Sonniss Offer Not So Secret Santa With Free Gifts For Everyone

Sonniss really wanted to do something different this year and they came up with The Sonniss ‘Not-So-Secret’ Santa. I will let Tim McHugh from Sonniss explain..

This is where I put on my Santa outfit and take on the role of the man himself. I am going to be giving you all presents this year. Whether you’re naughty or nice, every last one of you will receive something awesome and this is how to get involved:

1. Signup for an account on Sonniss if you don’t already have one or login to your existing account 

2. Choose up to 5 items from their catalog and add them to your wish-list. You can find this feature on each of the individual product pages. You can view their full catalog here.

3. Check your inbox on December 25th.

That’s it! You don’t have to do anything else. As with every Christmas gift, you never know what you’re going to get until the day comes.

Airborne Sound Release “Motorsports 1” Auto Racing Sound Library With Special Pro Tools Expert Discount

Motorsports 1 is the first in a series of sound libraries from Airborne Sound that capture the vehicles and ambience of high-performance car races.

Featuring 9 types of premier races, the sound fx include clips of single cars, groups, and constant streams of grumbling, sputtering, and screaming race cars passing, decelerating, and accelerating by around race tracks.

The collection highlights various track performances (yellow flag, parade lap, formation lap, competitive racing) at various positions and turns on two professional race tracks: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal, and Exhibition Place in Toronto. All tracks are fully-mastered, with clean takes without voices, PA, helicopter, or any other intrusions.

Motorsports 1 consists of 241 sound clips recorded at 96 kHz, 24-bit stereo WAV files. and is 4.87 gigabytes and includes bonus Soundminer metadata. Normal price $57

Airborne Sound have been running a special 50% introductory discount but it ends today and so they have very generously created a special Pro Tools Expert discount. If you use the promo code PTERACING you will get 50% off Motorsports 1, but hurry this won't last long.

How I Work: Andrew Tracy From One Thousand Birds

Pro Sound Effects have published the next edition of How I Work. This time it features Andrew Tracy from One Thousand Birds. 

Sound Designer and Mixer Andrew Tracy cut his teeth as a freelancer working in various studios in Los Angeles. When Pro Sound Effects made their next generation library available to freelancers with the release of the Hybrid Library, Andrew was apparently the first to jump on board.

Today, Andrew Tracy runs One Thousand Birds in Brooklyn, where he and his team create immersive sonic landscapes for broadcast, web, theatre, and more. One Thousand Birds' main studio is on the top floor of an old printing factory has been open for over two years. It has a mix room and two edit rigs setup for 5.1 with a voice-over/Foley booth. With its 20-foot ceilings, old doors and exposed brick, the large, open space has the feel of a live venue and plays host to a monthly concert series.

It's where we host our monthly concert series OTB Live. One Sunday a month we have three bands come and play a 4-song set. We usually have about 50 people, it's always a great time.

Tracy has recently opened a satellite mix room in Manhattan's Chinatown with a larger mix room and a voice-over booth set up for 5.1 mixing.

For more on How Andrew Tracy Works, including his favourite equipment, thoughts on the business, and where he finds inspiration, read the full interview here.

A Sound Effect Offering Over 500 Free Sound Effects For Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, we wanted to let you know that a number of independent sound effect creators on A Sound Effect have teamed up to give you a special, early gift.

These sounds are hand-picked from their premium libraries to give you a taste of their work – all ready to be used in your current or future projects. There’s also a Kontakt instrument in there.

To get this free bundle you will need to go to the A Sound Effect site and sign up on the dedicated page. Also be sure to follow A Sound Effect on Twitter, as they will be offering a bonus Christmas present to Twitter followers later this month.