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Loopmasters has announced Vintage Movie FX, an inspirational set of 355 separate Wav samples taken from original early Film Soundtracks, all licensed for use under the new Creative Commons license agreement.

The sound effects samples have been taken from old movies and public information films and are categorised in folders such as “Ambient Sounds & Outdoors”. These samples are all 100% Authentic which means that whilst they have, “Guns, Explosions and War”, “Kung Foo”, “Space & Sci-Fi”. “Emergency Services” and much more, all re-mastered and de-noised yet retaining artifacts from the original recordings, which we feel gives them a much more authentic sound!

If you need some inspiring sound effects samples for your music, then Vintage Movie FX includes a truly original set of some interesting and authentic sounds from one of the most creative periods of TV and broadcast history. Suitable for House, Techno, Ambient, Lounge, Breakbeat, Drum and Bass, Dubstep and all forms of modern musical experimentation.

The sample pack is available to purchase for £14.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / Vintage Movie FX

CD Sound Master has announced Action!, a sound library designed for film score production.

The “ACTION!” Virtual Instrument and Loop/Sample Collection has been created to provide the Film Composer a genre-specific writing and recording tool for use in film score creation.

“ACTION!; focuses on the Blockbuster Action Film style of music to provide a huge collection of original musical themes and individual instrument sounds to cater to the needs of musicians who create film scores and trailer music. “ACTION!” is the first in CDSoundMaster’s line of Virtual Instruments and Sample Collections called “Cinematic Expressions”. Each new product in this line will focus on a specific genre or specific task.

The Action! library is available to purchase for the introductory price of $99 USD until June 1, 2012 (regular $129 USD).

More information: CD Sound Master / Action!

Equinox Sounds has introduced MIDI Keys: Piano Loops For Film & TV, a collection of MIDI files by Smash Up The Studio, designed for use in TV, ads, jingles and film productions.

Smash Up The Studio have once again employed the services of keyboardist, composer and producer Steve Burton in the making of this product. The brief was “Can you make it sound like all those piano ads on TV?” The results were outstanding!

There are chilled loops, atmospheric loops, classical, easy listening, jazzy, all with one thing in common, you can imagine hearing them on the TV whether in an advert, show or movie. All loops range between four to sixteen bars in length and are all key and tempo labelled.

The MIDI library is available to purchase from Equinox Sounds for $29.95 USD.

More information: Equinox Sounds / MIDI Keys: Piano Loops For Film & TV

Loopmasters has released Movie Dialogue Volume 5, a collection of samples taken from original early film dialogue, all licensed for use under the new Creative Commons license agreement.

The vocal samples have been taken from old movies and public information films and are categorised in folders with names such as “Adventure”, “Gangsters”, “Hemp”, “Space Tests” and “Inventions”, “Killers” and “Kennedy Nixon”. These samples are all 100% Authentic which means that whilst they have all been re-mastered and de-noised, they still retain artifacts from the original recordings, which we feel gives them a much more authentic sound!

The Pack includes 393 Movie Dialogue Samples in 11 categories, with 28 patches in Halion, Kontakt, EXS24, NNXT and SFZ formats for easy auditioning. Presented here in 44.1Khz 24bit Wav format as a Zip file, simply download and enjoy using these samples immediately!

The sample pack is available to purchase for £14.95 GBP.

More information: Loopmasters / Movie Dialogue Volume 5

Sonokinetic has announced its Trailer Voice app for the iPad 2.

Bringing together the power of thunderous movie trailer voice-over artists and world famous sample creators Sonokinetic in one blockbuster app.

Trailer Voice features

• Harness the skills of USA movie industry voice talents to create a bespoke voice-over for your own videos.
• Import your movie from the camera roll and drag/drop words and phrases from over 50 full scripts and 100s of phrase elements in the easy interface.
• All audio recorded and processed by world-recognised music industry innovator Sonokinetic.
• Mix and match 6 different Pro voice talents with categories such as Heroic, Journey, Drama, Romance & Thriller.
• Preview phrases with one touch.
• Adapt phrase timings and adjust volume levels of both the original video and your voice-over to customize your mix.
• Zoom into the video timeline for finer adjustments.
• Export your movie to the camera-roll to share with friends.

Trailer Voice for iPad is available to purchase for $4.99 USD.

More information: Sonokinetic / Trailer Voice

Precisionsound has recently released Exosphere, a collection of soundscapes.

Featuring corrosive textures, unstable machines, electronic ambiences, and twisted voices, Exosphere is a creative toolkit for film, game, and multimedia sound design, as well as for producers of electronic music.

Exosphere features

• 50 stereo 48khz 24-bit WAV files.
• Over 55 minutes of audio.
• 1 program for all versions of Steinberg HALion.
• 1 program for NI Kontakt 1 and 2.
• 1 program with scripted GUI for NI Kontakt 3 and above.

While 50 samples might not seem like a lot, they’re over 1 minute each so you still get a total of 55 minutes of audio.

The sounds were designed to inspire music composers and sound designers by delivering lengthy loops with a wide dynamic range. To help identify sounds, the files have descriptive names like “Malfunctioning robot” and “Contamination zone”.

Static glitches, radiation crackles, chilling space winds, robotic bleeps, warbled voices, dark pad-like background ambiences… Exosphere!

The included patches map all sounds across the keyboard for easy auditioning. The Kontakt 3 patch also has some controls for Hi- and Lo-pass filters and stereo width.

Listen to Precisionsound’s demos below to get an idea of what Exosphere sounds like.

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So what do I think?

Exosphere is exactly what is says on the tin, a bunch of glitchy, threatening, and abstract soundscape loops. The atmosphere is seriously creepy, with a constant feeling that something is about to go horribly wrong.

The sounds are well designed with lots of movement and variations, without getting too complicated or being overly processed. The vibe and quality is consistent across the library. Organic, mechanical, unsettling, yet intriguing.

Well recommended!

More information: Precisionsound / Exosphere