What happens when war's harshness collides with a brilliant sound designer's positive creativity?
This is the story of Maks Histibe, a Ukrainian sound designer who captured the combat atmosphere and turned it into a strong instrument for film scores.
"The sounds in this library were recorded during the invasion of Ukraine, between February and May of 2022, by sound designer and video director Histibe. It includes field recordings made in and around his home di lui in Kyiv and during a temporary evacuation in the Carpathian mountains during the heaviest period of shelling near his home di lui. The subject matter includes the everyday sounds of his life di lui and his city di lui, quickly adapting to war time and often punctuated by blasts and the wail of air raid sirens. It explores the gentle sounds of nature in the mountains made all the more surreal by eerily distorted late-night shortwave radio broadcasts filling the airwaves". (Source: Mask Movement Store)
This library was created in collaboration with Soundiron's talented programmers, and it is a true gem for those looking to add a strong emotional and creative impact to their tracks, trailers, and even video games.
Personally, I'm not sure I'd have had the strength to achieve what Maks did, considering the challenge of keeping his nerve and being focused during the recording session.
Swords to Plowshares is experimental virtual instrument that weaves real-world field recordings and expressive sound design together into a unified creative toolbox. This library includes an advanced user interface with presets designed for the full retail version of Native Instruments ’Kontakt platform. It is compatible with Kontakt and most SFZ sampler engines. In detail, expect to find over 3 GB of original audio content which can be widely used for writing songs, electronic music, movie and game soundtracks (Source: Mask Movement Store).
I wish all the best to Maks and his beautiful country! 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraini!
INFO
Support Makes and his family:
PAYPAL: histibe@icloud.com
Website: https://maskmovement.store/product/swords-to-ploughshares/