Richard Stevens and Dave Raybould have finished a new book the will be published by Focal Press. It's called The Game Audio Tutorial, described as "a practical guide to sound and music for interactive games". They've also launched a website where the readers will be allowed to enjoy some cool stuff, including a unique tutorial game level, twenty 10-minute tutorial videos, a … [Read more...]
Game Audio Podcast #9 – GDC 2011 Game Audio Wrap
Damian Kastbauer and Anton Woldhek have published a new episode of Game Audio Podcast discussing stuff from the recent GDC 2011. In which Damian & Anton discuss highlights from the 2011 Game Developers Conference with a focus on super sessions, off the hook parties, and the impression of a procedural audio groundswell. Listen - GAP Episode #9 … [Read more...]
“Sound Design for Pros”, New Webinar Series by David Sonnenschein
If you missed David Sonnenschein's "Sound Design for Pros" the last year, now you have the opportunity to attend again, since David is announcing new webinar series, starting with two free introduction sessions. Each of the six webinar sessions has an hour lecture-demo presentation, plus an hour of interactive analysis of participants’ submitted sound design (completed or … [Read more...]
The School of Video Game Audio, Online Education by Game Audio Professionals
Perhaps many of you have wondered sometime if there's any kind of online school for learning how to create audio for video games. Well, the wait is over and the first online game audio school will be launched in the next summer. It's called "The School of Video Game Audio". Here are the official details: The Facts The games industry is changing and expanding every month as a … [Read more...]
Introducing The Sound Effects Bible Starter Kit, Exclusively for Designing Sound Readers
During this month, our special guest Ric Viers has created an special promotion exclusively for Designing Sound readers, called The Sound Effects Bible Starter Kit, a package that includes three great products at an affordable price. Below are the details: … [Read more...]
“Secrets for Great Film Sound” Webinar Report #6 – The Final Mix
[During this month, I've been doing weekly reports about “Secrets for Great Film Sound“, a new webinar series hosted by David Sonnenschein and Ric Viers] The last week we finished the webinar series, discussing a lot of things regarding the final mix Ric started giving a lot of advices and overall overview of mixing. He talked about how to focus the audience with the mix and … [Read more...]
Game Audio Podcast #8: Interactive and Dynamic Mixing
The eighth episode of Game Audio Podcast has been released and features Rob Bridgett (Radical Entertainment) Kristofor Mellroth (Microsoft Game Studios) and David Mollerstedt (DICE). Listen/Download: Game Audio Podcast #8 … [Read more...]