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We have some recommendations for podcasts – with plenty of new shows to check out!

In this roundup, Paul Virostek outlines the common field recording errors we all make while trying to capture meaningful sounds. Rob Bantin, Audio Programmer at Ubisoft, shares his background in game audio development and his thoughts about the industry. Kate Carr and Luca Nasciuti explore the politics and cultures of cities expressed through field recording with ethnographer Benjamin Tausig and radio producer Camilla Hannan.

Re-recording mixer Pete Horner discusses the incredible process of restoring and remixing the 40th anniversary edition of Apocalypse Now: Final Cut that was recently released, marketing Mentor Ilise Benun talks about why she loves to discuss money with clients and her tricks for making it a comfortable conversation.

David Allen, Author of Getting Things Done, shares his five-step process for organizing thoughts into actions, which can be applied almost any area of life. Sean and Liz explore working less and charging more as freelancers, as we become more efficient in our skills. And Dane Sanders, Founder of Fastermind.co, breaks down the difference between freelancers and entrepreneurs in a very informative final chapter of The Six Figure Freelancer audio course.

Creative Field Recording – Ep 2: Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them: Specific Field Recording Tips

Episode outline: ‘Episode 2: common specific errors beginners and pros alike make while recording sounds in the field.’

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The Audio Programmer Podcast – Ep 4: Rob Bantin (Ubisoft Games)

Episode outline: ‘For this episode, we spoke with Rob Bantin, Senior Audio Programmer at Ubisoft. We spoke about his journey into the world of game audio development, his work on Ubisoft’s latest release (The Division 2), and more! The post Audio Programmer Podcast 04 with Guest Rob Bantin (Ubisoft Games) appeared first on The Audio Programmer.’

Hear the episode:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Xmwdr3TmbOv41xDi3E3Mq

 

The Soundworks Collection – The Sound of Apocalypse Now: Final Cut with Pete Horner

Episode outline: ‘Re-recording mixer Pete Horner discusses the incredible process of restoring and remixing the 40th anniversary edition of Apocalypse Now: Final Cut that was recently released in Dolby Atmos and 4K Ultra HD. Pete shares how he created a new master track, enhanced the LFE with the help of a new Meyer Sound speaker and collaborated with Director Francis Ford Coppola and Walter Murch.’

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The Field Recording Show – Ep 2: Sound and the Politics of Urban Space

Episode outline: ‘The Field Recording Show is a programme exploring the soundscape, recording, listening and composing hosted by Kate Carr and Luca Nasciuti.

The Field Recording Show is a programme exploring the soundscape, recording, listening and composing hosted by Kate Carr and Luca Nasciuti. This episode explores the politics, challenges and excitement of recording in cities. It features interviews with US ethnographer Benjamin Tausig and Australian artist and radio producer Camilla Hannan. Ben discusses his new book Bangkok is Ringing, the ways sound can help us think about politics and his field work in Thailand. Camilla describes a recent trip to Papua New Guinea, discusses the relationship between sound art and radio, and outlines her techniques and approaches to recording.’

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    The Extreme Drift SFX library includes 360 HQ (24bit/96kHz) close and distant range perspective, auto racing recordings. Audio material of vehicles, drifting and maneuvering around race tracks at various speeds and densities taking corners and speeding on long straightaways.

    You will find idle engine sounds, powerful engine revs, slow and fast starts, crazy accelerations and wild breaking, roaring overtakings, tandem battles, tire screeches and skids echoing beautifully in the air. The audio found in our library is not limited to startups, shutdowns and gear shifts, but also offers ambiences of pit lane and working team crews.

  • Mechanical Sound Effects Old Engines Grab Bag Play Track 486 sounds included, 265 mins total $129

    “Old Engines Grab Bag” is a pack of numerous old, unique and characterful engines from early 1900s. It’s a massive collection of 56GB multitrack 192kHz recordings of old tractors and stationary engines, both diesel and gasoline fueled.

    The intention wasn’t to cover vehicles driving, but to get isolated and very closely recorded mechanical elements of engines and exhaust pipes as a source material for sound design. There are many starts, idles, revs, offs, RPMs variations, backfires etc. Some are heavy and large sounding, some are small and funny. Tractors were captured EXT and most of stationary engines INT, but since they are very closely recorded there is just a little amount of reverb on most of them.

    Most of engines are 1 or 2 cylinders and low horse power and their RPMs are also low. Thanks to this, many of those sounds aren’t tonal and can easily be used as additional layer with other design elements. They work great for adding vintage character, designing junky or funny vehicles, crazy huge steampunk machines or engines malfunction.

    Sounds were recorded using multi-mic setup: Sanken CO-100k (most of the time pointing mechanical parts), Sennheiser MKH-8060 (mainly for isolated exhaust pipe), Schoeps CMC6XT mk41/mk8 (general image) and part also with Trance Audio Inducer contact mics (adding unique mechanical perspective).

    The library is delivered as multitrack 192kHz files, as well as stereo mix of all microphones. Thanks to using microphones with extended frequency range, drastic pitch changes can be applied.
    All files have extensive metadata created in Soundminer, including leg picker with microphone labels.

    Demo files include pitched sounds, which are not delivered with library.

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    We invited a lot of babies at the age from 3 to 24 months – boys and girls – to our studio.

    They followed our call, brought their parents and the funny and often loud recordings started. We also equipped every new parent in our office with our best microphones and recorders and instructed them on how to record their own babies at home. You'll just love the multicolored, sweet and piercing high-quality recordings.

    The library comes with 152 files in 96kHz/24bit High Definition Audio and has a size of more than 500MB. All sounds are royalty free, guaranteeing you best quality as always.


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Clients from Hell – How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Money

Episode outline: ‘Don’t you just hate talking about money with clients? Either you’re quoting WAY too low, or you’re putting out a number that makes you feel like an imposter. Either way, talking budget is a source of incredible anxiety for most freelancers.

Unless, of course, you’re Ilise Benun. Ilise LOVES having the money conversation with clients, and that’s because she’s figured out a great trick for making both her and her clients comfortable discussing budget.

It’s a simple trick, but it’s a mind-blower: she asks “is this a $500 project, a $5000 project, or a $50,000 project?” Find out WHY this amazing trick works in her conversation with Kyle!’

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Accidental Creative – Your Head Is Not For Holding Ideas (with David Allen)

Episode outline: ‘Your mind is brilliant at surfacing potential insights, and connecting dots that help you solve problems. However, many people rely on their mind as the key repository for all of their hunches and ideas, which is not a great system. Too many things slip through the cracks.

On this episode, David Allen shares the five key steps for turning hunches into breakthroughs, and why he’s just released a workbook companionto his bestselling book Getting Things Done.

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The Freelance Web – Working less & charging more

Episode outline: ‘Sean and Liz discuss the concept of working less and charging more. If you’re more efficient with your time, why should you charge less?’

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The Six Figure Freelancer Audio-Course – Ep 12: The Difference Between Freelancers And Entrepreneurs

Episode outline: ‘In this episode, Dane speaks to us about:

Why it is important to know whether you’re a freelancer or an entrepreneur: You have to decide whether you are trading your time for money or creating a business that’s built for scale, because your tactics for growth will be very different based on this.

How to be successful in either career: As a freelancer the only way to make more money if you can’t add more time is to raise your prices; you can do so by really customizing and differentiating your services from other freelancers, and ensuring customers are willing to pay a premium to have access to you.

Why referrals and community matter: How being connected to other freelancers in your space or a similar situation can help you leapfrog and grow.’

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  • Looking for baby sounds? So were we, and here's roughly how long it took to capture them: It took a very, very long time and lots of patience to gather this precious collection of laughing, dreaming, grouching, coughing, crying, shouting, talking, weeping, whining, burping and babbling bundles of joy.

    We invited a lot of babies at the age from 3 to 24 months – boys and girls – to our studio.

    They followed our call, brought their parents and the funny and often loud recordings started. We also equipped every new parent in our office with our best microphones and recorders and instructed them on how to record their own babies at home. You'll just love the multicolored, sweet and piercing high-quality recordings.

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  • Immerse your audience in the heart of fantasy battles with RPG Weapons Vol.1, the premier sound effects pack designed specifically for game developers, animators, and audiobook producers. This meticulously curated collection is your ultimate resource for bringing to life epic encounters and immersive fantasy worlds.

    Featuring a diverse array of designed weapon sound effects, RPG Weapons Vol.1 includes everything from the clashing of swords to the twang of bows, the stealthy swoosh of throwing knives, the devastating impact of a meteor hammer, and the bone-crushing force of a club. Each sound has been crafted with precision, ensuring the highest quality and versatility for your projects.

    38 %
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  • “Death Space” is a sound album about science fiction space horror. These cool sounds can be used in movie trailers, games, and online videos. The album is inspired by an old science fiction movie “Event Horizon” , “Dead Space” contains 100 sounds, 96K, 24bit high-quality WAV files, with a total duration of 11 minutes and 19 seconds. Hope you like it!

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  • Universal Category System (UCS) Hurricane Nicole Play Track 40 sounds included, 179 mins total $20

     

    The Hurricane Nicole sound effects library from Eric Berzins captures the raw power of Hurricane Nicole as it made landfall in Florida in November 2022. You will hear strong and forceful gusts, moaning and whistling winds, and intense pouring rain. With 40 meticulously edited audio files, including three bonus recordings from Hurricane Ian in September 2022, you will have a large palette of hurricane sounds at your fingertips.

    Delivered in 24-bit 48 kHz format, and accompanied by full UCS-compliant Soundminer Metadata, integrating these sounds into your workflow is seamless. With a total runtime of 179 minutes, “Hurricane Nicole” provides a wide variety of wind and rain textures, allowing you to easily evoke the visceral experience of a major hurricane. Add Hurricane Nicole to your sound effects collection today!

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