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2013 Kicks Off with Plug-in Month

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Happy New Year from all of us here at Designing Sound! This month is going to be devoted to a lighter, slightly braoder topic of discussion…Plug-ins. This won’t…

Analog Worldization

Monday, December 31, 2012

Guest contribution by Cormac Donnelly I am, at heart, a techno-nostalgiast and I’ve worked with tape machines of one kind or other for most of my career. When I…

Creating the Spaces of Ambience

Saturday, December 29, 2012

Guest contribution by Michael Theiler (Kpow Audio) Situating an Ambience When creating ambiences for games (this applies equally to film), I am striving to make them blend into the…

October’s Featured Sound Designer: Ann Kroeber

Saturday, October 1, 2011

It is my distinct honor to introduce this month’s featured guest at Designing Sound. Ann Kroeber has graciously agreed to share her experiences and thoughts on our profession…

AudioMedia Game Sound Special 2011

Thursday, July 14, 2011

July’s issue of AudioMedia features several articles on game audio, including: Martin Stig Andersen on the sound of “Limbo” Richard Wentk talks with Valve’s audio team about the…

Axel Rohrbach Special: Exclusive Interview

Thursday, July 7, 2011

To get things started on this month’s featured sound designer, here’s an interview of Axel Rohrbach: Designing Sound: While we all know about BOOM Library, tell us about…

June’s Featured Sound Designer: Coll Anderson

Thursday, June 2, 2011

I’m pleased to announce a new special guest on Designing Sound: Coll Anderson. About Coll Anderson has been working with sound for 24 years. His work includes recording,…

David Sonnenschein Special: Exclusive Interview

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Here’s starting off this month’s special with an exclusive interview with our guest David Sonnenschein. DS: In addition to being a sound designer, teacher and musician you are…

March’s Featured Sound Designer: Ric Viers

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

If you are a regular reader of Designing Sound, you probable know about Ric Viers, great person and a true multi-disciplinary of sound (and probably one of the funniest…