Results for field recording

Hiss and a Roar has released Beaches, a new ambience sound library.

If you’ve ever had to sync waves to picture then you will appreciate the need for a collection of cleanly recorded waves of various scales; from gentle idyllic waterlaps to more turbulent surf. Each location in this new library was recorded to six tracks, capturing a narrow & coherent stereo image with a Sanken CSS5 microphone, a dynamic & exciting pointillistic image using a pair of Sennheiser MKH70s, and a more diffuse, brighter image using a pair of omni-directional DPA 6040 microphones.

Each ambience in the library contains a minimum of three minutes duration for each of the three sets of stereo mics, in all fourteen beach locations, along with a photo to clearly identify the setting, and GPS coordinates incase you’d like to visit on Google Earth. This library aims to provide sound editors with the ability to easily choose which location and recording/s best match the perspective and point of view of your footage. Alternatively if you need a micro-nap, hit play & transport yourself to a pristine Pacific beach, far far away…

AMB002 Beaches is available to purchase for $49 USD.

More information: HISS and a ROAR / Beaches

Twisted Tools has released Transform, an extensive collection of field recordings, sound effects and designed sounds developed by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot (a.k.a. JEDSOUND).

Bundled with sample mappings for many popular formats, TRANSFORM’s painstakingly recorded and processed sounds will find their home in the arsenals of sound designers, editors and music producers alike.

Transform features

• Over 1.64 gigs of samples by Jedsound.
• Field recordings and designed sounds.
• 24bit/96khz WAV audio.
• Soundminer enriched metadata..
• 46 sampler instruments.
• Ableton, Battery, EXS, Maschine, Kontakt and Reaktor kits.
• Twisted Tools MP16c Sampler.
• Kore and Maschine Templates for MP16c.
• iPad TouchOSC template for MP16c.
• Bonus kit Richard Devine.
• Additional content by Twisted Tools.

Transform is available to purchase for $69 USD.

More information: Twisted Tools / Transform

Soundiron has announced the release its Glass Beach sample library for Native Instruments Kontakt.

About 150 Miles North of the San Francisco Bay Area, you’ll find Fort Bragg, CA, an old coastal village at the foot of the redwoods. For decades, townspeople brought their household and industrial trash to the sea, dumping into towering piles rising 30 feet high above the surf, before “The Dumps” were finally shut down in 1967. Glass Beach is all that remains of the town’s former garbage dump.

After years of clean-up, all of the large junk was removed, save for the many tons of broken glass shards that were far too small and plentiful to gather up and haul away. Over the years, the crashing waves and abrasive sand have pounded and worn those millions of tiny glass fragments down into perfectly smooth translucent glass pebbles and beads. Like glittering jewels, they can be found in every color of the rainbow. They number so great that the beach seems made entirely of sea glass. Once an ecological disaster, it has become a remarkable example of nature’s resilience when we clean up our mess and try to leave things alone for a little while.

From a sonic perspective, the millions of glass beads shifting and tumbling in the gentle surf create a remarkable effect. The sound is not unlike that of ice chips on the shore of a thawing lake, but on a grander scale. The distant mournful wails of fog horns and sea birds casts an eerily serene hue over the sound-scape and the cliffs suppress most the encroaching highway and city noise.

We captured several ocean surf and tide pool ambiances, as well as gentle waterfalls trickling through the narrow caves and gullies than ran down toward the beach from the cliffs above. There’s also useful foley included, with footsteps that can be used as percussion or cut and re-purposed for steps in sand, gravel and even gritty snow in a pinch. We also created a wide variety of tiny “glitch”-style percussive elements, using some of the sea glass that migrated to other nearby beaches. Lastly, we used various sound-design tricks to morph and transform the sounds from our journey into a wide range of tonal and dissonant pads, swells, stingers, synth-tones, ambient dreamscapes and disturbing hellscapes.

Glass Beach features

• 31 Kontakt patches (unlocked).
• 225 Samples.
• 488 MB Installed.
• 42 Custom Convolution IR Files.
• 24bit / 44.1kHz stereo PCM wav samples (non-unencrypted).

The Glass Beach library is available to purchase for $9.99 USD.

More information: Soundiron / Glass Beach

Tramon Kaiser has released the Binaural Household + FX Library, a collection of binaural recordings of common household items and other interesting objects.

Binaural Household + FX Library features

• 1064 sounds, 1,04 GB content.
• Recorded with DIY binaural microphones (with Panasonic WM-61a capsules) and Zoom H1 at 44.1kHz/24bit.
• No dynamic processing has been applied to the sounds, just some noise reduction.

The Binaural Household + FX Library is available to purchase for 7 EUR.

More information: Binaural Household + FX Library

Roland has introduced the R-26, a handheld device that provides up to six simultaneous channels of pro-quality audio recording to SD/SDHC media.

With two types of built-in stereo mics, XLR/TRS combo inputs, USB audio interface functionality, and much more, the compact R-26 is perfect for demanding applications such as solo and ensemble music recording, environmental sound capture, broadcasting, and audio/video production.

Designed from the ground up for superior sound quality and ease of use, the R-26 is filled with features that will satisfy both pros and hobbyists alike. For the ultimate mobile flexibility, the R-26 can be powered either with the included AC adaptor, four internal AA batteries, or an external battery.

Two stereo mic types—omnidirectional and XY—are integrated into the R-26’s stylish chassis, providing mic options to suit any style of audio recording. In addition, there are two XLR/TRS combo inputs with phantom power for connecting external mics or line-level devices, plus a stereo mini-jack for a plug-in powered mic. The preamps for all mic channels are derived from the hi-res preamps found in Roland’s R-44 commercial field recorder.

R-26 features

• Two types of built-in stereo microphones (omnidirectional and directional) that can be used in various combinations.
• Two XLR/TRS combo inputs with 48 V phantom power, plus an input for a stereo plug-in powered mic.
• Supports up to six channels (three stereo channels) of simultaneous recording.
• Large LCD touchscreen display for intuitive navigation.
• Large input-level knobs for fine adjustment.
• Built-in Hi-Speed USB interface for use as an audio interface or external storage.
• Loop-Back function; combine this with the built-in or external mics for the optimum live video streaming setup (only with Audio Interface function).
• Bundled with SONAR LE software (PC).

R-26 will be available in October with an MSRP of $599 USD.

More information: Roland / R-26 Portable Recorder

Patchpool has released Evil Things, a soundset for the Reichatron Reaktor ensemble.

This Bank for Reichatron, a Reaktor ensemble created by Matt Mower focusses on dark and evil soundscapes, noises, impacts, sci-fi textures, drones and otherworldy ambiences.

Evil Things features

• Sample map includes 1,37 GB of original samples produced at 48 Khz/24 Bit.
• 55 soundscapes and samples made with an array of virtual instruments and effects, also using vocal recordings and processed field recordings.
• Snapshot Bank includes 69 Snaps, 64 originals and 5 variations marked with (var).
• Delivered in a RAR-archive split up into two parts for better download handling, the download size is 854,22 MB.

Evil Things for Reichatron (requires Reaktor full version) is available to purchase for 18.95 EUR.

More information: Patchpool / Evil Things