NEWS

Company: Articulated Sounds

Product: Magic Elements Vol. 1

Price:  $119

Our Rating: 4.8/5

Box of Tricks

This epic box of tricks from Articulated Sounds contains a detailed collection of designed & source sounds of organic elements, actions, characters, items, spells & atmospheres in the realm of Magic. The designed section includes 326 sounds, while the source folder offers 444 individual elements for tweaking, all extensively metadata tagged and at 24Bit 96kHz. A total file size of almost 7GB. There are also glued and separated versions included, for some Sound Designers who prefer each effect variation to be a separate file.

The branding for this product is simply mind blowing, it could rival that of a video game, and really gives an impression of how much time was spent crafting this magical library. Articulated clearly have the best branding in the sound effects industry.

Merlin Would be Proud

As usual, the quality of effects here is wonderful. The sounds tend to work well in both magical scenarios, as well as the supernatural. We used them in a recent cinema commercial which was packed with superheroes, and files from multiple sections, including ice, earth and generic fit right into the mix. In one instance we used the ice effects to layer with design for a magical ink ball that was conjured up. The earth sounds are most practical, as they work well for earthquakes, or moments where you would like to let the audience know, the world is in trouble. There are plenty of variations which are crucial in a library like this.

Witchcraft

One way that this library could have been improved is the variety on offer. Some more challenging elements like Water and 'Light Magic' would really give an extra flavour to the offering. We're sure that these are planned for Vol 2.

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The Bottom Line

If you ever work with the supernatural, superhero, action or disaster movies, this library will surely compliment your palette. And it will do so with finesse, it has quality and quantity.

Get Magic Elements Vol. 1 Now!

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We teamed up with YouTube sensation Kriscoart again to discuss Audio Post Production concepts for film. We completed multiple mix versions of the same film, demonstrating how sound can help shape a scene, or change it's direction entirely.

Furthermore, Kris watches the footage for the first time and gives his initial thoughts and ideas on how the story was different in both versions. Watch below.

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If you enjoyed this article please check out our ultimate guide to audio post-production: https://www.344audio.com/post/the-ultimate-guide-to-audio-post-production-sound-design‍

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With our new studio facility in full swing, we have been given some very exciting projects that are allowing us to try new ideas and flex our creative muscles. One of which was a recent campaign for Motorpoint which involved crafting custom sound effects and mix for a fun superhero themed commercial!

Lately we’ve talked a lot about the importance of pre-production, and this happens to be the perfect example.  We took a call with the director Phil Hawkins and other departments at Equinox TV to get a good sense of which direction the project needed to go. After the call, we got to work and began building all of the superhero sound effects from the ground up. Telekinesis Woman and X-Ray Man were two challenging sound cues to get right, but since it was so early into the process, we were able to get quick feedback from the director which ensured that everything ran smoothly from concept to delivery. After this point we continued tweaking to ensure that the designed elements blended seamlessly with picture cuts and new VFX drafts from Flipbook Studio.

Motorpoint commented on the commercial: 'We are extremely pleased with the final execution and excited to see its impact over the coming weeks'. The campaign has gone live in Cinemas, TV and VOD across the UK and we're very happy to be part of it.

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We recently skyped with YouTube sensation Kris Truini from Kriscoart to discuss some general ideas for Cinematic Sound Design when working in Audio Post Production on your own films.

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If you enjoyed this video please check out our ultimate guide to audio post- production: https://www.344audio.com/post/the-ultimate-guide-to-audio-post-production-sound-design

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We recently teamed up with YouTube sensation Kris Truini from Kriscoart to discuss some of the fundamentals of communication when working in Audio Post Production / Sound Design.

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If you enjoyed this video please check out our ultimate guide to audio post- production: https://www.344audio.com/post/the-ultimate-guide-to-audio-post-production-sound-design

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