10 Tips to Make You a Better Sound Designer
George Spanos has published another of his great articles on GameSound Design. This time he gives 10 (actually 11) different advices that can make you a better sound designer, no matter your field of work. I agree with almost all the tips, but as George said, this is the most ... read more.
How To Record Underwater Sounds with a Hydrophone
George Spanos has published a very cool article talking about hydrophones and how to record underwater sounds with them. You can also listen to some the sounds recorded. Ok, so now that the basics are covered where you may ask can one acquire one of these underwater recording devices? I used ... read more.
Looking for Creativity in the World of Sound Design
George Spanos has created another fantastic article on Game Sound Design, talking about creativity, covering common problems and different ways to get inspiration and constantly improve your creative ideas. Inspiration is a very mercurial event. One cannot control the moments of inspiration that occur or when those moments will happen. Some ... read more.
Web Based Tool for Creative Sound Design Ideas, Inspired By Brian Eno’s “Oblique Strategies”
Do you know about "Oblique Strategies"? Originally developed by Brian Eno, consists in a deck of cards containing ideas and phrases to help you on "breaking" the lack of creativity on any project you're working on. George Spanos, from GameSoundDesign has created the "Sound Design Strategies" based on the same concept, ... read more.
Interview with Vance Dylan
George Spanos has published a nice talk he had with Vance Dylan, sound designer with work on titles such as Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and Sonic Chronicles. Vance talks about specific games, his career and how he creates sound. Let's read: Let's start off with the ubiquitous ... read more.
Interview with Chuck Russom
George Spanos has launched a new interviews section on GameSoundDesign.com. That category started with Chuck Russom, sound designer of videogames such as God Of War, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty and more. Great talk! Game Sound Design: Taking a quick glance at your credit list, it's obvious you have a ... read more.
The Use of Silence in Sound Design
George Spanos has published a new article at GameSoundDesign, this time talking about the use and approach of silence in sound design. Silence is a very powerful sound. Sound? Silence is not a sound... right? Well I think that silence should be considered a "sound", a "sound effect", and "music". But that's crazy isn't ... read more.
How to Effectively Direct Actors
George Spanos has published a new interesting article at his website Game Sound Design, covering several points about Directing Actor Sessions. Voice direction is definitely not a task for the under-prepared. It requires a lot of patience, empathy, and as much experience as possible to get it right. Some of the ... read more.
The Importance of Video Game Localization
George Spanos has published a new article on his website Game Sound Design, talking about the importance of video games localization and his role in game audio production. Video game localization is the process whereby a game's primary language is translated into other languages in order to accommodate foreign speaking gamers. Many ... read more.
Implementing Sound Design In Video Games
George Spanos has published a new article at Game Sound Design talking about the implementation of sound design in video games, an interesting reading especially for those who are just starting in this world of sound design for video games. Sound design for video games is quite a different animal than ... read more.
