While we remain firmly committed to our stance of not playing any pranks on this most hallowed of comedic days, that doesn't mean we can't honor the spirit behind it. Sound for comedy is a fickle thing. It's completely predicated on the context and timing of a scene, and there are a million ways to support a gag. From going completely overt and over the top, to ignoring it … [Read more...]
A Scholarship for Women in Game Audio
Just a few weeks after announcing that they will be giving a 20% discount to all women who want to enroll in their FMOD certification course, Sound Librarian is continuing it's efforts to support women in game audio by starting a scholarship program. The Muse Scholarship will award complete access for one year to all courses within the Sound Librarian Training Center to a … [Read more...]
FMOD Certification Course seeks to balance gender pay gap
A fitting announcement for International Women's Day. In an effort to counter the 20% pay gap between men and women's salaries, Sound Librarian will be making a permanent change to their pricing structure, by allowing women wishing to enroll for any course or access training materials for a 20% discount on advertised prices. Speaking from the Game Developers Conference in … [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...]
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...]