This is a interview I did with my good friend Paul Virostek from Jetstreaming.org
Field recording well requires using gear properly, having a solid recording sensibility, and knowledge of acoustics and signal flow.
February 19, 2013 – It was an honor and privilege to participate in the 7th Tonebenders Podcast about recording guns with Charles Maynes, Watson Wu and Axel Rohrbach. Episode 7 features a round table discussion on the art of field recording firearms. Regular hosts Rene, Timothy and Dustin are joined by Frank Bry (of therecordist.com) and Charles Maynes (one of Hollywood’s go to gun guys), who sit in for the whole podcast. Axel Rohrbach (from Germany’s Boom Library) and renowned weapons recordist Watson Wu also chime in with their points of view on the subject. We talk everything from session prep to locations to gear to mistakes to avoid and much more…
To listen to the podcast head on over to the Tonebenders Website:
Also: Bullets HD Pro SFX Library review at Game Audio Podcast: GameAudio Podcast Episode 27
“The Recordist”, an Independent SFX Company by Frank Bry [Exclusive Q&A]
Originally Posted on Designing Sound by Miguel on Thursday, August 5, 2010
Frank Bry is a sound designer and recordist who has worked on several game titles such as Dungeon Siege Series, Supreme Commander Series, Metroid Prime Series and more. He also likes to record sound effects and has an incredibly amount of sounds in his library.
Today I’m going to talk about his company, called The Recordist, a place where Frank deliver sound effects since 1999. He has a lot of different packs and all kinds of sounds, and lately he is releasing “Ultimate collections”, big packs of hi quality sound effects on a very affordable price.
His catalog has different categories, including a standard packs Read more
Breaking The Sound Barrier: Local sound designer has a big effect on entertainment
By BEN SILVERMAN
Staff writer for the Bonner County Daily Bee
July 8, 2001 SANDPOINT IDAHO – If you can, imagine the movies, television, or even video games without sound. Not just the sound of dialog or the musical score, but also every squeak, bump and sound effect that brings a production to life.Thanks to Sound Designer Frank Bry, we don’t have to live in silence.
Bry uses portable digital recording equipment to capture sounds from every imaginable source – including a stealth bomber taking off, the trickle of a mountain stream or the ring of an antique phone – and adds them to his vast library of more than 30,000 recordings.
