We’re celebrating the release of our new album “Hip Hop Beatz, Vol. 10”, featuring 11 funky, hard-hitting, high impact and gritty Hip Hop & Trap tracks, with a week of 30% off all Hip Hop Beatz albums! Hip Hop Beatz, Vol. 1 Hip Hop Beatz, Vol. 2 Hip Hop Beatz, Vol. 3 Hip Hop Beatz, […]
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Finding the details of a YouTube copyright claim and who’s claiming what
If you have an active copyright claim on your YouTube video, it may be useful for you to find exactly what is being claimed, and by whom, so that the claim can be dealt with. Ensure you are logged into your YouTube account. Click the icon near the top right of the screen and click […]
Action Week: March 15-21, 2021
Freeze! In celebration of the release of our brand new CD-collection: ACTION THRILLER, VOL. 11, featuring 12 amazing action tracks plus edits, cuts, loops and stingers, we’re doing a special 30% off promotion this week on the new album and all previous volumes of “Action Thriller“. From Monday, March 15th until Sunday, March 21st, all […]
Custom made solutions and agreements
At Shockwave-Sound.com we are happy to work with you if you have special requirements or need a custom solution for music and/or sound effects. For example: You would like a Subscription type model where you can download a specific number of tracks per day, or per month. You’re working on a project and you don’t […]
Making voice recordings at home
Actors and producers will be turning to remote recordings as travel to recording studios becomes less likely during a crisis such as the one we’re currently facing. It’s good practice for voiceover artists, podcasters and actors to have a basis home studio set up as it is a huge advantage when pitching for voice work. In this article we’ll look at a basic set up that will secure those voiceover jobs by recording high quality results from the comfort of your own home.
10 Ways to Stay Fit and Healthy in the Recording Studio
Music studios are notoriously unhealthy environments. Low lighting, stale air, computer screens and overexposure to loud volumes eventually take their toll on mental and physical well being. In this article, we’ll highlight some of the tried and tested methods designed to avoid bad health, anxiety, depression and the eventual demise of our beloved music makers, […]
Music on the Move: A Short history of Mobile Listening
Long before technology provided us with a pocket sized phone where we can store thousands of our favourite tunes, listening to music on the go was often an unreliable and expensive pastime. In this article we outline a condensed history of the long & arduous journey of Man’s mission to unshackle popular music, setting you […]
Retro Synth Wave Vol 1 by Pawel Blaszczak
I’ve been a big synthesizer music fan from many, many years. It all started when I first heard Jean Michel Jarre album “Oxygene“. Then when I first heard the SID chip from Commodore 64 and tunes from Martin Galway and Rob Hubbard. I felt in love with those sounds, those leads, portamentos, basses. The music […]
Sound Oddities, part 1
1. TV Station’s Viewers Irate over Choice of Music and Sound Effects Scott Schaffer, of ABC’s WNEP affiliate in PA. launches into the topic of sound effects during the segment “Talkback 16” in which the station responds to viewers’ feedback. In this particular segment, the issues defined as “critical topics” some WNEP callers relate to […]
Temp Tracks: A Movie’s Secret Score
Selecting ‘temp music’ tracks is an essential part of the overall scoring process in film making. Yet its importance is often overlooked. In this article, I explain exactly what temp music is and the role it plays in everything from a low budget short films to a major Hollywood feature. A Temporary Definition First of […]
