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NAB 2016 - Exhibit runs April 18th - 21st

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 18:10:00 +0000

The NAB Show® is the world's largest event covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, the NAB Show is the home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways.

Sound Ideas is busy preparing to attend the 2016 NAB with new products and great onsite pricing.

The Exhibits runs April 18th-21st at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Sound Ideas has booth number SL7411 in the South Lower Hall.

Enter the pass code LV4763 in the 'Apply Discount' field to receive your Free Exhibits Pass for NAB 2016. Here's a link to the registration page:

NAB 2016 Registration Page

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Sound Ideas and Frank Serafine Sound Effects

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:43:00 +0000

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Frank Serafine, the award winning Hollywood sound designer and Sound Ideas, the world's largest publisher of professional sound effects, announce the acquisition of the Frank Serafine Sound Effects Collection.

Frank Serafine is an award winning Hollywood sound designer who is credited with the development of many new digital audio techniques. Frank’s work has been heard in such Hollywood blockbusters as Star Trek, Lawnmower Man, The Hunt for Red October and Virtuosity. In addition, Frank Serafine holds a unique place in the sound effects library industry as one of the first major sound designers to lend their name to commercial SFX collections.

Over the years Frank Serafine has been both a contributor and a loyal client of Sound Ideas and in a video testimonial for Sound Ideas has commented “If I can’t find the effect I am looking for in my own high quality collection, I go to Sound Ideas because I know they will have what I need.”

When asked about his purchase of the Serafine Sound Effects Collection Brian Nimens, the owner of Sound Ideas, said: “Sound Ideas is proud to add the 12 sound effect libraries and more than 12,000 sound effects produced by Frank Serafine and his innovative team of sound designers and engineers to our official lineup.”

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FRANK SERAFINE: Frank Serafine has been a motion picture sound designer, sound editor and composer for more than 30 years. His studio is located in the luscious countryside of Simi Valley, California, just northwest of Los Angeles, providing comprehensive solutions for post-production needs and offering a wide variety of services for all media including Original Music, Sound Design, Sound Editorial and Supervision, Dialogue Editing, ADR, Foley and Sound Mixing. Serafine Inc. is proud to be at the forefront of the latest technology.

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Voice Kit Sound Effects

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:28:00 +0000

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Voice Kit Sound Effects collection was recorded in stereo at 24 bit /96 K. The 3 DVD release is provided in its native 24/96 format wav files. The downloadable version of Voice Kit is also available as 24/48, 16/48 or 16/44 wav files.

Babies, children, teens, adults and seniors came in to the Sound Ideas Recording Studio to contribute their voices to this new wild line collection of more than 18,000 effects.

Voice Kit also includes vocal Foley (laughs, coughs, burps, gasps, groans, grunts, screams, yells, yawns, sighs) from all the voice artists, offering a total of 850 Adult vocal Foley effects and 209 Baby & Child vocal Foley effects.

Specialty voices were included in the collection for versatility: auctioneers, broadcasters, dispatchers, monsters, aliens, munchkins, opera divas and zombies.

Check out the Voice Kit Sound Effects

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Wind Sound Effects

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 17:22:00 +0000

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Wind Sound Effects is a 2 DVD collection of 200 wind sound effects originally recorded at 24/96. There are 200 sound effects in this product and each is a full two minutes in length.

A variety of different strengths and kinds of wind are included: light, low, medium, heavy, whistling, whipping and gusting winds. Featured in the collection are both urban and rural settings, broken branches and blowing debris, hurricane strength disasters, eerie howling canyon winds, bitter cold arctic blasts and some gentle breezes.

The DVD version of wind is offered as 24/48 wav files, while the download versions are available as 24/96, 24/48, 16/48 and 16/44 wav files.

Check out the Wind Sound Effects Collection

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The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects at Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:02:00 +0000

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Sound Ideas, already the world's largest publisher of professional sound effects, acquired the complete sound effects libraries of The Hollywood Edge.

Distribution of the Hollywood Edge adds more than 70 new products to Sound Ideas line up of sound effects - Sound Ideas arsenal now includes more than half a million professional sounds.

The Hollywood Edge sound effects have been an integral part of Hollywood production over the years and have attracted testimonials from the likes of Oliver Stone and Martin Scorsese. The Hollywood Edge provided high end, professional, and royalty free special effects and music for all media use. They acquired and recorded high fidelity effects and made them available for sale in a wide range of sound effects collections. Their most recognized brand names are The Edge, American Zoetrope and The Premiere Edition.

Brian Nimens, the owner of Sound Ideas, says: “I am proud and thrilled to be able to unite these two remarkable resources – Sound Ideas and The Hollywood Edge - under one roof. Sound Ideas is honored to be able to continue the tradition of The Hollywood Edge and to guarantee the continued presence of this remarkable collection.”

ABOUT SOUND IDEAS: Founded in 1978, Toronto-based Sound Ideas was the first company to release sound effects libraries on compact disc, and the first to release the sound effects library of a major motion picture studio. The company publishes more than 1,000 CDs and more than 150,000 sound effects. It continues to adapt new technology in order to offer quality audio to professional sound designers and producers in the broadcast, post-production and multimedia industries.

ABOUT HOLLYWOOD EDGE: The Hollywood Edge was created as a subsidiary of Soundelux, an award winning audio post Production Company in Hollywood California. It has undergone many ownership changes over the past decade, most recently the bankruptcy of Todd-Soundelux.

Check out the listing of The Hollywood Edge products available at Sound Ideas...

The Hollywood Edge Sound Effects Products at Sound Ideas

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Get 50% off All Sound Effects & Music during our Winter Special

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 15:57:00 +0000

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Our 50% off Winter Special is here!

Winter is upon us and we'd like to celebrate by offering a Winter Special - 50% off all of our Sound Ideas sound effects, royalty free music and production elements. We're also offering 50% off all of our individual CDs as well. Visit our site, search for sound effects and music in our Search program and receive a 50% discount while you're there! Our sound effects and music are available on CDs, DVDs, Hard Drives or by download.

Check out the listing of products with these incredible savings - Sound Ideas Winter Pricing

Sound Ideas offers an amazing selection of royalty free sound effects, production music and production elements - enough to cover all your production requirements. You can search for the perfect sound effects or music tracks by reviewing our many category menus as well.

Give your productions an edge... visit www.sound-ideas.com for exceptional royalty free sound effects, music and production elements. The Winter Special is available for a limited time only.

33% off Boom Sound Effects Libraries... this week only!

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:14:00 +0000

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This week only... All Boom Sound Effects products are 33% off!

We have 28 Boom Libraries from 13 different sound effect categories! All libraries have high-definition sound effects collections designed to make your production life easier. Many of the libraries are bundled with a selection of pre-designed sounds that offer ready-to-use sound effects of outstanding quality, in addition to the huge selection of source material that offers thousands of original high-definition recordings.

Everything from the Birds & Animals sounds of the Birds of Prey, Dogs, Horses and Wildcats libraries, to the Transportation sounds of the Cars - SUVs & Vans, Everyday Cars & Trains libraries. In the Guns & Warfare category, you'll hear the sounds of Assault Weapons, Close Combat kicks and punch sounds, Guns of every description, Medieval Weapons, Black Powder, and Gun Handling sounds. Check out the exciting Science Fiction sound effects in the Sci Fi library, the Magic libary, as well as the realistic sounds of the terrifyingly evil Creatures collection.

Visit our website to order any of our Boom sound effects products:
Boom Sound Effects Libraries

Boom Sound Effect Library	Regular Price	Special Price
Assault Weapons	$279	$186
Birds of Prey	$199	$133
Black Powder	$75	$50
Cars - SUVs & Vans	$299	$199
Cinematic Hits	$279	$186
Cinematic Metal	$279	$186
Cinematic Trailers	$279	$186
Close Combat	$279	$186
Creatures	$299	$199
Dogs	$199	$133
Everyday Cars	$329	$219
Gun Handling	$75	$50
Guns Bundle	$279	$186
Historical Firearms	$279	$186
Horses	$199	$133
Magic	$279	$186
Medieval Weapons	$279	$186
Nature Essentials	$199	$133
Outdoor Impulse Responses	$75	$50
Prairies	$199	$133
Sci Fi Bundle	$279	$186
The Interface	$199	$133
Thunder & Rain	$199	$133
Trains	$495	$330
Waves	$199	$133
Wildcats - Lions & Tigers Sound Effects	$199	$133
Winds of Nature	$199	$133
Flowing Water	$199	$133

Boom sound effects collections - exceptional quality sound effects to add that touch of realism to your video and audio productions - at www.sound-ideas.com

Sound Ideas Biggest Black Friday Sale ever!

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 16:29:00 +0000

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It's that time of year again.... November is upon us and we're celebrating with our Black Friday Sale - 50% off ALL of our Sound Ideas sound effects, royalty free music and production elements. This year, ALL of our products are on sale - including our individual CDs! Visit our site, search for sound effects and music in our Search program and receive a 50% discount while you're there! Our sound effects and music libraries are available on CDs, DVDs, Hard Drives or by Download. Stayed tuned, because we'll also be offering all Boom products at a discounted rate for Black Friday very soon!

Check out the listing of products with these incredible savings - hundreds of products on sale! Every product with a Special Price highlighted in magenta is on sale! Click on a product name to visit it's page to download or get further info:

Sound Ideas Black Friday Sale Prices

Sound Ideas offers an amazing selection of royalty free sound effects, production music and production elements - enough to cover all your production requirements. You can find the perfect sound effects or music tracks by reviewing our many category menus as well:

Sound Effects:
General Sound Effects Libraries
Sound Effects Libraries on Hard Drive
Sound Effects Libraries by Category

Royalty Free Music:
Royalty Free Music - Full Collections
Royalty Free Music on Hard Drive
Royalty Free Music Single CDs in 16 Categories

Production Elements:
Production Elements - Full Collections
Production Elements on Hard Drive
Musical Production Elements
Production Elements - Physical CDs

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Looking to Break into the Audio Industry? Sound Ideas has an Opportunity for you.

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 17:20:00 +0000

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Sound Ideas has been an Award Winning Audio Industry Leader for over 35 years now. We are recognized for being the World's largest publisher of professional sound effects, royalty free music and production element libraries. Sound Ideas is the exclusive distributor of sound effects collections from industry giants, including Hanna-Barbera, Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Fox, Turner Entertainment and Lucasfilm.

This is a one of a kind opportunity for all aspiring audio engineers to be creative and produce a piece of work that will be viewed by a leading audio engineering organization. The top 3 winners will receive a top of the line Sound Ideas starting library:

1st prize is the Series 6000 Sound Effects Library
2nd prize is Crash & Burn Sound Effects
3rd prize is The Super Sampler

And the winners will be recognized for their innovative work by the President & CEO of Sound Ideas, Brian Nimens. The contest will be conducted throughout the month of February.

#SoundIdeas Break Into Audio Contest Instructions:

Follow Sound Ideas on Twitter (@SoundIdeas) and Instagram (@SoundIdeas105)
Post a picture or a video to your personal Instagram or Twitter account using the hashtag #SoundIdeas while incorporating the Audio Industry in your post.
In your caption tag SoundIdeas using the correct usernames above and #SoundIdeas to be entered into the contest. We will track and evaluate each post through their captions.
Get creative and innovative with your post. The Audio Industry is about being one of a kind.
Feel free to post as many times as you feel necessary
The 3 Winners will be announced March 1st on Sound Ideas Twitter and Instagram accounts.

For questions regarding the contest please send a private message on Twitter: @SoundIdeas or email us at socialmedia@sound-ideas.com.

For more information on Sound Ideas and our products please visit: www.sound-ideas.com

Celebrate the Holidays with 50% off Sound Ideas Sound Effects and Royalty Free Music

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 03 Dec 2013 19:07:00 +0000

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Winter is upon us and we'd like to celebrate by offering a Holiday Special - 50% off most of our Sound Ideas sound effects, royalty free music and production elements. We're also offering 50% off all BBC Sound Effect Products as well. Visit our site, search for sound effects and music in our Search program and receive a 50% discount while you're there! Our sound effects and music are available on CDs, DVDs, Hard Drives or by download.

Check out the listing of products with these incredible savings - Sound Ideas Monthly Specials

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Sound Ideas Records the Demolition of a House

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 02 Dec 2013 20:10:00 +0000

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Sound Ideas was invited by the producers of Daily Planet from the Discovery Channel to demonstrate the process involved in audio recording demolition and destruction sound effects. We are live and on the scene with teams from both the Discovery Channel and Sound Ideas at an demolition of an abandoned house in a remote section of Northern Ontario. Armed with a sense of humour, we carved a swath of destruction - our Sound Engineers had a lot of fun that day and considered it a great opportunity to relieve some stress. Every sound was used in the destruction of the house - using a variety of props including metal, wood, plastic and plaster we created both small and large sounds of destruction.

On this video, we demonstrate how an original sound can be pitch shifted to produce an entirely different and enhanced designed sound. When all is said and done, we expect to have over 1,750 sound effects to add to our upcoming Destructibles Demolition Sound Effects library.

This video was originally aired on October 17th on the Discovery Channel.

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50% off Sound Effects & Royalty Free Music on our Black Friday Blowout Sale!

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:48:00 +0000

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50% off most Sound Ideas sound effects, royalty free music and production elements. Visit our site - feel free to explore - and take a 50% discount while you're there!

To sweeten the offer, we're also including 50% off all BBC Sound Effect Products and 33% off all Boom Sound Effects Libraries.

Check out the listing of products with these incredible savings - Sound Ideas Monthly Specials

Sound Ideas offers an amazing selection of royalty free sound effects, production music and production elements - enough to cover all your production requirements.

Energize your productions... visit www.sound-ideas.com for professional quality royalty free sound effects, music and production elements.

Sound Ideas at the 2013 Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES)

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:22:00 +0000

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Sound Ideas was front & center at the 2013 Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES) held at the Javits Convention Center in New York. The AES is an annual convention that caters to audio industry professionals.

We released two new products at the show:

Squeaks & Creaks Sound Effects:
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The Ultimate Foley Collection:
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For these and other Foley Sound Effects, visit www.sound-ideas.com/sound-effects/foley-sound-effects.html

What are Foley Sound Effects?

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 15 Oct 2013 18:34:00 +0000

What Difference Does Foley Sound Make?

What is it about the sound in many student or amateur films that makes them sound so ... well ... amateur? Even if the fidelity or clarity is good (which it often isn't), there is often something hollow or thin about the sound - the action lacks aural depth. The answer could be that the film makers did not add Foley sound effects to the soundtrack.

What the Heck is "Foley"?

Foley effects are sound effects added to the film during post production (after the shooting stops). They include sounds such as footsteps, clothes rustling, crockery clinking, paper folding, doors opening and slamming, punches hitting, glass breaking, etc. etc. In other words, many of the sounds that the sound recordists on set did their best to avoid recording during the shoot.

The boom operator's job is to clearly record the dialogue, and only the dialogue. At first glance it may seem odd that we add back to the soundtrack the very sounds the sound recordists tried to exclude. But the key word here is control. By excluding these sounds during filming and adding them in post, we have complete control over the timing, quality, and relative volume of the sound effects.

For example, an introductory shot of a biker wearing a leather jacket might be enhanced if we hear his jacket creak as he enters the shot - but do we really want to hear it every time he moves? By adding the foley sound fx in post, we can control its intensity, and fade it down once the dialogue begins. Even something as simple as boots on gravel can interfere with our comprehension of the dialogue if it is recorded too loudly. Far better for the actor to wear sneakers or socks (assuming their feet are off screen!) and for the boot-crunching to be added during Foley.

How is Foley Done?

Foley is usually performed by Foley artists. Ideally they stand on a Foley stage (an area with a variety of possible surfaces and props) in a Foley studio (a specialized sound studio), though any post production sound studio will do with a little modification. The Foley artists can clearly see a screen which displays the footage they are to add sound fx to, and they perform their sound effects while watching this screen for timing. The actions they perform can include walking, running, jostling each other, rubbing their clothing, handling props, and breaking objects, all while closely observing the screen to ensure their sound fx are appropriate to the vision.

Increasingly, many simple Foley sound fx are done without Foley artists - the sound effects are stored electronically and performed by the post production sound engineer on a keyboard while watching the visual. Done poorly this type of "Foley" sounds bland and repetitive, and it is nowhere near as flexible as the real thing, but it is much cheaper than renting a Foley stage and paying Foley artists to create the foley sound effects.

Why do we Bother with Foley?

Without Foley, a film sounds empty and hollow - the actors seem to be talking in a vacuum. The sound recordist, if they did a good job, has given us the dialogue and excluded everything else, but our films needs more than this for the picture to come alive. We need to hear the little sounds of clothes, furniture, etc - but we need to control those sound effects so they don't obscure any of the dialogue.

Another common use for Foley sound replacement is adding it to documentary footage. Old historical film seems lifeless when it is screened without sound, and adding foley to it helps bring those long dead images to life. Next time you watch a history documentary that uses silent archival footage, listen closely and you should hear at least minimal Foley sound fx, mostly footsteps, behind the narration.

Foley can also be used to enhance comedy or action scenes. Watch most comedy films and you'll notice that many of the sounds are enhanced for comic effect, and sometimes the Foley sound is the joke. As for action, most fist fights do not involve the actors really hitting each other, and even if they did we would not be able to record a satisfying punch sound. By punching and variously molesting such objects as cabbages, celery and sides of beef, Foley artists can record unique and much more 'realistic' action sounds.

Yeah, but why is it called "Foley"?

The technique is named after Jack Foley, who established the basic modern techniques still used today. Like most terms that are named in honour of a person, it is customary to spell Foley with a capital "F".

Surely Foley is only for Major Studios?

No. Adding even basic Foley sound effects, such as footsteps, clothes rustling, and prop handling is within the reach of even the low-budget film maker. Even if you have to be your own Foley performer, try to add Foley to your film. Sure, your average audience member may not know the meaning of the term "Foley", but they will notice an indefinable realism and professionalism to your film/documentary that sets it apart from the others.

And that's what you want, isn't it?

(This article is republished by Sound Ideas with kind permission from Skevos Mavros)
Copyright 2000 MavArt Productions

Two Foley artists, Patti Tauscher and Chase Keehn, realized that when they needed group movement effects, there just was nothing out there to use. That led Sound Ideas to go on location to Fantasy Studios in Berkeley California with Patti and Chase to take advantage of some unique recording opportunities.

The result of this collaboration is The Ultimate Foley Collection – more than 2,300 Foley effects recorded from close and distant microphone positions, and using every conceivable type of footwear and surface, as well as an impressive collection of foley group movement sounds.

Visit us at Sound Ideas and check out our new The Ultimate Foley Collection as well as our other Foley Sound Effects Collections!
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Happy Holidays from Sound Ideas!

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 18:59:00 +0000

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We've launched our new site and the holidays are upon us, so we' d like to celebrate with 50% off all Sound Ideas sound effects, royalty free music and production elements. Visit our new site - feel free to explore - and nab a 50% discount while you're at it!

Sound Ideas offers an amazing selection of royalty free sound effects, production music and production elements - enough to cover all your production requirements.

To spruce up your productions and give them a competitive edge, visit www.sound-ideas.com for professional quality sound effects.

Sound Ideas Black Friday Sale has arrived!

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:59:00 +0000

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We're offering 50% off all Sound Ideas sound effects, royalty free music and production elements. Visit our new site - take a poke around - and grab a 50% discount while you're at it!

Sound Ideas is your ultimate resource for more than 240 royalty free sound effects, production music and production element collections for broadcast, post-production, podcasting, game development, film sound design and interactive media.

For professional quality sound effects, visit www.sound-ideas.com

Recording the Sounds of Dragsters by Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 08 May 2012 18:36:00 +0000

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Sounds Ideas went to Doug Foley's Drag Racing Experience in Orlando, Florida to record the sounds of Dragsters and other race track sound effects. These 800 horsepower Dragsters reached speeds of over 100 mph in just a matter of seconds. We recorded the sound effects of burnouts, the sounds from the starting line, as well as high-speed passbys sound effects further up the track.

Because Sound Ideas goes to extremes to get the sound effects you need!
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How to Sound Design by Dave Lukezic of Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:29:00 +0000

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What is Sound Design? Dave Lukezic, Chief Sound Engineer at Sound Ideas, discusses the elements of good sound design and explains how to produce full layered sound effects for motion picture films, game development and animations. Dave cites the example of how in reality when a machine gun rips through glass, the glass shatter is completely overpowered by the noise of the gun. In the studio, the sound effects are brought in separately and mixed together with the levels adjusted to produce a combined desired sound effect.

The "larger than life" sound is achieved by relying heavily on layering - combining various effects together. To create a good car crash, various crashes are added together and other elements such as hits, debris and glass shatters are combined in the studio. And a heavy bass is added through the sub whoofer so the audience can "feel" the effect.

Dave feels the most unique challenge for a sound designer is to create a sound that doesn't actually exist in reality - like sci fi space ship passbys etc.

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Recording Rally Car Sound Effects by Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:20:00 +0000

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Sound Ideas sent a crew to the Tall Pines and recorded the sound effects of a high speed rally car race. The rally involved 50 heavily modified 300 horsepower turbo-charged cars from all over North America - giving us unique rally car sound effects to record. We set up our mics trackside in the middle of the forest to get the best possible car passby sounds - away from the cheering crowds of the starting line.

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How to Record Sound Effects by Dave Lukezic of Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 20:39:00 +0000

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Dave Lukezic, Sound Ideas Chief Sound Engineer, shares his knowledge of how to record sound effects and the process involved in creating a good sound effects library. Dave determines whether a sound will be recorded on location or in the recording studio and then utilizes a high quality stereo mic along with a high definition sound recorder to get the job done.

Next, Dave records every possible sound, from every possible angle and then brings the sound effects back to the studio to catalog all the takes. A determination is then made as to whether further processing techniques are required to eliminate background noise or wind through equilization.

Dave also discusses the challenge of finding the quiet locations required to accurately record sound effects outdoors - background traffic, and air traffic in particular, tends to be problematic.

Dave also explains high definition and discusses the benefits of working with high definition sounds in a production.

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World Series of Sound Effects - Amsterdam by Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:24:00 +0000

Recording Ambience Sound Effects in Amsterdam by Sound Ideas
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Sound Ideas visited the beautiful city of Amsterdam to record background ambience sound effects for our World Series of Sound Library.

Every city has it's own unique flavour - and Amsterdam is no exception. We recorded all the unique background sounds that make up the ambience of Amsterdam - airport ambiences, bus sounds, train sounds and traffic sounds. We also record the unique sound effects of cafés and restaurants found in abundance throughout Amsterdam.

Our sound engineers also recorded the riverways and the Amsterdam harbour to capture the background ambience of boats and water traffic.

Because Sound Ideas goes to extremes to get the sounds you need.

For these and other ambience sound effects, visit http://www.sound-ideas.com/sfxmenu-ambience.html

Recording Crash Sound Effects at Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:00:00 +0000

Recording Crash Sound Effects at Sound Ideas
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Sound ideas is recording crash sounds. A large variety of items were involved in the session - including everything from breaking glass and to large impacts - all recorded either on location or in the studio. On this particular day, we tried something new... crash sounds in an empty dumpster! Recording the impact of various heavy objects tossed into a dumster created particularly juicy sounds - the unique natural reverberation helped to emphasize the crash sounds by providing lots of resonance. We also took a hatchet to old window panes and glass doors for great breaking glass sound effects.

No matter what type of crash or impact sounds you're looking for, you're sure to find it at Sound Ideas!
Because Sound Ideas goes to extremes to get the crash sounds you need.

Hanna-Barbera Top 10 Sound Effects by Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:57:00 +0000

Sound Ideas has compiled our Top 10 list of the best Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Sound Effects. Classic sound effects from the golden age of cartoons including Fred Flintstone's scrambling feet and bowling ball drops to Tom and Jerry's famous whisker pull sounds! All the best royalty free sound effects from Hanna-Barbera!
Sound ideas goes to extremes to get the sounds you need.

Visit us for these and other cartoon sound effects!
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Recording the Sound Effects of Bells at Toronto City Hall by Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:11:00 +0000

The Sound Ideas recording crew visited old city hall in downtown Toronto to record the sound effects of bells in its historic bell tower. We took the seemingly endless staircase to the very top of the tower, 300 ft above Toronto's core to record the sound effects of three massive bells, the heaviest of which weighs over 11,000 pounds.

We were also given access to the towers impressive clock mechanism which dates back over 100 years. And when the bells rang, we were ready with our recording gear to record the unique bell sounds.

Because Sound Ideas goes to extremes to get the sounds you need.

For these and other vintage sound effects, visit www.sound-ideas.com/general-hd-sfx.html

Recording Vintage Engine Sounds by Sound Ideas

noreply@blogger.com (Sound Ideas) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:01:00 +0000

Sound ideas is on location recording small vintage engine sounds. A large variety of vintage engines were involved in the session - including both vintage steam engines as well as antique gas powered engines.

We were honored to be involved in preserving the vintage engine sounds of history for future generations. Each vintage engine we recorded was painstakingly restored to what they would have looked and sounded like more than 100 years ago - allowing Sound Ideas to participate in the act of capturing the sounds of history.

No matter what type of vintage engine sounds you're looking for, you're sure to find it here!

Because Sound Ideas goes to extremes to get the engine sounds you need.

For these and other vintage sound effects, visit www.sound-ideas.com/sfxmenu-vintage.html