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Our new SFX composer made this free pack for you!

We hired a composer for SFXs and he's awesome!

I'm honored to greet in the team the one-and-only Pierrick Veillerobe. He'll be in charge to compose between 25 to 35 SFXs (sound effects) per month, based on the Adventure Theme and what comes through his mind. Exceptionally, this pack is free. It's to show everyone what SFXs are about, but the next releases will only be for Guardians and high...

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June News

Hello everyone!

June has been incredibly busy so far, we have many things in the pipeline. Most of the workload was linked to the survey and the decisions/solutions we decided afterwards. Here are the news and what kept us busy.

SFX

We always deliver what we promise, and we promised SFXs. I don't want to spoil the surprise, but those who like SFXs will be very happy in a few hours.

Adventure Theme

This month adventure theme (15$ patrons) will...

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Forest of Seasons (3 free ambiences)

Hello everyone,

Something special today: as a birthday gift for a friend (he's my GM for our Starfinder campaign), I offered him a free commission.

He wanted something very specific that doesn't fit in our standards. He wanted a forest that goes through the seasons, for a whole hour. He also wanted some japanese feel to it. The seasons change smoothly every 15 minutes.

While it's not what you usually look for, I thought some would still enjoy it, especially for meditation/re...

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Survey results and actions we take

Greetings everyone, it's Michael,

The survey has been running for two weeks, and we already received more than 500 answers and 2000+ comments, which is incredible. The feedback quality is way beyond what I imagined (and I already had very high expectations from you).

This post will be long, I'll do my best to keep it concise, but there's a lot of valuable lessons and graphs to share. To prevent drowning you in the 50+ graphs we have, we show the most meaningful.

Gen...

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Lost Eden (5 ambiences, 3 SFX)

Hello everyone!

Here's a full Sci-Fi pack, made to go with Filip's 30 minutes Adventure Theme he released a few days ago.

This pack features five ambiences which depict a remote outpost, a place that survives off the charts, under no imperial rule (that's how I personally imagined it).

As for the ambiences and SFX specifically, I tried to compose elements that are "ready to use" for a rough scenario I had in mind. Basically, adventurers arrive on the planet, have to look for...

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Naga Lair (1 song, 1 map)

Greetings everyone!

The Goblin Explorer and I have prepared a new collaboration pack for you. Naga lair is a mysterious underground ruin filed with traps, treasures, unsettling cold waters and off course, Nagas. Matt created a map that comes with 5 variations and he did a wonderful job. I composed a subdued dungeon track with the main focus on the harp, but as this piece moves forward, the orchestra becomes more intense, warning the party about the dangers that lie ahead. For Sages+ pa...

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New Song: ''Bicyclops''

Greetings everyone!

Today we have a quirky comedic adventure song, inspired by soundtracks you would often hear in Wes Anderson's films. I had a great pleasure to once again collaborate with The Fluffy Folio and The Goblin Explorer on this project. Both of them are currently working hard to create the creature's art and a map that will also be released here on patreon, in early June. I will attach this song post to the collaboration post, once its released. I hope you will enjoy and fi...

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New Song: ''Cosmic Anomalies''

Greetings everyone!

Here's a new simple, sort of subdued, sci-fi exploration song for your games. Possible scenarios for where I could see this theme being used are research development centers, planning & preparation events, space exploration or even as a main menu music ( As an example, if you plan to use this song through virtual tabletops ). ''Cosmic Anomalies'' has a wondrous spirit, created to inspire your crew while making them hungry for new interstellar adventure...

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Satisfaction survey

Greetings everyone!

Here's the survey!

I wanted to release it this weekend but I had to be like grandma to see my screen for the past week:

Not ideal to work :)

My eyes surgery went well, although I've been entirely blind for a day and everything is still very blurry one week after. It should last up to six weeks according to the doc, but always improving.

At first, I he...

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Eldritch Forest (4 ambiences)

Hello everyone!

This pack of ambiences was composed for a collaboration with Loot Tavern (Helyana's guide to Monsters), however, they are still a bit late on their project and need some extra time for the FoundryVTT integration and final pdf creation, so you'll receive the pdf probably next week.

They needed an ambience for that charming creature:

2022-05-26 20:59:10 +0000 UTC View Post

Undead Army Marching (5 ambiences, 2 SFX)

Hello Patrons!

Here's an original pack of ambiences and SFX about the undead. I thought about that pack when I randomly saw a snippet of the Lords of the Rings on internet, when Frodo and Sam are just outside of Minas Morgul and see the army leaving the fortress to attack Minas Tirith.

I know it's mainly orcs in the movie, but I wanted to do that ambience for the undead.

And then I added dragons because it's cool.


Fun fact: The sounds of bones were made by b...

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New Song: ''Reflections In Time''

''My grandfather was an inventor with the most brilliant mind. Most of our city's architectural marvels were built by him, or at least their designs were based on his incredible ideas. He was a kind but a silent man, always trapped by the four walls of his workshop, creating new wonders, making our life better. There were times when when we didn't see him leave outside his office for days. We could only hear thumping and curious mechanical sounds. On the rarest of occasions grandpa would come...

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A few news + May free albums

Hello everyone!

It's Michael.

The news

I went through eye surgery (both eyes). It heavily impairs my ability to work. My workaholic tendency suffers a lot from it, but it forces me to chill. Because of that, the ambiences content will arrive by the end of the month, The amount won't be smaller though, nothing to worry about.

Satisfaction survey

I'm preparing a "satisfaction" survey, or poll, for the Patreon. You'll see that post this weekend....

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Your opinion about sound effects (Poll)

Hello everyone!

(Quick info: I'm working on several ambiences packs that should be released this week. We'll also have some Sci-Fi content this month!)

We have a very important question for you. On Patreon, we set a special goal at 3700$ : We would hire a composer for SFX specifically.

The thing is: we stand at 3699$ at the moment, so we will have to take a decision soon. We need you for that decision.

Definition. SFX are one-shot sou...

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Seasons | Vol.2 (4 songs)

Greetings everyone!

We are back with another ''Seasons'' compilation. As I mentioned the last time, this is a quest to make a song for each month of the year! Last volume was composed as an adventure album. It was a calm and subdued compilation focused on exploration.

New volume of seasons is all about your cities, towns and streets. It is compiled of 4 uplifting summer songs, made to make your common daily or nightly activities more enjoyable and creative. So, either you decid...

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Patreon audio content - Second Half of 2021 [Raven+]

Hello Patrons,

Download the content here. 


It contains the audio from:

"Emysfer" Ambiences Megapack (24 ambiences)

Dreamholder t...

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Patreon audio content - Second Half of 2021 [Guardian+]

Hello Patrons,

Download the content here. 


It contains the audio from:

Yeti's Cave (5 ambiences, 3 SFX)

The Verglast (4 songs...

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Patreon audio content - First Half of 2021 [Raven+]

Hello Patrons,

Download the content here. 


It contains the audio from:

Incubation Room (8 ambiences)

Acid Planet (6 ambiences)<...

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Patreon audio content - First Half of 2021 [Guardian+]

Hello Patrons,

Download the content here.


It contains the audio from:

Dangers of the Swamp (1 song, 2 versions)

Ruins of Calcheron (1 song, 2 versio...

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Patreon audio content of 2020 [Guardian+]

Hello Patrons,

Download the content here. 


It contains the audio from:

Meezul's Mansion (2 ambiences)

Iron Giant Collaboration (7 ambiences, 4 maps)

2022-05-06 19:42:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Patreon audio content of 2020 [Raven+]

Hello Patrons,

Download the content here.


It contains the audio from:

Platforms (10 ambiences, 6 maps)

Friendly Monsters (4 ambiences)

2022-05-06 19:42:02 +0000 UTC View Post

We updated the older content

Greetings everyone!

Each month, I take care of one big project. Last month, it was the update of our website (I'll make a post about it soon). This month, I took care of updating the older content.

I've received dozens of requests to organize it in folders. I knew it would take me several days, and it did. But it's well worth it.

With the amount of content we release, it means each year there are about ~150 n...

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The Void (3 ambiences, 7 SFX)

Hello Patrons!

Here's the SFX/Ambience part of the adventure theme of the month, THE VOID!

The Void is often depicted in video games and TTRPG as an (actually not empty) place with arcane and chaotic energies, questionable gravity and a rather unpleasant fauna. It's generally one of the places I love the most and I often use them in my TTRPG sessions.

I attached some images, in case you have no idea what I'm talking about.

For this theme, I wanted to focus on the magic...

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Taverns (6 ambiences)

Hello everyone!

Four of these ambiences were composed for a collaboration with Loot Tavern (Helyana's guide to Monsters), however, they are still a bit late on their project and need some extra time for the FoundryVTT integration and final pdf creation so I'm sharing a temporary PDF, which already looks awesome!

All of these ambiences feature voices made by the community (you). If you want your voice in my ...

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Tales Of Grimm | Vol.1 (4 songs)

Greetings Adventurers!

Having a stroll down the spooky corridors in the cursed mansion? Drinking tea with the count himself? Or just investigating a strange and ''totally not suspicious '' noises coming from the nearby mausoleum? I got you covered!

We are back with another 4 tack compilation album. These gothic tracks, investigative and subdued in nature, will exponentially increase the gaming experience while venturing through any dreadful and mysterious scenario in your camp...

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Seasons | Vol.1 (4 songs)

Greetings everyone!
Thank you for your patience!

I apologize for the delayed music releases. As Michael already mentioned, I was sick for the past 10 days and couldn't even get out of my bed. I'm all better now, quickly recovering and already working at my creative dungeon on new tunes for you!  

Our new release is called Seasons. It is yet another 4 song compilation that celebrates all 12 months of the year. All the songs will be named in Gaelic language, because why n...

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City Rooms (6 ambiences) + News

Hello everyone!

News

About Filip : he's has been fighting fever and sickness for the past week and a half and hasn't been able to share the work he did yet. At the moment, he's in recovery phase and will soon be back! However, before that, he composed most of the tracks he wanted to share this month and I can tell you : they are awesome! He'll share them within the next few days.

About albums : The "Gothic Music Vol.1 album has been released. It's on View Post

Clairemoth Woods (1 ambience, 5 SFXs)

Hello everyone!

For the adventure theme, Filip wanted to compose a calm track for forest exploration. I already have several forest ambiences so I tried to create something different, something calmer.

I didn't see the point of composing 5 variations. It would not have a great value for you and it wouldn't have been very interesting for me either. Instead, I invested quite some time in creating very complex SFXs around the "forest" theme. Elements to spice up the forest experience...

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Two new albums in April

Hello Patrons!

I hope you are doing well. The Studios will release two new music albums next month. One will be a TWO HOURS album made of six tracks. The genre is Gothic music, kinda atmospheric, perfect for Curse of Strahd or other haunted places. It shall cost 18$ on Bandcamp, so it's definitely a GREAT deal to get this one as a "Chosen"-tiered patron.

The other album is still to be defined. Maybe something original such as an "Arctic"-themed album, or a second combat music albu...

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Tales of Night & Day | Vol.1 (4 songs)

Greetings adventurers!

We could always use more exploration music, right?
Well, Tales of Night & Day is composed out of 4 heavily subdued exploration tracks. You can use them with almost any traveling, story-telling or resting scenario within your campaign. They are calm, transcendental, meditative and will definitely upgrade your gaming experience, from the musical perspective. These songs also go along fantastic with any of Michael's ambiances, naturally, so make sure to combi...

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