Comments on: Joining Team Audio https://designingsound.org/2012/06/26/joining-team-audio/ Art and technique of sound design Wed, 06 Jul 2016 17:09:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.9 By: David https://designingsound.org/2012/06/26/joining-team-audio/#comment-3432 Thu, 19 Jul 2012 16:40:38 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=12921#comment-3432 Well I am glad not to be looking for work in the Video Game industry. It sounds like a hellish process. A few things Ariel should be looking for in a person. Someone that is designing sound regardless of a paycheck waiting. This individual should also have created his/her own software for designing sounds (Vst or Exe). They should not be tone deaf. When you ask them about midi Synths and Samplers they should love Samplers more than synth’s but know synthesis concepts to the core. They should know the midi spec. The words Granular and Pitch-shifting should fall from their lips without you asking. You should ask them to show you what they have in their pockets….if they do not produce a small digital recorder out of one of those pockets the interview should end on the spot.

I don’t think the current hiring practices described are good. I for one would never except a job from a company that has such a hellish introductory process. I’m sure they will find many that will … but the question remains will Ariel being the current Gatekeeper find anyone good at what they do using these techniques?

]]> By: Andy https://designingsound.org/2012/06/26/joining-team-audio/#comment-3431 Thu, 28 Jun 2012 22:19:15 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=12921#comment-3431 After reading this my conclusion is that It might be easier to get a job at NASA.

]]> By: Uriel Salazar https://designingsound.org/2012/06/26/joining-team-audio/#comment-3430 Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:18:06 +0000 https://designingsound.org/?p=12921#comment-3430 This is awesome, a lot of key information about what we’re up against in the game audio world.

I feel the occupation of “video game sound designer” is becoming more and more popular, which puts those who have experience on top of the list, and making it very difficult for students to even land an internship.

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