Blastwave FX are at it again with another contest which they announced last week. This one is about making a zombie soundscape: [youtube]http://youtu.be/i6YSRJMNEf4[/youtube] RULES: Create a sound design clip of a soundscape or scene of something you think you would hear during the zombie apocalypse. The sound design clip must be no longer than 60 seconds. No … [Read more...]
SFX Round Up – April 2014
It's April, and you'd be a fool if you didn't check out this past month's freshly released sound libraries. From quiet forests, ocean sounds, and country ambience, to war-torn future soundscapes and the introduction of a new company to the sound design community, plus a BIG contest announcement, Designing Sound's monthly round up has you covered. … [Read more...]
Urban Soundscape Competition
The top of the contest page puts it succinctly: "The Creative City Sapporo International Art Festival Executive Committee is issuing a worldwide invitation for submissions of sound files representing the SIAF 2014 theme that are suitable for reproduction in urban public spaces. The winning submission will be played at SIAF 2014 sites in the city during the festival, and will … [Read more...]
Wwise Limbo Redux Contest
The game Limbo was originally released in 2010, and quickly garnered much critical acclaim for its combination of fluid gameplay, beautiful art style, and evocative sound design. The 2011 DS interview with Sound Designer Martin Stig Andersen gives great insight into the creative decisions he made to bring the game's world to life. Now over three years later, Audiokinetic - … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX “Heroes & Villains” Contest Winner
A winner has been chosen for the "Win a Copy of Blastwave FX "Heroes & Villains" contest we put up about a week ago! The winner is: Ole Sünderhauf with his entry "Supersonic Blastwave." He wins a copy of "Heroes & Villains" for making a great super-power sound! [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/118590894" width="100%" height="166" iframe="true" … [Read more...]
Win a Copy of Blastwave FX “Heroes & Villains”
Blastwave FX has a new collection out called "Heroes & Villains". It's a "collection of 1,000 high definition sound effects to save the world... or destroy it! Created at the Detroit Chop Shop and personally designed by Ric Viers (author of The Sound Effects Bible and The Location Sound Bible), these sound effects will give any production a super-powerful soundtrack. This … [Read more...]
Blastwave FX Give Away
Blastwave FX is giving away 10 copies of the new Noizz library on Facebook this month. The winners are being selected from fans of the Facebook page. So if you want to be entered to win a copy of the new library of digital glitches, head over to the Blastwave FX Facebook page and click "Like". … [Read more...]