This unit is one of the first offering from Olympus in the field recording market place, and a welcome one too! The OlympusLS-10 specs are as follows :- Up to 24bit/96kHz sampling rate & PCM recording High quality microphone WAV/WMA/MP3 recording formats 3 modes: Normal, Wide, Zoom 2 AA batteries for long-life recording and playback [...]
Abstract Absynth Soundscapes
On June - 22 - 2010
We are currently putting the finishing touches to the new Absynth 4 abstract soundscapes bank. As soon as it is complete you will be able to download it directly from the syncro:sound website. With over 200 new soundscapes, this package is suitable for those composers or sound designers working in Film/Tv or Computer games. For [...]
Camel Audio’s Alchemy Virtual Instrument
On June - 22 - 2010
A few years after the release of the fantastic Cameleon 5000 additive synthesier, comes the release of Alchemy. Well what can we say about this synth? Well apart from the fact that it is a sound designer’s dream come true! Okay, we will be a bit more objective than that! SO the basics, Alchemy blurs [...]
Mole Miner Beta Goes Live
On June - 22 - 2010
syncro:sound is proud to announce that Mole Miner the latest game for Android from Little Fluffy Toys is going into beta. Our involvement with the project was to produce sound design and compositions, we have developed all in game sounds and theme tunes, with more to come in download packs for later released versions. This [...]
Motu Digital Performer 7
On November - 22 - 2009
Motu (Mark of the Unicorn) have just annouced the release of Digital Performer 7, their high end DAW software package. I have just ordered the upgrade and will be giving a full review as soon as it arrives! Digital Performer lets you record, edit, arrange, mix, process and master audio and MIDI tracks side by [...]
Bringing In The Sheaves
On November - 20 - 2009
I am proud to anounce that I am currently working on the sound design and score for the latest film from Jonathan Stewart of DeFusion films. The film is entitled Bringing In The Sheaves, and is the story of a visually impared man. This fact makes the sound design challenge even more interesting, as we try to [...]
Steve Vai Berklee Scholarship
On November - 20 - 2009
I am proud to announce that I am the recpient of a Steve Vai Sponsored Scholarship to study via their online program at the prestigious Berklee School of Music. Pieces submitted were from my latest 11:53 Album and some recent film work! I am totally thirlled and over the moon and can’t wait to get [...]
11:53 Finally Here
On November - 20 - 2009
The waiting is over! 11:53 is finally completed and produced. So far the reception has been fantastic, and I am really pleased. So watch out for your copy in the post! I will be uploading some tracks to the website soon, and you will be able to purchase tracks from an online store also very [...]
11:53 Album Cover
On September - 23 - 2009
I have the fanastic artwork for my new CD sitting on my hard drive as we speak. I would like to thank Akos Appel (link to come) for all this hard work on getting this done for me!! It is exactly what I was looking for!! CD’s will be off to the pressing plant this [...]
Current Guitar Rig
On September - 11 - 2009
After experimenting with different set-ups over many many years, I think I have tried most things from Pedals, to different amp combinations to a full rack set-up. I would say it has been an organic process and none of these systems, so far, has ever provided me with what I was looking for 100%. Other [...]
