XLN released a new plugin & app recently, called LIFE I own & quite like their drum machine plugin XO so I checked out LIFE and even installed the demo. So what does LIFE do? Well it does two seperate…
Taking requests: SMACK MY SUV UP!
I am open to #sounddesign requests! My old Isuzu SUV is going to be recycled soon… I’ve been recording impacts INT/EXT – roof, body, doors.. V6 engine has cracked head – still starts & runs but sounds ill – will…
Two new HISSandaROAR Library releases!
FX017 APARTMENT TRAFFIC – INT and EXT rush hour traffic ambiences – 50+ single car passes – 50+ single truck passes UFX026 HANOI TRAFFIC Ambient scooter cacophony – 5 way intersection in Hanoi, Vietnam recorded from rooftop bar
BASS!
Two new HISSandaROAR libraries just released! SD062 DIRTY BASS Worldizing analog synth sub bass with Buchla Easel, SH101, MS10, Cat SRM, Livewire AFG via 300W Trace Elliot Bass Amp, Dayton Bass Shakers + IR4 Speakers https://hissandaroar.com/v3/soundlibrary/sd062-dirty-bass/ Note: its not a…
Hissing
Sandboxing for Audio
Reading this post by Eesm/Georgi I could not help but wince: LEGACY AUDIO PLUGINS AND APPLE SILICON (I was also a fan of FXPANSION TREMOR) I am half way down the same path, my main studio Mac is approaching its…
Down the road
There are a few primo locations in Aotearoa #nz (primo = photo x sound x experiental) where despite it being 2023 or whatever, the internet is only viable ‘down the road’ An example, I spent the last four days staying…
Detritus 714
▶ wow – fun glitches in your browser or phone! touch: waves interactive audiovisual app using web audio!! ▶ G Town Church Sampling Project ▶ What an excellent initiative: PLAYBACK COMMUNITY “Do you make…
Tools
Found this photo I took ages ago, when visiting Ohakea Airbase for some recording…
13th Birthday Present
Welcome to your forever home, Vintage Suzuki Slit Drum SLD-200 Time for some careful restoration..
A practical use for ML
One use for AI & machine learning that would actually be useful is the removal of wind noise on microphones… I don’t mean for pro users, more consumer. So many iPhone videos look great, but if there is any wind,…
Fake?
If you ignore the visuals, I am not sure I understand how a trailcam (with apparent object-tracking motion control) sounds like someone in a slightly reverberant room rustling leaves? The mics and preamp on a weather protected trailcam are going…
new HISSandaROAR Library released!
SD060 RODS was initially inspired by the Bachet Brothers use of threaded rods, but expands laterally into practical sound FX and unique tonalities for sound design. 33% Discount expires June 25th! HISSandaROAR SD060 RODS
nuzic 231
▶ London Elektricity – Born To Synthesise (feat. Liane Carroll) (Bop x Subwave Remix) ▶ Photek – Ni Ten Ichi Ryu (TeeBee Remix) Back by Trevino ▶ Trevino – Pitch Dark …
Vintage Sound Effects
You may have heard of the recent work by Craig Smith, digitising and sharing a 27GB collection of vintage sound effects. The sounds form three collections, and I’ve included details & links at the end of this post. The sound…
BALLOON WHIZZ!
New HISSandaROAR MiniFX Library is now released: FX015 BALLOON WHIZZ This library explores the centrifugal sound of friction generated by spinning objects inside a balloon. The tonality is surprising! My first successful attempt caused the balloon to pop within 10…
Anti gravity cat is dimensionally confused
Laurie Anderson: Let X = X This Cat: Let X = Z
Cymbal Bacon
When I saw it online shopping from a Japanese percussion shop I was intrigued enough to order one & try it… Meinl cymbal bacon is simple but interesting physical modification hardware, which will undoubtedly encourage me to explore further… with…
reblog from 2010: Notation vs BINKY vs visualisation
reblog from Nov 1 2010 I was in the public library the other day (2023: which has now been demolished, due to EQC risk) & as always my first stop was the new books section and I couldn’t but help…
Garden development
I made eight clones of my black raspberry heirloom plants a year ago. Now they are well rooted in their buckets & growing tentacles, I am following advice from this great retro book: The Home Orchard by R.G. Hamilton Published…