A COLLABORATIVE POST

WRITTEN BY BOOM BOX POST

Season’s greetings to all of you editors, mixers, engineers, recordists, professionals, prosumers, students, freelancers, and everyone in between. Whether you’re aiming to dazzle a certain individual in your life who is passionate about sound/post production, or if you’re a professional in the sound industry finding it difficult to put together your holiday wish list, worry not, we’ve got you sorted!

HOLIDAY Gift GUIDE


Fader Socks

Never come to the studio out of style again! With these ‘one size fits all’ socks, you can impress even the grumpiest mixer!

 

Beyerdynamic DT 770 Pro headphones

If you are an editor that mostly uses headphones, I highly recommend these closed back, maximum flexibility BeyerDynamic headphones that produce detailed sound while also staying comfortable for hours.

WD - My Passport 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

An external hard drive is always a good gift for anyone saving important documents. This hard drive is password protected so your most valuable things are secured and protected.

A Great Addition to Your Sound Effects Collection

Looking for someway to beef up your sound library? Take a listen to Foley Essentials and Robotic Creations: Vocalizations.

 

FOR COMPACT FOLEY EDITING

The Akai MPK mini MIDI Keyboard is our favorite model here at Boom Box Post. It’s compact and easy to use, making it the perfect MIDI keyboard for Foley editors who love a minimalistic set up or have minimal open desk real estate.

SoundWeaver

Looking for more variety in your sound library with limited time? SoundWeaver helps you design new sounds from your existing sound library in less time. SoundWeaver automatically picks, slices, aligns and layers sounds allowing you to spend more time on your editorial and less time layering file upon file.

“The last thing you want is to be cutting creature vocals or giant rock crashes with just one or two good sound effects. Repetition is bad editing, so the more options you have to change things up, the more interesting your sound editorial becomes. Soundweaver is built to give you those variations. By layering multiple sound files made up of multiple iterations, Soundweaver gives you the opportunity to roll the dice not only on which iterations are layered upon one another, but also the pitch and start time of those iterations. It’s an extremely powerful shortcut to creating an arsenal of sounds for any scene.”
— Jeff

FabFilter Pro • Q3

As a mixer, an equalizer is probably the tool you use most. We recommend the equalizer plugin: FabFilter Pro-Q 3. It offers top-quality linear phase operation in addition to the zero latency and unique Natural Phase modes, smooth dynamic EQ, per-band mid/side processing, full surround support (up to Dolby Atmos 7.1.2), an intelligent solo feature, optional Auto Gain and a built-in, fully customizable spectrum analyzer.

The best desk in the house

Need a break from sitting all day at your desk? We recently purchased standing desks from UpLift and they have changed the game for workflow productivity. Gone are the backache days and hello to ergonomically sound desks.

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