He is highly experienced in civil and military blasting operations, guns and pyrotechnics.
We highly recommend reading all the articles he has published on Designing Sound!Īfter a lot of investigation we finally got introduced to THE blaster expert here in Germany: Werner Meyerl. We are very thankful for all the great advice we got from Charles Maynes, who is the master when it comes to explosion and gun effect recordings.
So we investigated into this topic frequently and talked to experts in this field. As the title of the library says, it was also our goal to record real massive explosions that we could not find elsewhere.
Up to now we don´t know any explosion effect library that features multi-channel recorded and mastered explosion sound effects and which offers you each explosion in different perspectives, microphone characteristics and channel formats. The recording conditions at that particular training area were not good enough to record for a library project, but it was a great experience and taught us how complex and challenging it would be to create an explosion library. In 2011 we did some test recordings at a blaster training school in eastern Germany. Explosion sfx is something we have in our heads probably since we recorded our very first library back in 2010. Borge has denied the allegations.Guest contribution by the fine folks at TONSTURMĪs the theme of this month is destruction we are really happy to be invited on Designing Sound to share our stories about the production and creation of our latest sound effect library:Īn essential part of creating TONSTURM libraries is an in depth research phase. Borge, from Mexico's ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was extradited in January from Panama to face charges of embezzlement and abuse of public office. Barcos Caribe did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment. The same company, Barcos Caribe, operated both the ferry in Playa de Carmen and Cozumel, and is owned by the father of former Quintana Roo state Governor Roberto Borge, who is facing corruption charges, local media reported. Local media also reported that a drug gang had taken credit for the blast. Local media reported up to 25 people had been hurt, but none of the injuries were life-threatening. 21 that the initial signs were that a mechanical failure had caused the explosion in Playa del Carmen that injured at least 18 people. The Quintana Roo state port authority said on Feb. The federal attorney general's office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The Quintana Roo state prosecutors office said federal agents were investigating the cases. The Ministry of the Marina did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Two more explosive devices were found attached to another ferry on the island of Cozumel on Thursday, local media reported, saying marine troops had secured the scene.
A security alert posted on the embassy's website warned American citizens to exercise caution and said Mexican authorities continued to investigate the blast. MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A blast last month on a tourist ferry in the Mexican beach resort of Playa del Carmen was caused by "an explosive device" that injured passengers, including U.S.