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Pro Sound Effects Releases Enhanced Hybrid Library & New Expansion Program

100 units available for freelance sound designers through December 31

Pro Sound Effects has released its enhanced Hybrid Library and new Expansion Program for freelance sound designers and independent media creators.

Now through December 31 (2014), Pro Sound Effects is making 100 more Hybrid Library units available to qualified sound designers who apply and qualify for freelancer pricing. In addition, all Hybrid Library owners gain access to the Expansion Program, which ensures the Hybrid Library is continually updated.

“We really stepped up our features this year,” says Douglas Price, founder and president of Pro Sound Effects. “Our goal is to continually improve our Hybrid Program so it lives up to its reputation as both the ‘Robin Hood of Sound Libraries’ and ‘the Sound Designers Secret Weapon’.”

Hybrid Library Key Features

—56,477 sound effects on hard drive; 338 GB of professional sound delivered on flashy Hybrid-branded USB 3.0 hard drive

—Categories include ambiences, animals, history, nature, science fiction, technology, warfare and beyond

—Sound effects content from top recordists and sound designers, including Blastwave FX, BBC, BOOM, Foundation, Sound Control SE, and more

—Online access to 215,000-plus sounds from any computer through the Pro Sound Effects Online Library

—Masterful metadata for fast, pinpoint searches

—Free annual updates; 2014 update includes 400 new sounds (6.4 GB) from Blastwave FX, plus enhanced metadata

—100 percent royalty-free lifetime license

The Expansion Program provides freelancers with a simple, cost-effective way to ensure that their sound effects selection and software toolset is continually refreshed. Developed with feedback from Hybrid Library owners and curated by the PSE Library Team, Expansions 1 and 2 are robust sound effects compilations available only to Hybrid Library owners.

Expansion 1: New room tones, ambiences, footsteps, and foley; 10,856 sounds (54 GB) on 64 GB USB flash drive.

Expansion 2: 1,000 hand-picked BBC ambiences, outdoor impulse responses, and production elements; 2,721 sounds (62 GB) on 64 GB USB 3.0 flash drive.

Soundminer Add-On: Search, audition, drag-n-drop to application

Pricing & Availability

Through December 31, 2014, 100 Hybrid Library units are available for $1,500 ($10,000 value). Expansions 1 and 2 are available $500 each ($2,500 value each). Existing Hybrid Library owners will be emailed the 2014 free update and this will also be posted in the Hybrid Library Owner Forum.

Since 2012, Pro Sound Effects has supported freelancers by providing access to a big feature, big studio library at an affordable price.

Further specific information about the Hybrid Library is available here.

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