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Symphonic Ambiences (asoundeffect.com/symphonicambiences) is an impressive MODULAR sound effects library that gives you 41 layered ambience scenes – allowing you to control each layer for maximum customization. With the sound library featuring a staggering 242 isolated layers and 15+ hours of recordings, creating it was a massive undertaking for sound designer and recordist Michael O’ Connor – and here’s the story on how he successfully made it happen. Interview by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

#AirCon24 - the free online conference on sound for games, film and beyond - takes place June 10-14th in an exclusive partnership between Airwiggles and A Sound Effect - and you're invited! You get 50 live events and 10 AMAs from 87 audio professionals, all completely free! Be sure to sign up (RSVP) for all the events you'd like to attend so you don't miss out 👉 https://www.airwiggles.com/c/live-events/ - hope to see you there!

What goes into creating a great sound effects library? Sound designer, recordists and composer Nathan Moody shares his sonic journey behind the making of his latest sound effects library, MetalMotion - available at asoundeffect.com/metalmotion

The library features 4 hours of moving metal, including everything from impacts and squeals to scrapes, rattles and beyond - and here's the rarely-told story on what it takes to create such an adventurous, experimental and highly useful sound effects library. Interview by Jennifer Walden, and hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

Hear about the wild sound of “Dune: Part Two”: Here's Oscar-winning supervising sound editor Richard King on creating a realistic world for this extraordinary sci-fi film, field recording trips to capture sand and wind sounds, conveying scale for the sandworms without using vocalizations, how they created massive Harkonnen crowds from loop group recordings of punk rockers, and so much more! Interview by Jennifer Walden, and hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com

In this interview, re-recording mixers Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic discuss the mix of Bradley Cooper's film Maestro – currently in the running for a 'Best Sound' Oscar (among other noms!) They talk about mixing the Ely Cathedral scene and the party scenes, mixing effects in a musical way during scenes without score, and so much more! Interview by Jennifer Walden, sound library highlights by Christian Hagelskjaer, and hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com.

In this episode:
0:00 intro
**Sound library highlights**
1:28 General Hospital: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/general-hospital/
1:49 Campfire, Fireplace & Stove: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/campfire-fireplace-and-stove/
2:11 Imaginary Birds: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/imaginary-birds/
2:31 Alien Life: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/alien-life/
2:51 Ambisonic Horse Carriage: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-library/ambisonic-horse-carriage/
3:09 Re-recording mixers Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic discuss the fantastic mix of Bradley Cooper's film Maestro
24:12 More podcasts from the Audio Podcast Alliance

Bradley Cooper's multi-Oscar nominated film Maestro conveys all the chaotic energy of Leonard Bernstein's life to the audience in a direct and emotionally raw way. Here, Oscar-winning supervising sound editor/sound designer Richard King & executive music producer/supervising music editor Jason Ruder take you behind the sound of the film and what it took to bring the live performances to screen, editing music to match the visuals, how the sound design reinforces the musical overtones of the film, and so much more. Interview by Jennifer Walden, hosted by Asbjoern Andersen from asoundeffect.com