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may not use. Now all traditional libraries have come online, but we've been there since the get-go." Soundrangers is also ac- tively involved in custom sound design. Since its launch, the company has added production music to its offerings. In fact, "in 2009 we have tripled the size of our music library," Dowsett repor ts.The collection has grown to meet clients' demands, especially for tracks suitable for interactive media. "In- stead of sweeping orchestrals, rock, and techno, we're seeing an uptick in the smaller catalogs," such as Big Beat, Break Beat, World Beat-Latin hybrids and modern pop/R&B, he says. Music is available in full-length, 60- and 30-second versions, and two-minute loops. All is broadcast quality, Dowsett emphasizes, and used by TV and film producers in addi- tion to those developing games, Websites, YouTube videos and iPhone content. Sound effects tend to be added more randomly, he says. Some are real-wor ld sounds while other s are designed, espe- cially those for user interfaces. "You can't always collect or Foley sounds for videogames," Dowsett notes. "If you need the sound of a wizard waving a wand, we have a team of sound designers who can make it." Underwater sound effects are among the newest in the Soundrangers librar y. "We took remote recording gear and spent a couple of days recording underwater move- ments that can be repurposed as the sound of torpedos or fish, for example," Dowsett explains. "There are a lot of parameters around how sounds can be used in a game, so we keep that in mind. We recorded 200 variations of underwater bubbles so we have enough material to choose from and www.postmagazine.com October 2009 • Post 43 Music and sound effects this good usually come with high price tags & complicated licensing. Not with us! You get great sounds, low prices and no hassle. I can't believe it's ROYALTY FREE! From alternative to orchestral to world music, from ambiences to impacts to zoos. We've got the sounds you need, with intuitive searches to find the right one fast. FREE MUSIC FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS & STUDENTS FREE MUSIC FOR INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS & STUDENTS See site for details National Geographic's Five Years on Mars, which won an Emmy in the "Best Science and Nature Documentary" category, features original tracks from OBT Music's film music library. The music is part of OBT's (www.obtmusic.com) science- fiction catalog. Mars was produced by Mark Davis and edited by Nathan Hendrie. Soundrangers' Barry Dowsett: "We gave the Website a retro '50s sci-fi theme. It's not your typical corporate Website. It's colorful and fun, something we'd like to Sound Library Options continued on page 54