April is here, and with it comes our next featured topic. This month, we're going to be delving into the world of DSP environments...Max/MSP, Pure Data, Supercollider, Csound, etc. These tool-sets all have a bit of a learning curve, but they present an opportunity to do something truly different from the typical processors we use every day. What's spectacular about these is … [Read more...]
Going to NAB? Win Passes to a Private Party
Blastwave FX, Pro Sound Effects and Killer Tracks are co-hosting a party at NAB this year. The party is being held on April 9th at the Foundation Room in Las Vegas. The party is invite only, but Ric Viers is giving away free tickets. Head here for full details, but move fast if you're interested. The contest ends Wednesday night. … [Read more...]
Please Thank our March Contributors
March was kind of a banner month for us wasn't it?! There was a lot of enthusiasm about exploring the intersection of sound design and music. So please check out all of the excellent contributions from the community, and leave a comment to thank those people who donated their time to the subject. Karen Collins - who kicked the month off by taking us straight into the gray … [Read more...]
Daily Podcasts from GDC
As they did during the Game Audio AES conference in London recently, Anton Woldhek and Damian Kastbauer are producing daily podcasts from GDC. You can find them over at the Game Audio Podcast website. … [Read more...]
Not Mentioning These Would be a Disservice
Neglecting to mention these two Kickstarter Projects, while we're in the middle of the "Sound Design X Music" theme would just be incredibly foolish. Soundself - Sensory Exploration Game Find the project page here. Buchla - Documentary about one of the pioneering figures in live electronic music Find the project page here. … [Read more...]
New Events Calendar
First, to all of those who responded to our survey, we'd like to say, "Thank you!" We've poured through all of your responses, and we take your comments and suggestions very seriously. We're going to do our best to follow up on those ideas that we feel make the most sense for the site. We're not interested in replicating what's already available on other sites, and there's only … [Read more...]
Sound Librarian Announces The Official FMOD Learning Suite
The wise and multitalented Stephan Schutze has announced a wonderful sounding suite of educational tools for the upcoming game audio middleware FMOD Studio. I can't wait to see it for myself at GDC 2013. Press release below. Sound Librarian For Immediate Release Sound Librarian Announces The Official FMOD Learning Suite Melbourne, … [Read more...]