StudioBox Mark II

Willkommen zu dieser außergewöhnlichen Library! Use it – Love it

Studiobox, jetzt in der Version Mark II, gehört mit nunmehr über 20 GB an Sounddaten zu einer der umfangreichsten und vielseitigsten Soundeffekt Libraries. Wenn Sie ein großartiges Geräuscharchiv für Film, Video oder Werbung suchen, werden Sie hier von der Fülle und der hervorragenden Qualität beeindruckt sein.

Die StudioBox beinhaltet den neben Unmengen an weiteren Sounds den kompletten Inhalt der RedBox, BlueBox und BlackBox.Kleinere Downloadpakete dieser EFX-Library finden Sie auf SoundsOnDemand

VOL 1 Nature 4,08 GB 680 Sounds
Hier finden Sie eine umfassende Sammlung von Hintergrundgeräuschen (backgrounds) aus fast allen Bereichen der Natur.
Dschungel, Regenwald, ländlich, Gebirge, Regen, Hagel, Gewitter, Wasser (Küste, Fluss, See, Blubbern, Fontäne, Tropfen, Spritzen, Unterwasser, Ozean, Wasserfall, Wind, Sturm), Tiere (Vögel, Hühner, Enten, Gänse, Stiere, Kühe, Hunde, Elefanten, Frösche, Ziegen, Pferde, Insekten (Bienen, Zikaden, Grillen, Fliegen, Grashüpfer), Löwen, Affen, Schweine, Schafe, Wale, Delphine, Wölfe….

Vol 2 Human 5,85 GB 1797 Sounds
Hier finden Sie eine riesige Sammlung an allen möglichen von Menschen erzeugten Geräuschen.
Vom stehenden Applaus bis zum intimen Dinner im Restaurant, Schritte, verschiedenste Sportarten (Baseball, Basketball, Billard, Bowling, Boxen, Fechten, Fußball, Turnen, Eishockey, Karate, Skateboard, Skilaufen, Snowboard, American Football, Schwimmen, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling), allgemeine Stadt und Umland Atmosphären aus aller Welt, Kinder, Konzerthalle, Folklore, Jahrmarkt, Revolution, Stimmen (Durchsagen, Lachen, Mystisches, Lärm, Radioansager, Schreie...

VOL 3 Technical 7,08 GB 1807 Sounds
Diese DVD beinhaltet eine umfangreiche Sammlung an technischen Geräuschen aller Art, perfekt aufgenommen und überzeugend authentisch.
Flugzeuge, Ballone, Militärjets, Flughafen, Ambulanz, Busse, Autos (Unfälle, Jeeps, Motorräder, Motorrad Rennen, Parkhaus, Tankstelle, Werkstatt) Motorschlitten, Hubschrauber, Gabelstapler, Maschinengeräusche, Mobiltelefone, Handwerk, Segler, Hafen und Schiffe, Dampfmaschine, Straßenverkehr, Büro (Computer, Papier, Drucker). U-Bahn, Schwebebahn, Eisenbahn, Straßenbahn, Lastwagen, Lastwagenrennen, Propeller….

VOL 4 Cinema & Game 5,48 GB 4212 Sounds
Auf dieser DVD befinden sich eine unglaubliche Vielfalt an Soundeffects, gewöhnlichen und ungewöhnlichen Geräuschen.
Alarmtöne, Glocken, Explosionen, Kamera, Cartoon Film Effekte (Glocken, Kazoos, perkussive Effekte, lustige Stimmen, Pfeifen, Rasseln), Reißverschlüsse, Gameshow, Feuer, Feuerlöschboot, Feuerwerk, Uhren, Glas, Schüsse, Hausgeräusche (Türen, Schlüssel, Schalter, Rollladen)
Layout Bänke / Construction Kits: Atmos, Computer, Stimmen, Unheil, Drakula, Sierra, Liebesstimmungen, Weltraum, Raumschiff, Gespenster, „the darkness beyond“, „Cosmic Bowls“, kurze Geräusche, Einzelgeräusche, Spielzeug Stimmen…

Gesamtdatenmenge 22,49GB, 8446 Sounds

Format: WAV

Inhalt
Jede DVD beinhaltet ein einfach zu benutzendes alphabetisches Inhaltsverzeichnis mit Suchfunktion. Eine Vielzahl der neuen Aufnahmen wurde in aufwändiger 4 Kanal Technik erstellt (optional nutzbar). Als Bonus ist in dieser Sammlung zusätzlich die komplette Soundeffects Collection FX PAC(Psy-Fx, X-FX, AD-FX, Action Cutz) enthalten.

Lizenz zur Nutzung

Grundsätzlich darf das Material in allen Musik- und Medienproduktionen vom Käufer verwendet werden. Ausgeschlossen ist lediglich der Weiterverkauf in eigenen Sample-Libraries oder Instrumenten, auch wenn die Aufnahmen hierfür bearbeitet und verändert wurden.
Eine Besonderheit gilt für die Produzenten von Computerspielen: Diese müssen sich vor der Veröffentlichung des Produkts mit dem Hersteller
Best Service in Verbindung setzen und sind gehalten, dass Klangmaterial so zu verwenden, dass es vom Käufer des Spiels nicht isoliert weiter
verwendet werden kann. Eine Zusatzgebühr ist jedoch auch hier nicht vorgesehen.

* Upgrade:
Es ist  ein Upgrade verfügbar für Besitzer von Red-, Blue-, Black- oder Studiobox.
Bei Bestellung bitte unbedingt angeben welche dieser Libraries Sie besitzen sowie wo und wann Sie diese gekauft haben.

 

Mehr Infos

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Inhaltsverzeichnis

Testberichte

Bondeo 10/2012
Musikmachen.de 03/2011
Sound on Sound Issue April 2011
Video-Testbericht bei musikmachen.de 03/2011
Test bei Apfelwahn 08/2010
Music Tech 12/03 Studio Box 1(!)

Bondeo 10/2012

Auszug: FAZIT

Best Service Studiobox Mark 2 ist eine ordentlich ausgestattete Geräuschesammlung zur Vertonung von Audiobeiträgen und Bewegtbild. Das Repertoire an Aufzeichnungen und synthetischen Klängen kann durchaus gängige Standardproduktionen bedienen, bietet aber auch Material (wenngleich seltener anzutreffen) das aus der Reihe tanzt. Die Quantität, aber eben auch die Qualität, geht in Anbetracht des aufzubringenden Investitionsvolumens von 399 Euro absolut in Ordnung. Der Bundle-Preis in Verbindung mit den SFX-Libraries ist im Vergleich zu anderen Sound-Collections sogar als günstig einzustufen. Selbst manches Musikstück könnte in den FX eine Bereicherung finden. Natürlich ist nicht jedes spezifische Sample dabei, das man gerade gebrauchen könnte. Und auch beim Inhaltsverzeichnis und der Verwaltung gibt es in meinen Augen Luft nach oben. Wer jedoch auf der Suche nach einem Basis-Archiv zum Aufbau einer Klangbibliothek für den (semi-)professionellen Einsatz ist, oder als Profi einfach Sounds für budgetorientierte Produktionen sucht und nicht allzuviel Exotisches erwartet, erhält einen umfangreichen Fundus mit ansprechendem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis. Peter Westermeier

ganzer Test

Musikmachen.de 03/2011

Videoworkshop

http://www.musikmachen.de/Tests/Best-Service-Studio-Box-Mark-II

Sound on Sound Issue April 2011

Nature, Human, Technical and Cinema & Game. The coverage appears comprehensive and, with everything presented in a 44.1 kHz, 16-bit, stereo WAV file format, the whole lot comes in at 22 GB, with over 9000 individual files. Armed with a stiff drink and a plentiful supply of survival rations, I dug in…

First up was Nature: a collection of background atmospheres of natural timbres and a variety of featured animal sounds. While the collection of animals might not satisfy Noah, it covers dogs, cats, frogs, horses, sheep, pigs, monkeys and insects, along with some more exotic species. There are some excellent barking dogs and chirping insects, although I was disappointed to only get one donkey sample (I like donkeys!). The more background-orientated material includes lots of water (lapping, flowing, crashing in waves, for example), but there are also some very good rainfall and thunder samples.

The Human volume is particularly diverse. There are good dollops of applause, ambient sounds of cafés and restaurants; children playing, crying and laughing; fireworks, footsteps, doors being opened, shut and locked; church bells, voices (including a very good selection of solo and crowd laughter) and sundry minor other categories. However, the biggest sub-set within this volume is sport-related sounds, with everything from baseball to wrestling: balls being beaten and kicked and, amongst the karate and boxing folders, some useful sounds of people being hit!

Technical is where things get, um, technical: planes, trains and automobiles are joined by boats, helicopters and forklift trucks (I know, it doesn’t have quite the same ring to it).Alongside the transport, there is also a range of office, machine noises, vending machines, construction sites and lots of phones going off.

Volume 4 covers cinema and game sounds so, as you might expect, there are plenty of bleeps, whooshes and impacts. If you want to create a sonic warzone, there are also plenty of guns going off, explosions (the latter in the ‘blasts’ folder) and some game-friendly ‘body’ and ‘sword’ impacts; these would sound right at home in a Kung Fu or sword and sorcery context. This volume also includes a potentially useful range of cartoon-style sounds: silly voices, sounds and some slapstick-style impacts.

While not breaking any particularly new ground, for sound designers looking for a one-stop sound-effects shop, Studio Mark II covers most of the bases.
 

Video-Testbericht bei musikmachen.de 03/2011

Test bei Apfelwahn 08/2010

Spitzentest  von Holger Obst

 

(Auszug) 

Das gefällt mir

Studio Box Mark II beinhaltet ein lückenloses Repertoire an allem Geräuschhaften. Der Facettenreichtum zu jedem Thema ist enorm. Die Audioqualität erfüllt professionelle Ansprüche. Mittels Suchfunktion erreicht man schnell eine Auswahl an passenden Samples zum aktuellen Thema. Viele Samples laden zu einem experimentellen musikalischen Umgang mit dem Material ein. Der Fundus an potentiellen Percussion-Sounds der besonderen Art ist schier unerschöpflich. Wer mit einem Pitch-/Time-Tool (wie Melodyne & Co.) ausgestattet ist, kann noch weit über das Thema Percussion hinaus gehen.
 

ganzer Test

 

Music Tech 12/03 Studio Box 1(!)

Although rarely integral to the structure of a piece of music, the use of sound effects can be as effective in creating a sonic image as the illustrations in a novel. They're also easier to accommodate than most other kinds of samples: try incorporating a percussion loop or synth line into an existing song and you'll find that there are all kinds of musical and atmospheric considerations you may have to deal with before getting it to sit right. By contrast, dropping in the sound of, say, footsteps or applause, should simply be a matter of locating a suitable sample and triggering it at the right moment.  

Ah, but how exactly do you go about locating a suitable sample? Well, numerous collections have appeared over the years, including those available online from Sound Effects Library Ltd (a selection from which are included on mtm's cover CD this month and last). There's also the celebrated BBC Sound Effects library, which currently extends to a staggering 60 CDs.

Most people, however, find themselves in need of a collection somewhere between this and the mere handful of sound effects tracks included on the typical sample CD. Enter Best Service and its four-volume Studio Box collection, supplied on DVD and weighing in with an impressive 4,535 WAV-format sounds taking up just under 15GB of disk space. The four volumes cover Nature, Human, Technical and Special, and encompass just about every type of sound effect imaginable  and, in most cases, include a decent selection of each to choose from. So, for example, there's not just one dog bark, but ten; not just one camera shutter click, but 14. And as for phone rings.

It all may sound rather prosaic, but the producers of this collection have shown great imagination in their choice of samples not to mention diligence in capturing every nuance of the sounds using the very best recording techniques available. In addition to shorter, one-off sounds such as door slams, train noises, gun shots and drills, there also a huge range of atmospheres recorded inside caf's, factories, underground stations, and so on. You can choose not only whether a car's arriving or leaving but also its make. As you might imagine, a passing Nissan sounds rather different from a Mercedes or a Porsche.

Inevitably, there will be omissions and the one sound you're looking for won't be included, but it would be hard to improve on the range covered by the full Studio Box set. Of course, you'll need to be equipped with a suitable DVD drive, but most new computers are DVD compatible and you can install a drive into most older machines for very little money. Even so, there will be those with access only to a CD player who will be locked out from this collection and that's the only thing preventing it from receiving full marks.

Verdict: A hugely valuable effects resource, and cheap if you buy the full set.
9/10 Review: STUDIO BOX  Music Tech  12/2003Although rarely integral to the structure of a piece of music, the use of sound effects can be as effective in creating a sonic image as the illustrations in a novel. They're also easier to accommodate than most other kinds of samples: try incorporating a percussion loop or synth line into an existing song and you'll find that there are all kinds of musical and atmospheric considerations you may have to deal with before getting it to sit right. By contrast, dropping in the sound of, say, footsteps or applause, should simply be a matter of locating a suitable sample and triggering it at the right moment.  

Ah, but how exactly do you go about locating a suitable sample? Well, numerous collections have appeared over the years, including those available online from Sound Effects Library Ltd (a selection from which are included on mtm's cover CD this month and last). There's also the celebrated BBC Sound Effects library, which currently extends to a staggering 60 CDs.

Most people, however, find themselves in need of a collection somewhere between this and the mere handful of sound effects tracks included on the typical sample CD. Enter Best Service and its four-volume Studio Box collection, supplied on DVD and weighing in with an impressive 4,535 WAV-format sounds taking up just under 15GB of disk space. The four volumes cover Nature, Human, Technical and Special, and encompass just about every type of sound effect imaginable  and, in most cases, include a decent selection of each to choose from. So, for example, there's not just one dog bark, but ten; not just one camera shutter click, but 14. And as for phone rings.

It all may sound rather prosaic, but the producers of this collection have shown great imagination in their choice of samples not to mention diligence in capturing every nuance of the sounds using the very best recording techniques available. In addition to shorter, one-off sounds such as door slams, train noises, gun shots and drills, there also a huge range of atmospheres recorded inside caf's, factories, underground stations, and so on. You can choose not only whether a car's arriving or leaving but also its make. As you might imagine, a passing Nissan sounds rather different from a Mercedes or a Porsche.

Inevitably, there will be omissions and the one sound you're looking for won't be included, but it would be hard to improve on the range covered by the full Studio Box set. Of course, you'll need to be equipped with a suitable DVD drive, but most new computers are DVD compatible and you can install a drive into most older machines for very little money. Even so, there will be those with access only to a CD player who will be locked out from this collection and that's the only thing preventing it from receiving full marks.

Verdict: A hugely valuable effects resource, and cheap if you buy the full set.
9/10