To The Sea

These are the sounds you’ll encounter along your journey.

Navigation – Sailing is, naturally, at the heart of this collection. Different types of vessels were recorded in LCR or with a custom 5.0 set up: monohulls, trimarans, and even a large historic ship. The variety of textures crafted by Balibar is unheard of, and all the sounds were carefully mastered to highlight their unique character. « Dry » isolated hard FX such as winches cranking, anchors being raised, sails flapping, hull and rope creaks are also a key part of the material.

Forces – The wind, sea currents, waves (from subtle ripples to colossal swells)… These are some of the forces that will shape the course of your journey. It’s up to you to harness them and create striking sonic dynamics — shifting between gentle lapping and the furious roar of the ocean or building from a soft breeze towards a howling gale as you approach the heart of the storm.

Scenery – Your journey will be full of new places to discover. Whether it’s a lively harbor bursting with activity or a peaceful haven on a deserted tropical beach, we’ve got you covered. To the Sea features seaside and beach ambiences recorded in the most diverse locations — from the sunny shores of Martinique to the coast of Norway. The beach ambiences include general surf sounds and individual waves as well, recorded with different perspectives. The latter are meant to give you that extra detail that is often hard to achieve when dealing with the ocean. Well, not anymore.

Water Elements – We tried to break down the sound of the ocean and sea waves to give you as much flexibility as possible while editing. We recorded hose sprays, recreated different aspects of sea waves ourselves on an isolated lake (such as different versions of watery impacts that you hardly get from a “real wave”), used the old Alka-Seltzer trick for close fizzing, and even faced a geyser big watery explosion — among many other things. These elements can be used as sweeteners or can work on their own for building more complex sounds.

For Soundminer users, the fun goes even further with a range ofRadium patches included in the library that grant you the power of Poseidon.