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 multiple formats up to 24 Bit / 96kHz with Soundminer and Pro Tools Metadata embedded.
Selected Game Portfolio
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
• Monday Night Combat
• Supreme Commander Series
• Demigod
• Dungeon Siege Series
• Metroid Prime Series
• Unreal Championship 2
• Neverwinter Nights
• Total Annihilation
The Recordist SFX Libraries
Ultimate Rockslide Sound Effects Library
The Ultimate Rockslide Sound Effects Library from The Recordist contains 500 rockslides, boulders, shale, gravel and dirt debris sounds. Recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz over 3 years in North Idaho quarries, gravel pits and my back yard foley pit. Includes: massive rockslides, huge boulders dropped from a excavator, medium sized impacts and large stone movements. Small stones, dirt and gravel debris round out this one of a kind sound effects library.
File Size: 1.02GB • Price: $50.00
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Ultimate Ice Sound Effects Library
The Ultimate Ice Sound Effects Library from The Recordist contains a whopping 715 cracks, impacts, scrapes, rubs, tension and icicle debris sounds. Recorded at 24-Bit 96kHz and over 4 freaking cold North Idaho winters in the making this new library will give you the chills.
It has many uses in audio production for video games, film and television but is most useful for keeping your beer cold.
File Size: 1.03GB • Price: $50.00
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Ultimate Concrete Sound Effects Library
The Ultimate Concrete Sound Effects Library from The Recordist contains an incredible 662 concrete blocks, bricks, ceramics, sidewalk slabs and debris sounds.
Recorded and mastered at 24-Bit/96kHz and over a year in the making this library is a one of a kind collection of sound effects ready for destruction.
File Size: 556.7MB • Price: $50.00 US
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Thunderstorm HD Sound Effects Library

This 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.
Amazingly recorded without rain, unlock the full potential of your artistic vision with the most exciting thunder sounds ever recorded.
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The Recordist Special Edition Sound Effects™ Library

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 an Instant downloadable Mega-SoundBox
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The Recordist Broken World: Glass Sound Effects Library

The Recordist’s Broken World Sound Effects Library is a series of amazingly dynamic professional sound effects recorded at 16-Bit 48kHz through 24-Bit 96kHz and mastered at 24-Bit 48kHz. The sounds in this hard hitting collection were hand-picked from over 18 years of The Recordist’s massive archive of digital sound recordings.
This first set contains 345 effects in a wide range of glass categories. Unlock the inner beast of your artistic vision with incredible shattering glass recordings.
About Me and Company
Creative Sound Design aka: The Recordist is an audio production company founded by Frank Bry in 1986 with digital sound sample offerings for Digital Sampling Keyboards. With the success of these libraries, the company expanded by offering digital sample CD-ROMs for the Emu Emulator IIIx, Emulator IV, synthesizer programming for Waldorf Electronics and Emu Systems, and custom sound effects design for video, film, radio and television. He then expanded into custom sound effects design and recording for leading sound effects CD developers.
As demand increased for high quality sound design for multimedia and video games he formed a division that specialized in sound for new media. Using the latest digital audio technology and creative expertise, he has positioned himself as a top provider of sound effects for interactive audio.
Contact: sound@therecordist.com
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