Post by dreamfreeze on Jun 28, 2023 17:08:12 GMT
Earshot SFX is a CD library with at least 1,500+ sound effects (in its full version) released in 1996 by DXM Productions. It has been used in several pieces of media, including Baby Einstein, Paper Mario, Thief and 31 Minutos. Currently, the only archive of the library publicly available online is the sampler version, with only a few hundred of the sound effects.
A few months ago, I used WorldCat to see whether it knew of any copies of the sound effects CDs in any library. It turned out that the only copy known to WorldCat was in the University of New South Wales Sydney Paddington Library in Australia.
www.worldcat.org/title/222266410
primoa.library.unsw.edu.au/permalink/f/jhud33/UNSW_ALMA21335566070001731
The library, however, requires membership to access, which can be requested, or it can be accessed as a member of UNSW. It also requires physical access to the library itself to retrieve the CD, which seems to be hard to come by.
I do not currently have access to the library, although I may be able to in the far future. In the meantime, I and a correspondent, who wished to only be named as 'Deceptive Daniel' (and is also currently unable to directly access the library), are currently seeking someone who has access to the library. Deceptive Daniel has found a contact of a contact who may have access to the library, although little success has been achieved in getting that person to share the library at the moment. I've posted a few public posts on the matter - a discussion in a public Discord server I'm in, one on the Sound Effects Wiki forums and one in the Baby Einstein Wiki forums (since they seemed to show a keen interest in the library) - although none of the posts have resulted in much progress (except that the Discord post kickstarted this part of the search).
soundeffects.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000068625 (The Sound Effect Wiki post in question)
the-true-baby-einstein.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000031065 (The Baby Einstein Wiki post in question)
Is anyone able to access the library, retrieve the CD set and preferably archive it on a place like the Internet Archive? Otherwise, does anyone know of/is anyone able to find anyone else who can access the library? This would help preserve what is currently partially lost abandoned media.
A few months ago, I used WorldCat to see whether it knew of any copies of the sound effects CDs in any library. It turned out that the only copy known to WorldCat was in the University of New South Wales Sydney Paddington Library in Australia.
www.worldcat.org/title/222266410
primoa.library.unsw.edu.au/permalink/f/jhud33/UNSW_ALMA21335566070001731
The library, however, requires membership to access, which can be requested, or it can be accessed as a member of UNSW. It also requires physical access to the library itself to retrieve the CD, which seems to be hard to come by.
I do not currently have access to the library, although I may be able to in the far future. In the meantime, I and a correspondent, who wished to only be named as 'Deceptive Daniel' (and is also currently unable to directly access the library), are currently seeking someone who has access to the library. Deceptive Daniel has found a contact of a contact who may have access to the library, although little success has been achieved in getting that person to share the library at the moment. I've posted a few public posts on the matter - a discussion in a public Discord server I'm in, one on the Sound Effects Wiki forums and one in the Baby Einstein Wiki forums (since they seemed to show a keen interest in the library) - although none of the posts have resulted in much progress (except that the Discord post kickstarted this part of the search).
soundeffects.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000068625 (The Sound Effect Wiki post in question)
the-true-baby-einstein.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000031065 (The Baby Einstein Wiki post in question)
Is anyone able to access the library, retrieve the CD set and preferably archive it on a place like the Internet Archive? Otherwise, does anyone know of/is anyone able to find anyone else who can access the library? This would help preserve what is currently partially lost abandoned media.
