I like many, was saddened when it came to light that the Sony M10 handheld recorder was being discontinued. The incredibly portable machine has decent mics, batteries for days, and a formfactor that allows it to be carried almost anywhere. In the year or two since it's discontinuation, sound professionals have been waiting and wondering if there was a successor. When Roland … [Read More...]
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Interview: Atsushi Suganuma of Square-Enix Japan
Jack Menhorn: Tell us about yourself. What led you into doing sound design for games? Atsushi Suganuma: I am Atsushi Suganuma, I am an audio director at Square-Enix Japan. I worked on both “FINAL FANTASY XV” game development as well as the CG animation feature film “KINGS GLAIVE FINAL FANTASY XV”. On the game […]
Instamic Pro — First Impressions
This time around I decided to do something different: instead of an article, I’ve created a video to better demonstrate a few of my experiences with the Instamic Pro so far. While there will be a full review of it, I thought it would be noteworthy to talk to you about some observations.
Unsung Audio
This guest contribution comes to us from Chris Didlick. Chris is the Head of Sound Design at Box Of Toys Audio, a music and sound design studio in London. A phrase and rule of thumb I often read is that sound design should go unnoticed, it should not draw attention to itself for fear of […]
Monthly Theme: Tropes and Clichés
Do you dream in reverb? Do you scream like Wilhelm? Do you hear sound in space? Do your eagles sound like red-tailed hawks? Do you speak deeper when you move slowly? Do you see distant lightning and hear thunder with no delay? Do your computers make bleeps and bloops for every single animation? Do you […]
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Backstage.com: The Sound Design Of Spongebob Squarepants: The Musical
Backstage.com has recently published an extensive interview with Sound Designer Walter Trarbach and Foley Artist Mike Dobson about their work on the … [Read More...]
Stephen Schappler On Using A Stream Deck For Game Audio Production
Having effective workflows is a key factor in all audio disciplines. Senior Sound Designer Stephen Schappler (Netherealm Studios, Mortal Combat X, … [Read More...]
Audiokinetic Blog: Oscar Coen On Player Success Through Sound
Audiokinetic recently published an interesting article by Sound Designer Oscar Coen on how sound can impact player success in games. You can read … [Read More...]
Shinesparkers: Interview With Metro Prime Audio Lead Clark Wen
The Metroid Fan Community Shinesparkers has recently published an extensive interview featuring Audio Lead Clark Wen and his work on Metroid Prime 1 … [Read More...]
Daniel Meuser: Field Recording Diary II
Lewitt Audio has published the 2nd article of a two part field recording diary by Sound Designer Daniel Meuser. In part two Daniel describes how he … [Read More...]