Introducing The Recordist Newsletter. Every three months I will update you on the many projects and upcoming sound effects library products as well as other stupid crazy stories from the ranch here in North Idaho. Read on.... 2011 Recap: Thanks to you and your support, 2011 was an amazing year for me and TheRecordist.com. I released over 25 new HD sound collections, experienced things I never had experienced before and got to know some incredible … [Read more...]
Ultimate Chain SFX Library Preview 2
Here is a second preview with audio, photos and a little background in the making of my forthcoming sounds effects library called ULTIMATE CHAIN. This time I wanted to record some gearbox type chain sound effects. I have an old wood cooking stove that was here on the ranch when I purchased it and have been keeping it around for sound effects recording. I've dropped it, smashed it and rolled it down hills and it is still in one piece! They don't … [Read more...]
Ultimate Chain SFX Library Preview
Here is a preview with audio, photos and a little background in the making of my forthcoming sounds effects library called ULTIMATE CHAIN. I've recorded many chains over the years but never have I recorded chains of this size. "Heavy" is how I can describe handling some of these chains. I pulled them over metal bars, wood beams and across thick steel plates. I've dropped them, dragged them across many types of surfaces and twirled them in the … [Read more...]
Game Audio GDC 2011 Tweet Wrap & Photo Gallery
My friend Damian who runs the blog "Lost Chocolate Lab" has posted his and other tweets from GDC 2011. He has also included some great pictures of us audio peeps hanging out in the hallway between sessions. Thanks so much Damian! From his blog: In the ephemeral stream of consciousness, it can often be hard to pin down the flow of a twitter stream. Here today, gone tomorrow; unless you were there, it may not have even happened. In an attempt to … [Read more...]
GDC 2011 Photos
Here are some pictures from my trip to GDC 2011. I had such a great time meeting all the folks from the Twitter Universe. I also got to see some old friends and meet some of my customers. Thanks for all the wonderful comments about my sound libraries offered here at my website. Your support is truly appreciated and I hope I can see all of you next year. -Frank … [Read more...]
Miguel Isaza is Having Fun with Mud and Water
My friend Miguel from Designing Sound just posted a blog about his fun with some of my Ultimate SFX collections. Review and sound clips included. "I admire Frank Bry a lot, not only for his great design work and philosophy, but also for the incredible job he does at The Recordist, one of the leading companies in this era of sound effects independence. Today I’ll talk about two of his recent libraries: Ultimate Mud and Ultimate Splash. Apart … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Interview
Designing Sound has published an Interview with me. We talked about several things, including my career, the tools I use, creativity, gaming, and more. Check it out: Frank Bry Special: Exclusive Interview Designing Sound: Frank, please tell us how you started in sound design and describe the evolution of your career. Frank Bry: My career in sound design has been an evolution, a progression, and a series of events that finally led to sound … [Read more...]
Sonic Terrain Article On The Making Of Ultimate Mud
Sonic Terrain has published an article I wrote on the making of Ultimate Mud SFX Library. Making of The Recordist’s Ultimate Mud SFX Library Recording the Ultimate Mud SFX Library was quite an experience. I’ve always wanted my own mud splat or “Giblet” library. The term Giblet comes from working on fantasy type video games where monsters get slayed by the player and they explode into a bunch of pieces. Dungeon Siege 1 and 2 had a lot … [Read more...]
