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So due to the amount of work in the studio, it has been quite a time since I posted something here. But I wanted to share results of my recent experiments with the setup I wanted to try for a long time. Having Sanken CO-100k microphone which captures ultrasonic sounds, I was always wondering how cool it would be to use it in a parabolic dish. With great help and support from Jon Strandberg from Telinga microphones, w

“Old Engines Grab Bag” is a pack of numerous old, unique and characterful engines from early 1900s. It’s a massive collection of 56GB multitrack 192kHz recordings of old tractors and stationary engines, both diesel and gasoline fueled. The intention wasn’t to cover vehicles driving, but to get isolated and very closely recorded mechanical elements of engines and exhaust pipes as a source material for soun

Sound Mind Heavy Industry sound effects library is a massive collection of over 600 sound files of unique and hard to access machines and industrial ambiences, recorded both interior and exterior. To create this 45+ GB pack we went underground and climbed on constructions, we have been in very hot, humid and smelly places, wearing funky protective clothing, helmets and glasses. You will find large, heavy machines sou

Recently, I had huge honor being interviewed by Dagmara Romanowska from Polish Film Magazine about our passion for film sound and projects which we worked on at Sound Mind Studio. The interview is available online:

Sounds for this library were recorded in amazing sounding film scoring studio and performed on orchestral set of top-end Kolberg percussion instruments. The intention was to perform sound effects resonated by musical instruments and not regular musical samples. Sounds were generated with a few different rubbers, mallets and a bow. They were performed to be used for abstract sound design elements, as well as emotional

Sounds for this library were recorded over 5 sessions – in a private zoo and in the field, all in cooperation with professional birds trainers. All of them were recorded outdoor (and just a few in an outdoor aviary). Trainers helped us to get variety of bird calls and vocalisations, like: shriek, cry, squawk, screech, whistle, scream. Three sessions, recorded in super quiet big field, were recorded extremely cl

I had a huge pleasure being interviewed together with Foley artist Heikki Kossi about our work on Moomins and the Winter Wonderland animated film for A Sound Effects blog: https://www.asoundeffect.com/moomins-sound/

SMFX 03 – OLD COTTAGES Library This is another library of old stuff. It was recorded in outdoor museums of old cottage houses and in a remote mountain cottage during quiet winter. At first, both libraries (Castles and Old Cottages) were planned to create one big old stuff library. But I soon realised that the topic is too wide for one thematic library and sounds recorded in cottages have different character. It

SMFX 02 – CASTLES Library Sounds for this library were collected in four castles – museums (medieval, renaissance and baroque) in southern Poland. My intention was to record sounds of old doors, furniture and every interesting prop I could find, in authentic acoustic environment. Some of the spaces were very reverberant, some just have a bit of ambience, but all are authentic and add specific colouration