A big thanks to Production Expert for giving Back Pocket Sound a shout-out on their recent post: The Best Sources for Free SFX Libraries 2023 We checked out the list – found a bunch of our favorite SFX creators, as well as many we had never heard of. We commend Production Expert (formally Pro Tools…
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Four months of recording, six months of editing, and a whole lot of teamwork. That’s what it took to get the Carl Brewer Power Of Two audio book onto digital shelves. February of 2020 a friend and colleague, Dan Horton talks to me about his desire to produce an audiobook version of his mother’s book,…
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The name of the game over these last few months has been building and rounding out the Back Pocket Sound SFX library. As of writing this I’m at 784 sounds. The video content has been a great way to keep me motivated and take a little extra care and thought into the things I record.…
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Hey everybody. Here’s a summer update – I started a Youtube channel. The goal is to contextualize the sounds I share, reach a new audience, and document my sound recording adventures. This video was from a trip to Sauble Beach this summer. I found a quiet spot on the beach, and recorded for 45 minutes.…
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Sometimes a little blind commitment will take you places you never thought you’d go. Admittedly my trained audio experience lies in the studio, and as passionate as I feel about field recording, I’ve been figuring a lot of it out as I go. This working model was exemplified when I pulled into Ohsweken Speedway with a duffle bag…
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Like many all around the world, Covid-19 has changed my life pretty dramatically. Since April I’ve been working exclusively from home. Doing sound design for commercials and TV shows, composing music and engineering remote sessions with Zoom and Source Connect. What the change has meant to me is less time and energy spent commuting, a more comfortable working…
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I never thought the bong would make it’s way into the studio but what the client asks for, we will deliver… What we learned (and maybe already knew) is that a bong will make dramatically different sounds with and without the… smoking material. So… we ended up splitting this up into two recording sessions. One at…
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Pardon the radio silence lately. Life took over for a bit but I’m happy to bring some new news. We have two brand new SFX libraries nearing completion. Introducing the Boxing Collection: And the Creatures Collection: Both to be released in spring, 2019. Shoutout to Dan Sadaba from Sadabots for the great artwork. He’s been…
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We’re back at it again, recording a brand new library full of ready-to-use boxing sound effects. My friend/bandmate Chris and I joined a boxing gym a couple years ago. Though I’ve fallen in and out of the sport, Chris has been passionate about it since the beginning. He’s the one who actually inspired me to…
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Hey everyone. We spent last night recording an amazing show at The Horseshoe Tavern. Samantha Martin and The Delta Sugar performed their new album to a sold out crowd (roughly 400 people) and the venue was fired up. I spent the show right in the middle of that crowd recording the response to every tune.…
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