The latest edition of the Game Audio Podcast is out, wrapping up a variety of subjects from GDC 2012 with special guest, Michael Raphael of boutique,royalty-free sound library provider Rabbit Ears Audio. Our hosts also discuss the GANG awards, FMOD Studio, and newly emerging procedural plug-in formats for audio middleware, such as AudioGaming's AudioWeather. You can check out … [Read more...]
Recreating realistic audio environments
UK based Audio Designer Samuel Justice has posted an interesting blog post discussing the importance of early reflections in recreating authentic sounding 3D environments. An excerpt of his article is below, and you can read the full article, with audio examples here Game audio is at an exciting turning point these days, not only do game makers realise the full potential of … [Read more...]
Year end Sonic-mash: the soundscape!
First: a BIG thank you to all the contributors, this wouldn't have been possible without the sounds! How did this work? The Max/MSP patch works by playing random files in a random sequence and from random points within the files. If left by itself it can play these files back in this random order to create a never-ending soundscape. Although, there are a few controls to help … [Read more...]
SDC013’s Winner: Saro Sahihi
HUGE voter turnout for this challenge, which I'm very happy to see. It came down to a race between Saro Sahihi and Chris Fox, with Saro edging ahead by a mere 8 votes at the close of the poll! One final thanks to Colin Hart and Hart FX for sponsoring this challenge. Congratulations, Saro. [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/33300151[/vimeo] … [Read more...]
Info Regarding the Finalists for SDC013
I have reviewed Andre Albino’s entry after continued comments and have decided that it should indeed be disquailified. One of the rules for this challenge stated that all of the original audio needed to be replaced. This was an oversight on my part. It was not one of my picks, I did not inform the other judges properly of the entry's status, or catch it when it was nominated in … [Read more...]
Finalists for SDC013: Creepy Advertising Announced
The judging has ended, and we have our finalists. Congratulations to Andre Albino, Chris Fox, Hugo Haas, Saro Sahihi and Peter Veres on their selection to the community vote. Of course, they are still vying for your individual votes to take the prize offered up by Colin Hart and Hart FX. Head over to Dynamicinterference.com to review their entries and cast your vote. … [Read more...]
Cast Away Discussion with Randy Thom: Recording now Available
We had a great time discussing the sound of Cast Away with Randy Thom this morning, and the recording is now available. I have to apologize though, I screwed up on starting the recording...and it's missing the first minute of the discussion. Here's a recap. I asked Randy to describe the goals of the sound design for the film. He started by describing how the director, Robert … [Read more...]