates to higher versions, FOREVER!
Enrich your slot IP in seconds with beautifully mixed, AAA quality sounds brought to you by our team of industry veterans, whose 1000+ slot games worth of experience have culminated in this extraordinary sound pack!

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