Organised by the Edinburgh Game Symposium for the first time since their creation 3 years ago, the AWEdio Jam was the opportunity for professionals, students and audio enthusiasts to get together during a weekend (21st to 23rd of October) and try to create anything audio-related based on a specific theme. The event also included very insightful talks from industry veterans Will … [Read more...]
Learning to Listen – Wildeye’s Sound Recording in Iceland Course
Do you want to do more field recording? Sure, we all do. Recorded sound is at the core of so much of our craft, and so the art / act of getting somewhere afield, pointing a microphone and capturing sound feels like one of those fundamental skills we all should know. You know, like fixing a flat or painting a living room. Except that I rarely change a flat--certainly not … [Read more...]
Review: Sonarworks Reference 3 & Measurement Microphone
Oh The Variables When you consider the variables in play when dealing with audio, it amazes me that we’re able to create anything that sounds even half-decent to someone else. Author-End Variables How the authorship software processes audio Digital-to-analog conversion quality Unbalanced monitors / headphones The acoustic space Monitor placement Mix … [Read more...]
Review : Generative 2 & Feedback 2
Siren Audio recently released version 2 of their critically acclaimed audio software tools, Feedback and Generative. Originally a part of the Lorelei Suite which they released back in 2011, these stand-alone applications are developed using Max/MSP and give the user a chance to create drones and evolving audio textures very easily. In this review, I will be using audio and … [Read more...]
Women In Game Audio Panel: A Review
Guest contribution by Natalia Perez Let me begin with a brief preface about myself. I am a woman studying film music and game audio at Berklee College of Music. I came to GDC for the first time this year wide-eyed and eager to learn. Coming from an institution that is 70% male, I know all too well the gender disparity that exists in everything I love and do. Though I have … [Read more...]
Review: Dehumaniser
While it has been out for a while now, I finally got my hands on a review copy of Dehumaniser from Krotos LTD. Dehumaniser has gotten a good bit of buzz in the professional sound design community and rightly so. It is a rock-solid solution for quick and easy monster voices. Dehumaniser is “a software standalone vocal processor that allows the production of creature / monster … [Read more...]
Review: Sound Librarian Sound Recording Workshop
As Designing Sound’s month devoted to Silence comes to an end, what better time to take a look at a remarkable video course that delves into the vast and interesting world of effective sound recording. The Sound Recording Workshop (video/audio series) comes to us from Sound Librarian and presenter Stephan Schütze. … [Read more...]