most recent 30 from http://socialsounddesign.com 2012-02-05T03:49:07Z http://socialsounddesign.com/feeds/user/22 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/38/how-to-make-money-with-sound-design haz 2010-03-02T15:24:07Z 2011-12-01T14:38:16Z

<p>I've enjoyed recording samples and playing with audio as a hobby for quite a while now. Recently I purchased a zoom h2 and the quality of the recordings are just great. What I'm curious about, is how to get my foot in the door for making money with sound design / field recordings?</p> <p>I don't mean on the scale of making a career out of sound design, but how can someone get started with making money on the side -- turning a hobby into something slightly economical. What avenues of income exist? Where / who do you sell your services to? Etc.</p> <hr> <p>Edit: Some great suggestions on sampling / letting the files sit there for passive income (soundsnap / audio jungle / etc). Is there any notion similar to contract work for web / code design? Sites like <a href="http://www.fossfactory.org/browse.php" rel="nofollow">FossFactory</a> allow bounties to be placed on programming requests. Do any sites host requests for sample packs?</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/49/best-entry-level-portable-recorder/51#51 haz 2010-03-02T19:54:01Z 2010-05-02T09:43:45Z

<p>Definitely consider the <a href="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/" rel="nofollow">Zoom H2</a>. If it's in your price range, you won't be disappointed. It takes <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Digital" rel="nofollow">SD (Secure Digital) cards</a>, so you can easily bring more storage with you, and it does an amazing job.</p> <p><a href="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.zoom.co.jp/english/products/h2/h2_01.jpg" alt="Zoom H2"></a></p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/265/what-sound-samples-havent-been-recorded haz 2010-03-10T14:16:22Z 2010-03-10T22:28:58Z

<p>In the world of online sample packs, some sounds are far too easy to find (read: overload of the same thing in many sample packs). This may be dog barks, running water, etc. What I have found is that some samples are quite rare, and as such draw a lot of attention.</p> <p>What sound samples are missing from the spectrum of sample packs out there?</p>

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/38/how-to-make-money-with-sound-design/39#39 haz 2010-03-10T14:12:31Z 2010-03-10T14:12:31Z

Really? Quite unfortunate, but good to know.

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/38/how-to-make-money-with-sound-design/245#245 haz 2010-03-10T14:11:49Z 2010-03-10T14:11:49Z

I'd be interested in your list of 8 -- if that's not a trade secret that is ;). I'll definitely forward some samples your way once I get some recording time.

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/38/how-to-make-money-with-sound-design/39#39 haz 2010-03-05T19:27:25Z 2010-03-05T19:27:25Z

I guess I differ in the sense that I don't necessarily need to (or want to) make a living with sound design -- just make /some/ money (eg. enough for new mics, software, etc). My ideal situation would be commission / contract work to have sounds recorded and released on my own terms. So client X asks for seagull sounds, and offers $$ to have them recorded and put on Freesound for everyone to have access to it. Sound design (for me) is a hobby. I'm just looking for a means to finance the hobby -- not the career.

http://socialsounddesign.com/questions/38/how-to-make-money-with-sound-design/39#39 haz 2010-03-02T16:44:06Z 2010-03-02T16:44:06Z

Is there a market for doing freelance recordings, and releasing the samples for free after the contract runs it's course? (via freesound.org for example) Or is the only approach to offer sound packs and hope people bite?