SoundPad: Film Noir (Remastered)

Greetings Patrons,

I'm continuing to remaster these early SoundPads, and making them available as Patreon exclusive downloads.

Please don't share these files. They are for you, dear patrons, and you alone!

The website versions will most likely stay as they are for the time being, but these re-mastered audio files are of higher quality than what appears online (bandwidth/cost issues) and have been tweaked to the standards of the later SoundPads.

The format for these will be .ogg as it's superior to mp3 for looping purposes as well as quality/file size considerations.

As with most Patreon content, the simplest way to access it is via the Tabletop Audio website. As each SoundPad is remastered, a "Download on Patreon" button will appear on the page. That link will take you to the appropriate post.

If there are any Multi-part sounds (denoted by the x2, x4, etc on the website), they will be split into individual sounds as they would require the SoundPad engine to play properly. e.g.

Additionally, the files have all been renamed with a more consistent naming convention and id3 tags have been added.

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Originally released in April, 2018, Film Noir was the result of lots of film watching and note taking. Films like Laura, The Maltese Falcon, Chinatown, Touch of Evil and others were all used as inspiration.

From the original post:

I ended up designing 36 sounds (culled from 65) that I thought worked well together and were able to describe several different types of indoor and outdoor environments that could serve as a backdrop. Many of the sounds come from my own field recordings in NYC where I live. I also did a cocktail mixing Foley session from which the 'pour whiskey' sound emerged.

The two musical tracks I composed for this are both moody. Dark City is an homage to Jerry Goldsmith in that it uses his signature harp sound from the Chinatown Soundtrack. As soon as I heard a minor harp chord being strummed I knew I could sell the vibe. Cool City is a vibey piano, trumpet , bass and drums piece that I thought sounded - smokey - for a lack of a better word.

For this one, I replaced the usual tone section with 'stings'. You'll know how and when to use these as soon as you hear them. I tried many different types of loopable and layered tones but found that musical stings were much better suited for this. They're great for both punctuation and transitions.

Thank you, as always, for your continuing support.

best,

Tim