David has offered up an excerpt of his article, "Sound Spheres: A Model of Psychoacoustic Space in Cinema," to our little community. The full article appears in the Volume 1.1 of The New Soundtrack, available through Edinburgh University Press (an excellent journal that I highly recommend). David and I will be having a phone discussion on Friday about this new model of his, to … [Read more...]
Chris Sweetman: Audio Director of “Brink”
GameSpot has published an interview with Chris Sweetman, the audio director of Splash Damage's upcoming sci-fi game "Brink". He talks about his career and his role as an audio director/sound designer. Splash Damage's upcoming futuristic shooter looks to stands apart from other shooters by focusing on parkour-style movement along with gunplay. The gunplay is what falls into … [Read more...]
Your Questions to David Sonnenschein
David Sonnenschein is our special guest of the month. We already published an interview with him, but you also have the opportunity to make your own questions to David. You can do it by using the contact form, or leaving a comment on this post. … [Read more...]
Develop – Sound Advice May 2011
This months Develop magazine includes a diverse cross section of game audio related articles as part of it's Sound Advice column. Organizing orchestra's, Convolution Reverb, and Social Sound Design are just a few of the topics covered in their web publication. Jump to page 34 for the intro: Develop - Issue 116 - May 2011 Thanks to @stomp224 via #gameaudio at twitter. … [Read more...]
David Sonnenschein Special: Exclusive Interview
Here's starting off this month's special with an exclusive interview with our guest David Sonnenschein. DS: In addition to being a sound designer, teacher and musician you are also a writer, director, producer, painter and sound therapist with research in neurobiology. That's quite a list! How has your experience in these different fields influenced you as a sound … [Read more...]
The Sound of “The Lost Thing”
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23189403[/vimeo] SoundWorks Collection has published a fantastic profile on the sound of "The Lost Thing", featuring sound designer John Kassab, who we recently interviewed. The story of “The Lost Thing” is about a boy who discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Having guessed it is lost, he tries to find … [Read more...]
May’s Featured Sound Designer: David Sonnenschein
I'm pleased to announce the visit of David Sonnenschein to Designing Sound during this month. David's approach to sound design is amazing, so it's an honor for us to share his ideas to you. About David Sonnenschein David Sonnenschein's story can shed some light on how different experiences meld into a synergy toward sound design. He began studying clarinet at eight years … [Read more...]