Trevor Cox, Professor of Acoustic Engineering at the University of Salford and author of Sonic Wonderland, has discovered the world record for the ‘Longest Echo’. The 1970 Guinness Book of Records is the last claim for the ‘longest echo’, when the solid-bronze doors of the Hamilton Mausoleum in Scotland slammed shut, it took 15 seconds for the sound to die away to silence. In researching his new book Sonic Wonderland: A Scientific Odyssey of Sound Trevor Cox discovered a place where the sound echoes around for a full minute longer, smashing the previous record.

Trevor Cox travelled to the oil storage complex at Inchindown, near Invergordon, Scotland. These reservoirs supplied the naval anchorage in the Cromarty Firth at the bottom of the hill. The tanks were constructed in great secrecy amid concerns about the strengthening of Germany’s armed forces during the 1930s and the threat posed by long-range bombers, which is why the tanks were dug deep into the hillside. The vast complex took three years to complete. His guide was Allan Kilpatrick, an archaeological investigator for the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland.

Trevor had to enter the tank through one of the 18 inch diameter oil pipes because there are no doors. The tank could hold 25.5 million litres of fuel and has walls 45cm thick. The space is about twice the length of a football pitch, 9m wide and 13.5 metres high.

Allan fired a pistol loaded with blanks about a third of the way into the storage tank, and Trevor recorded the response picked up by the microphones about a third of the way from the far end. This is a standard technique used in concert hall acoustics; old black-and-white photographs show a gun being fired on the stage of the Royal Festival Hall when they tested the acoustics back in the 1950s.

Sonic Wonderland - World's Longest Echo

Red libraries is pleased to present its new sound libraries "Particles"
Imagine clouds or storms of particles, spinning or suspended fragments, magnetic fields, clashing pieces…
Created from recordings of water, paper, metal, wood, plastic, electricity...
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Easily usable in a futuristic or contemporary production.

Finally, the  light mixing process gives you the possibility of applying your own processing chain
The library includes 100+ designated sounds and a toolbox of 300+ textures and materials.

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RDGSFX010 Squeaks And Creaks Two Preview

A vibrant spring dawn chorus recorded on the banks of the Cudgegong River in Wollemi National Park, NSW, Australia. 

Species recorded on this track include Musk Duck, Australian Reed Warbler, White-throated Gerygone, Superb Fairywren, Grey Fantail, Rufous Whistler, Noisy Friarbird, White-eared Honeyeater, Yellow-faced Honeyeater, Grey Shrikethrush, Olive-backed Oriole & Australian Raven.

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Cudgegong River Morning - Recorded in Wollemi National Park, NSW, Australia

Voxpat 2 is a standalone software developed by DigitalBrain instruments to create high quality monster, other world creatures and robotic sounds for games, films, music, multimedia projects.

A Real-time Monster, Creature & Robotic sound designer.

Voxpat 2. Creature & Robotic sound designer

Min Game Pack with 351 sounds for game and films. 5 textures, 4 categories, 13 intentions.

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Min Game Pack with 520 Footsteps for game and films. 4 surfaces, 4 shoes, 4 intentions

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You work on a small game, a personal project or your demo. You're a game developers, a sound designers, a video editors, students...
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MGP#3 Object Impacts
To make object impacts (bullet hit, punch, sword hit...) or objects fall down.

Metal bucket, wood box, plier, hammer, cushion, book, enveloppe, cardboard, ceramic bowl, canned food, cutlery, pan, stove chandler, wood slate, metal box...

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A complete solution to use designed objects or create your space fighters with a huge Toolbox.

Comming very soon!!!

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