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Boilers, turbines, recycle pumps! Desulphurisation flues, electrostatic precipitators, and solar photovoltaic arrays! We don’t entirely know what these things do – but we know for certain they sound amazing!
Last year we were granted access to one of the UK’s largest coal-fuelled power stations. With hard hats, steel toes, and a swag of mics we recorded every space and machine we could. The result is a highly comprehensive collection of industrial recordings that describe heavy 20th century industry.
We’re talking about the archetypal power station too, not something dumbed down for 2020. This place was the real deal! Great big looming cooling towers, massive halls of turbine engines, coal mills, rumbling underground passages, rooms full of electrical gadgets, pumps of all types, oh and a coal train unloading a 100 ton hopper. It’s a hell of a library.
We recorded in a quad setup using a pair of Sanken CO-100ks, a pair of Sennheiser 8020s. We also had a Schoeps CMXY nearby getting an independent perspective. The recordings are versatile, pitch like crazy, and are useful for hundreds of applications.
These power stations won’t be around much longer – so we’re glad we got a chance to record this beast of industry while we could.
Enjoy!
“There’s a lot of great stuff in here. A nice variety of steadies for sci-fi and industrial use. There’s also tracks with just the right amount of activity (not TOO busy). Authentic scale is hard to fake so this is a great pack of sounds to have for large mechanical spaces. Great steam/air releases too, and a large servo motor startup that is a real gem.” -Dave Farmer
“It is always a handy to have a library from these guys. Well recorded and full of interest, Power Station is a great library and full of never before heard sounds. It’s sometimes difficult to visualise a space from a recording, but definitely not with this collection. They’re huge and real. Most of the time drones and tones can feel synthetic, but they have really managed to capture a true real industrial soundscape. They are definitely colossal.” – Ben Meechan
Get your ears around a genuine piece of film history! Introducing the Moviola UD 20 CS Film Editing machine. Countless films have been made on these iconic upright film editors including work by Kubrick and Spielberg.
We found this beast lurking in a hallway at Pinewood Studios and were shocked when she fired up. So we did the honourable thing…..miked her up and clicked, flicked and revved our way to making this library.
We ran the Moviola both with and without film performing starts, stops, wind ups, wind downs and even some pedal revs.
With a Neumann M/S setup under the belly, a Sanken CO-100K overhead and an MKH60 tight in on the mechanisms we have this covered from all angles. We also provide a beautiful mix track for when you just want to lay great stuff quickly.
Shot at 24Bit/192kHz the Sanken allows for extreme pitching and twisting, making this library the perfect set of ingredients for designing cool new mech. So if you’re tinkering with a clumsy robot or just want to lay a projector this library will get you there.
This library is a bespoke collection of crowd recordings from all over foggy London Town. We hand picked the finest pubs based on the locals and acoustics, with each recording offering a unique sense of space and character. From the sweet and quaint to the darn right scary, we shot them all!
Enjoy cutting crowds of all flavours; The pissed and disorderly, jovial folk waxing lyrical, raucous football fans, relaxed pub garden chatter, through-the-wall conversations, Quiz Night whispers, and a f*ckload more! This library is diverse, rich, and comprehensive. Whether your scene is contemporary or period, we’ve got you covered.
Obviously not a musical note in sight and where you need it most, we’re offering up two perspectives with our binaural quad recordings. With a little panning you will be immersed in your choice of London local… Drink up!
Available in three versions:
London Pubs Vol 1: Primary interior perspectives
London Pubs Vol 2: Secondary perspectives for quad use, exterior pubs, football crowds, pub sound effects
London Pubs Complete: Features everything from vol 1 & vol 2
From bustling Athenian markets to the rocky Mediterranean coast, this library is a great snapshot of what Greece sounds like. Essentially it’s two very different libraries in one really useful package!
Athens
This historic city sounds old and it sounds new. Busy markets and crowds fill the streets beneath the Acropolis, while a few blocks away the city is alive with busy traffic and eurocentric motorbikes.
We captured street buskers, back alley murmurs, bustling city squares, markets, heavy traffic, skylines and even a religious sermon!
Crete
Nature dominates here and we got our ankles wet recording all she has to offer. Big surf, coves and gurgling rock pools. Mountain goats, crows, roosters and an early dawn chorus. Insects of the Agia Erini Gorge – more Cicadas than you can shake a stick at!
Whether it’s Game of Thrones or the next Bourne film, this beast will help bring your locations to life!
With A Sound Effect, Asbjoern has created a web site where our international community can browse, learn, and share the vast fruits of our labors. Together we are accelerating the very real potential power of sound design as a recognized art form.
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