It’s always fascinating to see what other sound professionals are picking up. A quick look at what’s been selling is a great way to spot trends and get a feel for the kinds of projects taking shape across the industry. June’s best-sellers tell an interesting story about the kinds of projects shaping up right now across the industry.
Right at the top is BOOM ONE, hardly surprising as it is a go-to for so many. Thousands of fresh, carefully curated general sound effects, updated monthly, means it’s become more like a subscription to creative fuel than just another library. Then there is the ever popular plug-in UBERLOUD, which seems to find its way onto nearly every trailer and game promo these days. If you need things big, brash and impactful, that’s the ticket.
BRUTE FORCE – AGGRESSIVE ELEMENTS is another stand-out, delivering raw, powerful hits and designed impacts that are perfect for layering to action-heavy scenes, cinematic transitions or any moment that needs to land hard. It is one of those libraries that does exactly what its name promises, giving you the heavy sonic punches in sausage waveforms that stop a mix from feeling polite.
Animation folks continue to pick up TOONS, while action and fantasy designers are favouring SUPERHEROES – STRENGTH & SPEED, which packs the sort of whooshes, impacts and textures that put the word super into superpower. No surprise either that our plug-ins RECENTER and ENFORCER are popular. When you need precise stereo image control or low-end weight, these plug-ins do exactly what they say on the tin.
