I was born in England in 1988. Some of my earliest memories involve old BBC and Mac computers. I grew up listening to CDs, MiniDisks, playing "Duck Hunt" on my sister's NES. The dial-up modem sounds are imprinted on my memory. I recall my father ordering books from Amazon.com back when that's all Amazon sold. In my teen years I assembled my own computer to save money and grew … [Read more...]
Community Meetup – This Sunday in San Francisco
If you're coming to San Francisco for GDC, or just happen to be in the area regardless, a few of us from the website are heading to Thirsty Bear Brewing Company (661 Howard St.) at 6:30PM this Sunday (3/1/14). If you're in town early, and are looking for something to do in the evening, you're welcome to join us! … [Read more...]
2-day workshop – Creating ‘Cinematic Voices’
A two day course focusing on the voice and its import on cinematic sound will take place in York, UK next month. Taught by industry specialists Neil Hillman, Adele Fletcher, Adam Severs and James Hyde, and led by Dr Sandra Pauletto (University of York), Creating Cinematic Voices: from script to mixing will cover a wide range of topics, including dialogue production … [Read more...]
Nuendo 7 to include Wwise integration
Steinberg will preview Nuendo 7 at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, and have announced a new feature, Game Audio Connect, that will provide instant and seamless connection to Audiokinetic's Wwise middleware platform. It will allow mixdowns to be exported to Wwise from Nuendo via a simple drag-and-drop operation, and it will also be possible to open … [Read more...]
Designing Sound Discussion Group – Scouts Honor
UPDATE: We're going to have to reschedule the talk due to some last minute scheduling conflicts. Date still to be determined, but we'll keep you posted. We had originally intended to schedule this talk back in November; during our focus on documentaries. Circumstances conspired against us, but a good idea is a good idea. So I'm happy to get this on our schedule this now. … [Read more...]
SFX Independence – February 2015
The first SFX Independence edition of 2015 is here, with a whole host of new and recently-released sfx packs, and a few special offers. Don't forget to use the SFX Independence Submission Form if you've got an independent sfx collection that's recently or about to be, released. Tone Manufacture New York … [Read more...]
Dark Hearts: The Secret of Haunting Melissa
Guest Contribution by Scott Kramer With Haunting Melissa, we sought to bring feature film quality sound to an iOS app. It was an incredible experience, so when Neal Edelstein asked me to join the Hooked Digital Media team for Haunting Melissa: Dark Hearts, I jumped at the chance. Like many of us, my "day job" is designing sound for feature films and television. Hooked is … [Read more...]