Sound designers often rely on bigger sounding objects to support visuals. For example vegetables are heavily used for snaps and crunches for their natural sound and its rich texture.
I've always wanted to find a good substitute for meat that could emulate its goriness, so I decided to record and document the "Borax Experiment". I believe the result could be considered an overkill: the composite lasts for days, it can be torn apart and easily reassembled and, most of all, its sound can be controlled by simply adding water.
All Sounds were recorded with a Fostex FR2, a Rode NTG3 and a Tascam DR05, edited and mixed together at 24 bit, 96 KHz.
The "Gore and Slime" library is part of a bigger collection of sounds that were recorded for "Frozen State", a survival based horror RPG, set in a Siberian, post apocalyptic wasteland.
For more information about the game, please visit frozenstate.net 
Kickstarter coming soon!

"The Borax Experiment" Gore & Slime preview.

Crunch Mode is the result of a series of recording sessions made with a variety of vegetables, fresh bread, pizza crust and a selection of frozen goods.
The library was originally created to document the differences in sound between a frozen and a non frozen vegetable. It's been interesting to notice how celery's round sound for example drops with temperature to be replaced with a high cracking texture.
After the first sessions I decided to introduce baked bread and pizza crust to bring something new to the collection, to then go back to frozen goods with a last recording session featuring frozen ice sheets.

Have a look at the promotional video at: https://vimeo.com/77514699

All 230 Sounds were recorded with a Fostex FR2, a Rode NTG3, a MXL 770 and a Tascam DR05, edited and mixed together at 24 bit, 96 KHz.

Purchase link:

https://sellfy.com/p/Eyd9

"Crunch mode" is part of a bigger collection of sounds that were recorded for "Frozen State", a survival based horror RPG, set in a Siberian, post apocalyptic wasteland.
For more information about the game, please visit frozenstate.net

"Crunch Mode" preview.

22 Free Samples from an expansion package of "The Borax Experiment":
I re-created the compound and used a pumpkin as landing surface for the second recording session. All files 24 bit 96KHz.
Have a listen at the original library:
https://vimeo.com/76209855

The Borax Experiment - Impact Expansion - Free Samples

Animal Hyperrealism Vol III is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 1700 individual sounds in 279 files.
The sounds were recorded in zoos and wildlife centers. The asset list includes but is not limited to: european red deers, monkeys, reindeers, hornbills camels, crickets, tamarins, boars, frogs, red ruffed lemurs, parrots, and many more.
The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.
Part of the cheats section of the library features samples recorded at 384KHz. For these sounds an additional microphone was employed, specifically the CMPA by Avisoft-Bioacoustics which records up to 200 KHz. This microphone was used to record most of the library but the 384KHz format was preserved only where energy was found beyond 96KHz not to occupy unnecessary disk space.
All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Purchase link:

asoundeffect.com/sound-library/animal-hyperrealism-vol-iii/

Video Demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRk1__XjirM

Animal Hyperrealism Vol III

Cataclysm is a vast collection of recorded, synthesized and designed sounds created to support important destructive moments and add a stronger sense of extreme consequence to any sound. 

The recorded section of library features elements such as flash powder explosions, propane cannon blasts and artillery cannons recorded in unique natural environments with violent transients and lush, long and varied tails. It also features falling trees, forge burners, large trebuchet wood groans, rock smashes as well as more ordinary items recorded and designed to feel like an over the top version of themselves such as vacuum cleaner suctions, metal vase holders, ground pounders and more.

The synthesized section of the library features equally rich textures in the form of explosion sweeteners, other-worldly environmental reflections, scorching energy risers and more.

Finally, recorded and synthesized content was employed to develop the designed section, where the hyperrealism of the recordings meets the clean yet aggressive textures of the synthesized section in catastrophic assets themed around the library's title.

Pre-release 20% off coupon link:
asoundeffect.com/cataclysm

Library Trailer link:
https://youtu.be/-bVMoMexWV0

Cataclysm

A teaser of "Metal Groans & Slams", an audio collection of 346 sounds.

Metal Groans & Slams Audio Library

Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV is a sound library containing animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 294 files.The sounds were recorded in zoos, and wildlife centers.

The asset list includes but is not limited to: hippos, hyenas, vultures, dwarf mongooses, elephants, African cranes, parrots, tigers, pigmy hippos, rhea ostriches, brown bears, pheasants, wildebeests, African wild dogs and many more. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, an Avisoft CMPA and a Sennheiser 8050 for center plus two Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image.

The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Purchase link:

asoundeffect.com/sound-library/animal-hyperrealism-vol-iv/

Video Demo:

https://youtu.be/8GluxR0rtv4

Animal Hyperrealism Vol IV

A teaser of "Rocks Momentum", an audio collection of over 1100 sounds.

Rocks Momentum Audio Library

The source of the first "guess the sound" contest.

GTS Nr 1  - Broken Boiler Source - Free Download

GTS Nr 2 - Dry Ice on Sink

A teaser of "Glacier Ice", an audio collection of over 300 sounds.

Glacier Ice Audio Library

Most Dramatic Mosquito Death Ever Sound

One of the first sounds I ever recorded with my DR-05, a pencil lightly scraping a dented wood plank.

Wood4AI

Some free sounds to celebrate the appearance on Creative Field Recording.
Samples from Rocks Momentum, Glacier Ice, The Borax Experiment and Crunch Mode.

Creative Field Recording - Free Sounds

Water Volumes is a library containing over 300 sounds of natural hot-springs, bubbles, and liquids of various densities boiling under the effect of dry ice.
A large amount of content was recorded during two weeks spent in the city of Furnas, Azores, where volcanic hot-springs of all kinds are active. Other recordings were gathered with the use of dry ice.
Most recordings will contain energy up to 96 KHz as they were recorded with a Sanken CO-100K at a 192KHz sample rate. Others were gathered with the use of an Acquarian H2A, Sennheiser MKH8040, 416, a Sony D100 and a Tascam DR-05.
The collection was recorded over a trip to Sao Miguel, Azores, and several other recording sessions in the UK.

Purchase links:
asoundeffect.com/sound-library/water-volumes/


Video Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asdxlJySaZA

Water Volumes Audio Library

Polarity is a library containing over 950 sounds themed electricity and technological progress.
All the content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 and a LOM Elektrosluch 3+ for electromagnetic interferences. The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Recording Locations:

Pavia – Italy
Glaisdale – UK
Dundee – Scotland
Manchester – UK
Gravesend – UK

Purchase Link:
asoundeffect.com/sound-library/polarity/

Video Preview: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSzmwo9MyqU

Polarity Audio Library

GTS Nr 3

Raw recording of a kids' train looping in a circle, captured in Portsmouth, UK, on the 26th of August 2017.
Free to download and use, enjoy :)

Amusement Park Loop Train Rattle 01

Amusement Park Loop Train Rattle 02

Ultrasonic Dry Ice is a library containing over 600 sounds themed metal resonances, scrapes and all sorts of weird.
All the content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K, a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 and a MKH416.
The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Purchase Link:
asoundeffect.com/sound-library/ultrasonic-dry-ice/

Video Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WToACEqNAhs

Ultrasonic Dry Ice

Animal Hyperrealism Vol I is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 1300 individual sounds in 290 files.
All the content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image. All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.

The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Purchase link:

https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/animal-hyperrealism-vol-i/

Video Demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfzj6K92tsc

Animal Hyperrealism Vol I

Animal Hyperrealism Vol II is a library containing sounds themed animal vocalisations, from real to designed creatures totaling more than 2000 individual sounds in 283 files. The content has been recorded at 192KHz with a Sanken CO100K plus a Sennheiser 8050 for center image and a couple of Sennheiser MKH8040 for stereo image. A special section of the library features samples recorded at 384KHz. For these sounds an additional microphone was employed, specifically the CMPA by Avisoft-Bioacoustics which records up to 200 KHz. This microphone was actually used to record most of the library but the 384KHz format was preserved only where energy was found beyond 96KHz not to occupy unnecessary disk space. All files are delivered as stereo bounce of these for mics, though in some instances an additional couple of CO100K was added to the sides.The resulting ultrasonic spectrum is rich and allows for truly extreme manipulation of the content.

Purchase link:

www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/…realism-vol-ii/

Video Demo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eR2d0a-YqE

Animal Hyperrealism Vol II

Metamorphosis is a huge collection of recorded source, synthesized material and hybrid sounds. The library was created to cover a wide range of themes, with rich textures, aggressive impacts and a large selection of pass bys, bass drops, pyrotechnics and many more types of material.
All of the Recorded Section was captured at 384KHz with microphones capable of recording up to 200KHz among with more conventional mics. The resulting assets are sounds that can be stretched to new extremes for greater sound design opportunities. In many cases I took the liberty to slow down the assets while editing the sounds to deliver what I thought was the most useful version of a given recording though in most cases I have also included other takes at the original 384KHz sample rate to get the best of both worlds.
All of the Synthesized Content was created in Serum while the Hybrid Section was created by manipulating the Recorded and Synthesized sounds. Techniques such as  morphing were used to blur the lines in between the nature of the two sources, making for ambiguous yet extremely versatile material that can be employed on both realistic and abstract designs.

Purchase Link:
asoundeffect.com/sound-library/metamorphosis

Video Preview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1Nm5WsXBy8

Metamorphosis

Here is a Sound you can you to make your explosions thicker.
The particular tail's rumble comes from the combined use of distortion and a sub harmonic generator.

LFE Explosion Sweetener

Laser Chicken

A soundtrack I composed and wrote for my final Sound Design project at Vancouver Film School, "Meet the Pyro" Sound ReDesign:

https://vimeo.com/64413176

Vocals by Jon Fish.
Sax by Mael Thébault.
Bass Guitar by Alessio Mellina.
Acoustic Guitar by Jamie Bell.
Electric Guitar by Adam Hyjek.
Percussion by Beatrix Moersch.

Mr Happy

Laser Weapons are cool, but not always accessible to the public, so sometimes you have to make do.
All sounds were created out of the following utensils:
a blender, a hairdryer, two vacuum cleaners, a hard drive turning on and off, a square wave and a LFE sweetener.
All source material was recorded with a Tascam DR-05 at 24 bits, 96 KHz, then processed in pro tools.


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