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The Sound of Battlefield V

November 5, 2018 by Morten Brogaard

Total immersion has been a keyword for the Battlefield game series. DICE strive to achieve this in every aspect of the game and audio plays an important role. In this video interview with lead sound designer Andreas Almström and senior audio director Bence Pajor from the audio department of DICE, they talk about the sound of the new Battlefield V. They talk about how they … [Read more...]

Interview with Ben Minto, Sound Director from Dice

October 19, 2018 by Morten Brogaard

In this interview, Ben Minto, who worked as sound director on Star Wars Battlefront, tells about what sets Dice apart from the typical triple A studios and what his responsibilities are as a sound director. He also talks more generally about his sound design process; for example how he uses sound libraries to create new source material. Read the interview here. … [Read more...]

Designing Signature Sounds

October 11, 2018 by Morten Brogaard

Not all sounds are created equally. There are sounds that demand just that extra attention. Kate Finan, from Boom Box Post, calls them “signature sounds”. They're the sounds that give a movie or game character. Sounds that we can recall even when we are doing the dishes or having a conversation. These sounds bring characters to life and help make the world unique, believable … [Read more...]

FACT Magazine: Bratislava’s LOM is bringing affordable field recording to the masses

October 8, 2018 by Ethan Grafton

Photo courtesy of FACT In this article, John Twells explores the work of Jonáš Gruska in providing relatively low-cost equipment for field recordists.  Gruska, the founder of LOM and creator of the Elektrosluch, also explains his motivation for creating his recording devices. I was an experimental musician and a field recordist on a budget and I had to improvise with my gear … [Read more...]

This Maze of Screams and Whispers is as Unsettling as it is Arousing

October 2, 2018 by Peter Hustedt

Rafael De Cardenas, visionary designer, and Sahra Motalebi, sound artist, combined to bring an eerily unsettling, yet super aesthetic environment based on the design of the maze, entitled AMAZE. The space itself looks like a David Lynch movie combined with mid century modern design, and the sound is a wild, interactive vocal-only sound scape by Sahra Motalebi. … [Read more...]

Interview with Veteran Sound Designer Seph Lawrence

October 1, 2018 by Morten Brogaard

In this interview, Philip Mantoine from theproaudiofiles.com had a chance to pick the brain of audio veteran Seph Lawrence. Lawrence has an impressive career. He has been Creative Director, Sound Supervisor and Sound Designer working for companies like Blizzard Entertainment, Raven Software and most recently Torrential Audio - a company specializing in recording and … [Read more...]

Vandmand, A Sound Art Installation

October 1, 2018 by Peter Hustedt

Dutch artist Mariska de Groot creates totally unique sound art installations with analog light-to-sound instruments. For "Vandmand", she collaborated with Dutch sound artist Lars Kynde, and they composed a sound and light piece for the Elsinore Girls Marching Band in Copenhagen, with choreography.   … [Read more...]

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