GDC Vault has published the presentation materials from GDC 2012 online for free. There is a great wealth of information from a wide section of the game audio community, starting with Darren Korb's excellent keynote speech on his experience of creating the audio for Bastion in a New York closet. Thanks to Kenneth Young for tipping via the #gameaudio hashtag on Twitter! All … [Read more...]
RjDj – Crafting ‘Dimensions’
Robert Thomas and Joe White from RjDj, known for crafting interactive sound-musical worlds on iOS devices, were kind enough to spend an afternoon sharing their thoughts on interactive soundscapes and music, technical and creative limitations, Pure Data, procedural techniques and their latest app 'Dimensions'. You most definitely would have heard of their 'Inception App', … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Jeramiah Ross AKA Module Part 2
In this second part of Damian Kastbauer's exclusive interview with New Zealand based music producer and audio designer Jeramiah Ross / Module , they discuss how important the team dynamic is for development studios, working with coders and space-rock opera. You can read up on Part One of this gargantuan interview here and check out his latest album release Imagineering here I … [Read more...]
BOOM Library Releases Dogs
BOOM Library has released Dogs, a new library of dog sounds recorded at 192kHz/24-Bit. This 2 DVD collection offers more than 7 GB of data. Recorded with high frequency response microphones going up to 50 kHz, these source recordings are not only an extensive high quality animal library but also the ideal source for heavy pitching, designing and effect processing. You can use … [Read more...]
Upcoming Webinar Series with David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers
Former Designing Sound "Featured Sound Designers" David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers are hosting another in their series of "Secrets for Great Film Sound" webinars. They've got some great deals on offer this time around. So, if you've missed out on the series in the past, this might be a good time to sign up. The four week course begins on April 3rd, and registration is $250 … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview: Jeramiah Ross AKA Module Part 1
In the this first installment of this exclusive two part interview, Damian Kastbauer talks to Jeramiah Ross, the award winning audio designer & composer of PS3 game Shatter. Also known as the producer and live performer Module, Ross discusses audio implementation for games, and how his experience as a live act influences his game audio design process. Be sure to check out … [Read more...]
Top 11 Video Game Mixing Tips
Game Audio Mix has posted a list of tips for optimal mixing for video games. The full list can be viewed on the Gameaudiomix website Here are a few things that I lay awake thinking about last night, and in the hope that I may get a good night’s sleep tonight, unbothered by such thoughts, I wrote them down. In no particular order… 1) PLAN TO MIX Planning is good, … [Read more...]