Welcome to The Recordist "The place for incredible sound effects." This is also the home of Creative Sound Design, a state-of-the-art sound design facility for the video game industry.
We offer The Recordist series of sound effects libraries available in our new SoundBox™ sound effect collections. Each SoundBox contains an incredible collection of unique and difficult to record sound effects in 16bit/44k wav format with Soundminer Metadata embedded.
Categories include: Airplanes, Automobiles, Communications, Crashes, Doors, Household, Industry, Foley, Marine, Sci-Fi, Snow, Thunder and Transportation just to name a few. Many of the sound effects have never been heard by the public before. Our selection of professional SoundBoxes offer some of our most popular sound effects at a great price.
If you're looking for totally original sound effects for your project, we've got you covered. If you're looking for specific sound elements for your project and are not interested in using CD libraries, The Recordist can record and design a custom library that meets your needs. Do you need mulitchannel 24Bit / 96kHz High Definition sound effects? We've got that covered also!
Dozens of Free Sound Effects are downloadable mp3's for personal or educational use. Please contact us for use in commercial audio productions or feel free to purchase a license (see the bottom of the SFX downloads page.)
Many internationally known artists and media companies such as Los Lobos, Michael Gettel, Narada, Microsoft, THQ, Sega, Disney Interactive, Epic Games, Nintendo and countless others have included our unique sound design elements in their audio-visual products.
Our parent company, Creative Sound Design, offers state-of-the-art sound design and audio services for the PC and Console Game industry.
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Thunderstorm HD Sound Effects Library - Buy Now |
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The Recordist's High Definition Thunderstorm Sound Effects Library is a comprehensive collection of professional grade thunder sound effects and dynamic audio design recorded and mastered at 24-bit/96kHz. The sounds in this astonishing collection were hand-picked from over 6 years of The Recordist’s expansive archive of thunder recordings. This set contains 90 effects in a wide assortment of thunder categories including: distant rolling thunder, close-up thunder claps, cracks, fierce lightning strikes and approaching storm cells. Amazingly recorded without rain, unlock the full potential of your artistic vision with the most exciting thunder sounds ever recorded. More >> |
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The Recordist Special Edition Sound Effects™ Library - Buy Now |
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The Recordist Special Edition Sound Effects™ Library is an expansive collection of professional sound effects and compelling audio design custom made to help heighten any production to the audio quality standards of the professional entertainment industry. The sounds in this amazing collection were hand-picked from The Recordist's massive archive. This "Special Edition" contains all new sound effects available on 1 DVD-ROM or Instant downloadable Mega-SoundBoxes. We have taken the best sound elements from our "Private Collection" library and mixed, mangled, pitched, modulated, warped and tweaked them to create a collection of sound effects that will add impact, character and style to your productions. More >> |
January 10, 2010
NEW HI-DEF SOUNDBOXES
All new Snow & Ice sound effects recorded at 24Bit / 96kHz.
SB-SSLD01: Snow Slides (HD), SB-SNFX02: Snow Effects II (HD), SB-SFLY01: Snow Foley (HD)
December 15, 2009
NEW HI-DEF SOUNDBOXES
All new Thunder sound effects recorded at 24Bit / 96kHz.
SB-THFR01: Thunder Fury (HD), SB-THMT02: Thunder Mnt II (HD)
November 16, 2009
Inside a Game Soundtrack
How the music for Demigod was composed, arranged, and recorded.
Digital Media Producer
NEW HI-DEF SOUNDBOXES
All new stereo sound effects recorded at 24Bit / 96kHz.
SB-THS03: Thunder Strike III (HD) - SB-LOG02: Loggers II (HD)
September 1, 2009
NEW HI-DEF SOUNDBOXES
All new stereo sound effects recorded at 24Bit / 96kHz High Definition quality for all professional Post Production applications. THND1: Thunder 1 (HD) - THND2: Thunder 2 (HD) - THND3: Thunder 3 (HD)
July 21, 2009
ROCK QUARRY RECORDING 2009 PHOTO GALLERY
Large rocks being dropped by an excavator high in the North Idaho mountains. (sounds coming soon!) More >>
June 23, 2009
SUPREME COMMANDER 2 SWEEPS E3:
Supreme Commander 2 was unveiled at E3 in Los Angeles. Since that time, SC2 has been amassing a number of major awards, including the most recent, Game Critic's award for best Strategy game of E3!
Gamespot - Game Critics Awards - IGN - 1UP
May 22, 2009
SPECIAL EDITION SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY RELEASED:
The Recordist Special Edition Sound Effects™ Library contains all new sound effects available on 1 DVD-ROM or Instant downloadable Mega-SoundBoxes. More >>
May 15, 2009
BEHIND THE MUSIC OF DEMIGOD - INTERVIEW WITH COMPOSER HOWARD MOSTROM
Developed by Gas Powered Games, Demigod combines the character building of a role-playing game with the epic battles of a real-time strategy game, creating an innovative new action strategy hybrid. M4G recently caught up with the game’s music composer, Howard Mostrom, an accomplished Seattle-based composer and sound designer.
Article: http://www.music4games.net/Features_Display.aspx?id=347
April 16, 2009
DEMIGOD REVIEWS ARE COMING IN [See Press and Reviews page]
Gamespot ---- "Great music and sound effects."
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/demigod/review.html
Neoseeker ---- "Demigod is absolutely stunning in both sight and sound."
"The colorful visuals and fantastic sound effects merge wonderfully and make the battles between minor deities seem oddly authentic."
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews/Demigod_review/3.html
Gamezone: Sound: 9.2
The music and sound effects will rock your socks off. The explosions and sounds of war are great to hear.
http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r35128.htm
April 15, 2009
NEW! - - DOOR AND SPACESHIP SOUNDBOX COLLECTIONS
Brand spanking new! Some useful jail door and bank vault door SoundBox collections. Also: Space Fighters II
April 6, 2009
NEW! - - FOREST FIRE AND THUNDER SOUNDBOX COLLECTIONS
We've just added some striking forest fire and thunder sounds collections. Check them out!
February 20, 2009
NEW! - - AVALANCHE AND ICEBERG SOUNDBOX COLLECTIONS
We've just added some killer avalanche and iceberg sounds. Check them out!
December 27, 2008
SPACE SIEGE VIDEOS
We've just added some Space Siege game trailers and in-game cinematics. Adobe Flash required.
Space Siege Trailer 2008 | Space Siege Trailer 2007 | Space Siege Intro | Space Siege Intro SFX Only