Guest Contribution by Karen Collins Listening is the most important skill a sound designer has, and yet, it’s probably the one that’s the most ephemeral and difficult to nail down. What is listening? Are we born with this skill, or is it something that we can learn? Listening is the process that takes the information that we hear and makes meaning from that sound. To listen … [Read more...]
New Theme!
We have a new theme up! As many of our readers know; the old theme has been troublesome for quiet some time. And we got fed up with it's unreliability and lack of support. We do apologize for any inconvenience incurred by that awful collection of CSS and tears. We would like to thank everyone for their patience as we continue to tweak this new look and feel. Any weirdness you … [Read more...]
… Mr. President!!! … (Gen 3 Helicopter Implementation in Frostbite/Battlefield 4)
Guest contribution by Ben Minto and Bence Pajor of DICE … Mr. President!!! ... There we were in The Thirsty Bear, reflecting on the first lot of GDC Audio Sessions, and up walks Mr. Menhorn. He knew what he wanted from us; so after introductions, a few more IPAs and some passionate discussion it was in the bag. So here we are. A “behind the scenes”, warts and all, … [Read more...]
SFX Independence Submission Form
It is very difficult to keep up with all the new independent sound library releases, which is why we regularly put together roundup posts. Unfortunately it is difficult for even us to keep track of them all! We are all volunteers doing this in between work after all. To make sure no libraries slip through the cracks; we have added a submission form for sound effect library … [Read more...]
Should It Make A Sound?
Guest Contribution by Rob Bridgett For the past 14 years I've been a proponent of sound as a deeply integral part of the video game development process, getting audio involved earlier, allowing it to become a part of decision making and concepting, allowing sound's early presence, excitement and enthusiasm to influence the other disciplines involved in the … [Read more...]
Review: Glitchmachines – Quadrant
A few months ago Glitchmachines released Quadrant a "modular sound generator and effects processing plugin geared toward experimental sound design and electronic music production." Quadrant also " includes a Eurorack modular synthesizer sample library comprised of over 1500 samples.". For $49 this sfx processor + library gives you a lot of content to learn and play … [Read more...]
Sound Design Podcast Roundup 2014
While Designing Sound is snuggled firmly in the warm and cozy blanket of text articles; it's not always the most convenient way to absorb information. Whenever I am walking on a hiking trail or making a long (or even short!) drive I don't usually listen to music unless I am out of new podcast episodes! People may be aware of the podcasts we have covered and collaborated with … [Read more...]