The Sonic Hoard
I'm a musician working on the soundtrack for a PC game called Frozen Synapse. This game is a pretty unusual tactical sci-fi game - if you're interested then go to http://www.mode7games.com and check it out. There's not much up there about it yet, but there should be soon-ish.
Here's what's different about this project - I'm planning to use some sound-design oriented techniques on the soundtrack, and for that I require a lot of raw, interesting samples. I thought it would be fun to extend an open invitation to anyone reading this to send me some sound.
I'd love anything weird or interesting you have lying around, like recordings of you talking with your friends, or people singing strange songs, or the sound of your vacuum cleaner: absolutely anything you like whatsoever, of any quality at all.
There will obviously have to be a few rules so this doesn't get out of hand, so here they are:
1. You must own the copyright to the sound
Please don't send me anything that could cause any legal problems - that includes music that has been released, film and TV samples etc.
It would be nice if you could include your name and state your ownership of the sound in the email just briefly, but if you don't I will be assuming that it originates from you.
2. I don't want anything recorded illegally, thanks
If you've broken the law by creating the sample you're sending me, er...don't send it
3. By sending me the sound, you are making it Public Domain under this Creative Commons license
I will be using the sound in a commercial work (most probably it will be heavily processed and you may not recognize it, but that's by the by) and so I would like you to give up ownership of it so that I can do what I need to with it!
If anyone sends me anything particularly interesting/amusing, I may post it on this site for others to hear. Don't send me anything that's going to embarrass yourself!
4. I don't guarantee to use every sound I get sent
But I will try!
5. Nothing bigger than 5 meg, please
That should be a sensible limit. You can use any format you like - I can most probably deal with it. Obviously common ones like MP3 and WAV will be better, though.
If you're interested, then please send your sound to The Sonic Hoard:
sonichoard@googlemail.com
You can send me a link or use YouSendIt.com if you prefer
I look forward to hearing from you!
Cheers,
nervous_testpilot
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