Feedback is a pretty big part of what sound does. But despite that, we're not often taught interaction design during our training as composers or sound designers. … [Read more...]
Diego Stocco – Sound Composing Fear from his DIY Nightmares
Covering both the subject of last month's DIY and this month's of Fear, we spoke with Diego Stocco about his work as a sound designer, composer and performer. Diego creates eclectic musical experiences with custom built instruments and experimental recording techniques. He loves discovering hidden sounds from organic sources, objects and materials, with an unorthodox musical … [Read more...]
Twenty Thousand Hertz Podcast: Spooky Sounds
Fitting our monthly theme "Fear", a recent episode of the Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast explores how Hollywood crafts the sounds of horror and why these sounds trigger fear. Guests include Formosa Group Senior Sound Editor/Sound Designer Trevor Gates and Dan Blumstein, professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA. You can listen to the episode here. [image … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #95: Fear is the Mind Killer
As Brad mentioned in his introduction to this months theme: fear is an emotion we must face daily. Deadlines, workloads, project managers, tedious tasks, and especially cutting footsteps are all points of emotional friction dealt with by many of us to some degree or another. There is also a more intangible yet just as insidious form of fear we have to control: the fear of the … [Read more...]
Gamasutra Audio Design Deep Dive: Martin Stig Andersen On Scoring Wolfenstein II Using Baschet Sonic Sculptures
Martin Stig Andersen (Limbo, INSIDE) has written an extensive piece about his recent work on Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus in which he describes his use of Baschet Instruments, unique sound sculptures created by two French Brothers named François and Bernard Baschet. You can read the full article here. … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #94: Cheerleaders
“As has come before; many of these posts will be philosophical in nature. Some will be in contradiction to previous postings. These are not intended as truths or assertions, they’re merely thoughts…ideas. Think of this as stream of consciousness over a wide span…Please bear with us as we traverse the abstract canals of audio musings.” -Designing Sound Two days ago, a … [Read more...]
Riot Games: Creative Contest 2017 This Year With Category Sound Design
Riot Games has recently announced this years creative contest including for the 1st time a Sound Design category. The rules will be announced at the beginning of the contest. It starts November 6th and lasts until January 31 2018. You can read the official announcement here. [image credit: Riot Games] … [Read more...]