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  • Hiss and a Roar: Tim Prebble’s Vault of Sonic Inspiration

    Hiss and a Roar: Tim Prebble’s Vault of Sonic Inspiration

    Hiss and a Roar is a library founded by the talented New Zealand-based sound designer Tim Prebble, whose work has been featured here at Sonic Field in the past. Its core idea is to provide raw elements for sound design…

  • Diesel Train Sound Effects

    Diesel Train Sound Effects

    Recordist Paul Virostek has published a great article on recording Train sound effects. Train sound effects are one of my favorite field recordings to capture. Whether they are subway sounds, monorail sound clips, trams or streetcars, high-speed trains or electric train sound effects, I find that…

  • Recording Bullet Whizz-Bys And Ricochets

    Recording Bullet Whizz-Bys And Ricochets

    George Spanos has published a great article about recording wish, whiz, and zing by sounds. Loading up a slingshot with various metal pieces and washers can definitely be a dangerous experiment in sound design. However, if done right, you can…

  • Making of HISS and a ROAR PRESSURE SFX Library, by Tim Prebble

    Making of HISS and a ROAR PRESSURE SFX Library, by Tim Prebble

    [Sound designer and recordist Tim Prebble is releasing “PRESSURE“, a new sound effects library (from his company HISS and a ROAR) loaded with more than 2,700 sounds recorded from different pressure devices. We’ve invited him to talk about the recording process…