To celebrate Sound Ideas turning 40 on March 1, 2018, we sat down with CEO and President, Brian Nimens to talk about the industry, secrets to success, advice for those entering the field and what you can expect from Sound Ideas over the next 40 years. Question: If you could give yourself advice 40 […]
Tag: Sound Effects
Licensing The Voice of NASA: Jack King
Once upon a time there was a man who counted backwards like no one had ever counted before. He could T minus this and T minus that like nobody’s business. That man was Jack King aka the Voice of NASA. When NASA released their audio files into the public domain, many sound effects companies rushed […]
Part 2: Interviewing the Legendary Sound Designer, Engineer & Recordist; Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough is one of the premier sound designers, engineers and recordists in the industry. We had the honor to ask him about his incredible career in this two part interview. Read part two below, where Mike shares with us his top tips for field recording and his go-to recording equipment! Missed part one of […]
Interviewing the Legendary Sound Designer, Engineer & Recordist; Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough is one of the premier sound designers, engineers and recordists in the industry. We had the honor to ask him about his incredible career in this two part interview. Read part one below! INTERVIEW PART ONE Taking a look at your list of credits, it is clear that you have a passion for […]
Top 10 Halloween Sound Effects
Ah Halloween, that time of year where everyone gets to dress up as their favorite spooky characters (or not so spooky characters) and binge on candy without feeling guilty! Or in the case of those who dare, the time of year to experience bone-chilling terror…in the form of horror films/TV shows or haunted houses of […]
Sound Ideas Back-To-School Giveaway!
UPDATE (October 4, 2017): Congratulations to our lucky winner, Balakesavan Shanmugam of Chennai, India! We hope you enjoy your copy of our September sound effects collection release, HD – Extreme Sci Fi! Sound Ideas is excited to announce that we will be running a Back-To-School giveaway during the month of September. Who Can Enter? This […]
You Can’t Get Away From Sound Design
Sound design is everywhere in our daily lives. Most people know about the more obvious mediums for sound design like TV shows, movies and video games. But sound design is actually used in much more subtle mediums as well. You know that sound your car makes when you aren’t wearing your seat belt? A sound […]
Adventures in Surround Sound
Guest Author: James Fensom Hey! My name is James, and I’m a recording engineer at Sound Ideas. For the past year, I’ve been recording ambiences in 5.1. Equipped with the DPA 5100 Mobile Surround Microphone and a Sound Devices 788T, I have travelled throughout urban, rural, indoor, outdoor, and natural environments to capture everyday ambient […]
Interview with Kevin Munro, Sound Engineer
For this week’s blog post, we wanted to give you a little insight into the day-to-day life of a Sound Ideas’ Sound Engineer. Luckily, Kevin Munro (one of the Sound Engineers at Sound Ideas) had some spare time to sit down with us to answer a few questions. SI: What drew you to the […]
How To Record Animals
Certain recording sessions go smoother than others, but in our experience we have found that any session that has animals involved is always going to be a challenge. Over the years, Sound Ideas has done quite a few sessions with animals, so drawing on our hands on experience; we have put together some tips that […]