Yesterday I talked about the release of of FMOD 2010, and today, the turn is for another popular middleware solution: Audiokinetic Wwise, which has reached the version 2010, loaded with several new features, including: Mixing Desk External Sources New “Seek” Event Action Multiple levels of sub-mixing Conversion settings ShareSets There're also lots of minor improvements … [Read more...]
April's Issue of Mix Magazine: The Sound of "Fringe", Multichannel Field Recorders and Interview with Tom Sahara
The April's Issue of Mix Magazine (Digital Edition) is now available to download, featuring some nice articles for sound for picture: The Sound of "Fringe" - Featuring comments from supervising sound editor Paul Curtis, re-recording mixers Rick Norman and Mark Hensley, and sound effects editor Bruce Tanis. Multichannel Field Recorders Article - A comparison between the most … [Read more...]
Akira Yamaoka's Sound Design Lecture at GDC 2010
There is a nice article at The Kartel, providing some notes and ideas given by Akira Yamaoka on his lecture at GDC 2010. Check: Surival-horror fanatics, despite their differences, can all agree that the Silent Hill series was revolutionary for creating both an immersive and creepy environment. Through the use of haunting sound effects, and an original soundtrack, sound … [Read more...]
Backstage Interviews with the Winners of the MPSE Golden Reel Awards 2010
SoundWorks Collection has published more than 15 videos featuring backstage interviews and recipient videos with the winners of the MPSE Golden Reel Awards 2010. Check some of them: … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX and Avid Announce New Sound Design Competition
Blastwave FX and Avid announced a new Sound Design Competition with the chance to win more than $12.000 on Avid/Blastwave FX products. RULES Submit: A 0:30 – 0:45 second video with stereo soundtrack. The total length should include the intro and outro video clips provided in the Competition Download Pack. You must use at least three sound effects from the competition … [Read more...]