This is something that seems to crop up a lot. With some broadcasters, there is an assumption that everything has to be added to the cue sheet. While this is true for music that is registered with royalty collection societies the same can't be applied to sound effects due to the very nature of their composition. So, we get asked: Do I have to submit cue sheets for sound … [Read more...]
The Challenges Recording Nature Sound Effects
Before you read on, I feel I should give you the ‘Audio Geek’ alert, as this post has some techno babble :) It is an experimental idea that I have for removing traffic noise from nature sounds. The UK has some great natural landscapes to explore. As an auditory person I find nature sounds amazing, but our brain is brilliant at blocking sounds from our conscious awareness … [Read more...]
New Audio Player
Our developer, Simon has been really busy creating our brilliant new audio player. It is HTML5 and is much quicker and slicker than its Flash predecessor. It also has some great new functionality. The first big change you will see is in the search results. Each result has a small waveform display next to the track information. Click on the play icon and the audio starts … [Read more...]
Easily Create and Store Lists of Royalty Free Music and Sound Effects
We have created a new list function on Media Music Now aimed at helping clients easily create and store lists of royalty free music and sound effects. The 'My Lists' function is easy to use and lists you create will be saved in your Media Music Now account area. You can create and name as many lists as you like, email it to yourself, your colleague or your client. Compiling … [Read more...]
Sound Effects Open for Business
Today is an exciting day for us at Media Music Now. For some time now we have had a Sound Effects tab in our website navigation but today the first wave of royalty free sound effects has gone live. Thousands of sound effects are now available to license and download, however, we intend to add many, many more over the next 12 months. Sound effects are the perfect … [Read more...]