Game Audio 101 is a new site created by Ben Long, composer, sound designer and audio director. The site has several articles form Ben and also interviews with sound professionals. Music, Sound Design & Dialogue are the three main components of audio in a game. Each of these carries a unique set of challenges. Our creative, technical and career content comes directly from … [Read more...]
An Interview with Zachary Quarles, ID Software's Audio Lead
Charisma +2 Magazine published an interview with Zachary Quarles, Audio Lead at ID Software. They talk about a lot of different things about his thoughts as an audio lead/designer, his work on Doom games, etc. It's a very cool read. What made you decide to pursue a career in sound design? Well, I actually started in musical theatre which is what my undergrad is in. Growing up, … [Read more...]
Sound Ideas Announces General HD Sound Effects Library
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2eMfeEae7A[/youtube] Sound Ideas is announcing the new General HD Sound Effects Library, a new collection of over 20,000 sound effects recorded at 24-Bit/96kHz. Will be available soon at $3,995 (2,995 at pre-release) Available on Hard Drive - we started from scratch with state-of-the-art recording equipment and the best in microphones … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: A Practical Guide to Field Recording [Part 2]
Field recorder choices In addition to choosing the most practical and highest quality microphone (as discussed in Part 1 of this article), the second half of the field recording ‘equipment’ equation is the trusty field recorder. We’ve come quite a long way in mobile recording technology in just the past few years and while it might seem to improve the chances of capturing … [Read more...]
The Washington Post: Use of Sound Effects in 'Secretariat' and Other Films
The Washington Post has published an article by film critic Ann Hornaday, who talks about the use of sound in film, specially the sound effects. She talks about the importance and good use of sound in several films such as "Secretariat, "Buried", "The American","Inception", "The Social Network", "Cast Away", "Pearl Harbor" and more. This might be not too much new stuff for a … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: A Practical Guide to Field Recording [Part 1]
Field recording is defined as any recording made outside of a controlled studio environment. So, pretty much any audio recording you make whether it’s in a garage, your backyard or out in the middle of nowhere is considered field recording. Recording inside a studio is already challenging enough, but add in portable equipment, wind noise, airplanes, birds and all of those … [Read more...]
Symbolic Sound Releases Kyma Control for iPad
Kyma Users: If you don't have an iPad yet, you'd love to get one now. Apart of the amazing sound making apps you can found there, Symbolic Sound is announcing the release of Kyma Control, a new iPad app that offers different control options for Kyma/paca(rana) systems. For use in the studio, on stage, in a theatre or performance venue, in an installation, in the lab, at home, … [Read more...]