Two nice videos about the sound of Guild Wars 2 published by ArenaNet. Sound recording: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuOUNFsPyiY[/youtube] Sound design: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiamRvDqk9s[/youtube] … [Read more...]
Rabbit Ears Audio Releases “Brooks Streams Waterfalls”
Michael Raphael has released "Brooks Streams Waterfalls", the announced new library of Rabbit Ears Audio. REA 007 is a celebration of moving water in nature. From small trickles to rushing torrents, Brooks Streams Waterfalls is for those who need a variety of water movement in their library. Locations were chosen based on their variety of elements. Water sounds most unique … [Read more...]
August’s Featured Sound Designer: Tim Nielsen
It’s a great pleasure to introduce this month’s featured sound designer at Designing Sound: Tim Nielsen. Mainly located at Skywalker Sound, Tim has a long, diverse and impressive credit list, working both as a sound designer, supervising sound editor and effects editor, and he will share lots of articles, tips and thoughts with us. Enjoy! Bio: Tim Nielsen was born in 1971 … [Read more...]
“Limbo” – Exclusive Interview with Martin Stig Andersen
It takes a strong game to weave so seamlessly the combination of art contained within. Limbo was a game that so totally embodied itself that it found its way atop most “Best of...” lists the year of it's release on XBLA. With the game properly ported and recently released on PC and PSN, DesigningSound.org took some time to catch up with Martin Stig Andersen. When I saw Martin … [Read more...]
Coll Anderson’s Blog and Sound Effects
June's featured sound designer, Coll Anderson, has been working on some new ideas for his personal site recently. The photo above comes from a short post titled, Idea of the day... It's a funny little collection of some workflow thoughts that are worth the read. So head over there to check out what's going on in that photo. And while you're at it, check out some of the … [Read more...]
Frank Morrone: Interview
Izotope has published a short interview with re-recording mixer Frank Morrone (Sleepy Hollow, Lost, When We Were Kings). While it is primarily about RX2, it does give some insight into his workflow (7 Pro Tools HD systems!) and preparation for the new J.J Abrams and FOX drama - "Alcatraz" . When I made plans for a lunch with Emmy Award-winning sound mixer Frank Morrone, I was … [Read more...]
Axel Rohrbach Special: Making of Cinematic Trailers
[Written by Axel Rohrbach] Here is a teaser video showing some of the things we recorded: [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/23965688[/vimeo] But this is only a very small part. Creating the "Cinematic Trailers" was one of the biggest challenges for us so far. The goal was to provide a designed collection with sounds having both, the quality you expect when you are in a cinema … [Read more...]