Building my Sound Design Library from the ground up...Advice?
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timprebble
Sound designer, Composer, Sound library developer
Sound Miner Pro with Radium is an essential app for me, for accessing and using sound library and for metadata editing and embedding... Radium sampler is brilliant too - good article on its use by Dave Farmer:
No idea about integration with Cubase though, SoundMiner can spot to the timeline of ProTools which is invaluable working to picture
Using a Sampler for Sound Design
Designing sound isn’t the same as cutting hard sound effects. There’s a subjective element to sound design that expands the story. If you see a car door shut and hear a car door shut, that’s hard effects. If you see a car door shut and hear a long, low creak that reflects the character’s...
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No idea about integration with Cubase though, SoundMiner can spot to the timeline of ProTools which is invaluable working to picture
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
Thank you so much for this recommendation. I’ve explored it today and will be purchasing. Also thanks for the Dave Farmer article link, very helpful. I appreciate your kindness!Sound Miner Pro with Radium is an essential app for me, for accessing and using sound library and for metadata editing and embedding... Radium sampler is brilliant too - good article on its use by Dave Farmer:
Using a Sampler for Sound Design
Designing sound isn’t the same as cutting hard sound effects. There’s a subjective element to sound design that expands the story. If you see a car door shut and hear a car door shut, that’s hard effects. If you see a car door shut and hear a long, low creak that reflects the character’s...store.soundminer.com
No idea about integration with Cubase though, SoundMiner can spot to the timeline of ProTools which is invaluable working to picture
Loved exploring your sound library website (excellent content and products); will be purchasing some for sure.
Thank you,
Manfred Melcher
Trash Panda
Clueless nitwit
Can’t go wrong with Zebra 2 or Omnisphere 2 for sound design.
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
Thank you! I have loved and used Omnisphere for years! Will check out Zebra 2.
timprebble
Sound designer, Composer, Sound library developer
Just have to be careful with Omnisphere and licensing when it comes to sound design use
Ndee
sound design, non-idiomatic music, winter swimming
i'd advice you to upgrade on case-by-case basis. When a gig comes, and you feel like you don't have the tools for it, that's a good time to purchase something. Otherwise, you're just buying for the sake of consuming, and soon you'll have a PC full of unused libraries and instruments...
What's more, it's always a terrific idea to take the tools you have to their limits. I could do (and have done) the source materials for a short film with iDensity app on an ipad, for example, because I know how to bend it to my will. But of course it really depends what kind of sound design you're talking about!
What's more, it's always a terrific idea to take the tools you have to their limits. I could do (and have done) the source materials for a short film with iDensity app on an ipad, for example, because I know how to bend it to my will. But of course it really depends what kind of sound design you're talking about!
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
I’m surprised to read this...and thank you for the heads up. I can just imagine the headaches this could cost down the road of a finished project/gig. Cheers!
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
Thank you! Yes, this had been my process with music libraries. I’m practical like that, and strongly believe that getting everything out of a library instead of the magical thinking that ”that new, shiny product” will make me sound better, etc. Great reminder to use what we got! With SFX, however, are there any companies/producer that stand out as ones to explore (as needed)? Thank you again, very helpful.
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
Thank you!
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
Reformer Pro looks amazing. Never new it existed, thanks.
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Manfred
guitarist, actor, composer, & sound designer
Yes, Soundly is one of my go-to’s. Thanks!
Trash Panda
Clueless nitwit
If you're looking for sound design Kotakt libraries, it may be worth checking out Heavyocity. That's kinda their thing.
gsilbers
Part of Pulsesetter-Sounds.com
What exactly type of "sound design library" are you refering to? Like something someone would buy from BOOM, Sound ideas etc?
OR is it a musical sound design like heaviocity stuff/sample logic stuff?
Or is it your own personal sounds and using them for game sounds?
timprebble
Sound designer, Composer, Sound library developer
Thats good advice, and the first thing I do with every project, from the script onwards is identify unique sounds that I do not have which either need to be recorded, or sourced from somewhere.
But also I would say most important of all is having your own field recording setup. Whether its a handheld recorder or recorder & mics, your own personal sound library is the most valuable asset you will ever own and the sooner you start recording and collecting sounds the better.
