Blastwave Labs

2+ Users? Multi-User Licensing for Sound Effects Libraries

douglas — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:15:15 +0000

Blastwave FX enjoys a wide range of users/clients, from the eccentric hobbyist spider videographer (yes, BUGS!) to the largest multinational post production, broadcast, videogame and new media companies, and everything imaginable in between. Beyond individual users (who only have two hands!), many people (= lots of hands!) wish to share Blastwave FX libraries within their [...]

Inside Blastwave FX: Past, Present & Future

Laura Sinnott — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:40:14 +0000

New to Blastwave FX? Haven’t hung out with us in a while? Well here are some highlights of what we’ve been doing with sound effects , and what we plan on doing! Sound Design Competitions (Past): The Blastwave FX and Avid Competition and Giveaway garnered over 100 entries from over ten countries from the UK [...]

Sound Review of ABC’s “V”

sikandar — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 11:48:43 +0000

V premiered in the fall of 2009 and has just finished its first season. It is a remake of a 1980s science-fiction miniseries of the same name, and is about the arrival of “Visitors” or “V’s” on planet Earth. The V’s are an advanced, alien race who seemingly look and talk just like humans. They [...]

NAB 2010 Video about Blastwave FX

Laura Sinnott — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:35:11 +0000

Laura talks about what makes Blastwave FX the New Wave in Sound Effects, interviewed at NAB 2010 by Production Hub.

New Library, BUGS! from NAB 2010

Michael Bartnett — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:47:51 +0000

We had a new library to show off at NAB this year, BUGS! At the conference, Ric took the time to give the scoop on how BUGS! came to be. BUGS! is the newest library from Blastwave FX–recorded, edited, and mastered in 24-bit/96kHz with top quality microphones. No need to go camping when you’ve got [...]

NAB 2010 – Blastwave FX

Michael Bartnett — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:21:47 +0000

NAB 2010 was a success. We spent time meeting new clients, catching up with old ones, and having friendly battles with our respected rival, Hollywood Edge (watch the video below). To re-iterate the words of Ric Viers, “Don’t be a lazy sound designer. Don’t just ‘use’ stock sounds. Design and create your own sound effects [...]

Competition FAQ

Laura Sinnott — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:16:36 +0000

Numerous people have asked us questions about the competition, so we thought we'd post an FAQ section here. Q: I only see an intro and outro in the competition download pack. Where is the rest of the video? Do I just sound design over a black screen?