We’re very happy to unveil our very latest release: Pulp & Surf Rock, Vol. 4. This is a pretty amazing collection of brand new tracks composed and produced especially for Lynne Publishing for it’s Shockwave-Sound.com stock music / royalty-free music label. As with all our music collections, the music can be licensed as a whole […]
Updates to License Selection screen
First of all, Happy New Year, good people! We are kicking off 2014 with a somewhat refreshed and redesigned License selection screen. That’s the screen you see after you click the “Add to shopping cart” button on any page, as well as the License page that displays what you can and cannot do with our […]
New release: “Pure Luxury, Vol. 7”
We’re releasing a new music collection today: “Pure Luxury, Vol. 7“. This collection features 11 tracks composed by Dan Phillipson, Bjorn Lynne, Felipe Adorno Vassao and Danny Duberstein. This is a chilled-out and smooth sounding collection of music that’s not quite as “floaty” or ambient as our “Relaxation & Mediation” series, but is rather rich […]
Thoughts and insights on our latest collection: “Dark Cues Vol. 7: bZombie”
We have just released a new album of horror / mystery underscore music to our catalogue: “Dark Cues Vol. 7: bZombie“. This is a collection of 12 eerie and creepy film score / underscore tracks for use with death and horror. Each track is available to license separately, as well as together as a collection […]
Maximizing composer agreements for the mutual benefit of composer and company
Kole has written a nice article for our site, about how composers of original music for games, apps, TV and more can maximize their income and benefits of working under contract with a production company. In this article he shares several ideas and methods for setting up agreements that are mutually beneficial for composer and […]
New article on how to create depth and space in the mix, for musicians
Piotr Pacyna, a seasoned music performer and producer, has written this highly useful two-part article for Shockwave-Sound.com, about how to make a good sounding mix and how to bring out certain elements in the mix using a combination of levels, compression, EQ, reverb and pre-delay. A recommended read for all music producers out there. Check […]
Zero Emission Shockwave-Sound-mobile :-)
Forget the Batmobile – here is the “Batt-mobile”. 🙂 Shockwave-Sound.com landed its own environmentally sound, funky Nissan Leaf vehicle this week. Here is the zero CO2 emission company car running on clean, renewable, electric energy. The car is obviously fitted with a Bose high-end stereo system with a considerable portion of the trunk space taken […]
Recording Sound for Perspective
A sound design tutorial by Paul Virostek Why Record for Perspective? I remember a time I first began editing when I was struggling to make a car door slam match the picture on film. I shifted the sound earlier, later, added and removed elements and it still didn’t fit. The editor who was mentoring me […]
Using Sound Effects within music composition and production for increased overall effect
Excuse Me, You’ve Got Some Sound Effects in My Music About using sound effects in music production and how the line between sound effects and music is blurring by Kole Hicks The use of certain elements we consider “Sound Effects” in Music is much more common than we may think. Whether it’s nature ambiances heard […]
Interactive Music in Videogames: We look at the options, the methods and the impact
By West B. Latta Whether you’re a game developer, game player, or carry only passing interest, it is plain to see the growth and advancement of the video game industry over the past decade. Robust graphics systems, ample disc space, bountiful system memory, and dedicated DSP have all become increasingly common on today’s game platforms. […]
