This is a guest contribution by Seattle-based sound designer Chris Burgess. Chris has been working principally in game audio for the last several years to support his "healthy" addiction to synths. Recently he's worked on Guild Wars 2, Middle-earth: Shadow of War and République. I built my first modular system about seven months ago and dove in with an understanding … [Read more...]
Sunday Sound Thought #75 – Transcend to the Physical
As much as I hate the word: I am a millennial. I have mostly grown up in the digital age; just old enough to remember beepers, dial-up modems, and cassettes. Professionally I have grown up solely in a digital medium "in-the-box" of computers, digital audio workstations, and VST's. Therefore: the concept of spending more money for less flexibility has always seemed a bit at odds … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Sounds of 2016
The year 2016 has been one of many great articles, interviews, and discussions here at Designing Sound and we want to thank all of our readers for their attention, suggestions, contributions, and overwhelming support. There have been so many great films, shows, games, and events this year that we thought we would share some of our favorites for you to go back and check out in … [Read more...]
Our Favorite Sounds of 2015
The year 2015 has been one of many great articles, interviews, and discussions here at Designing Sound and we want to thank all of our readers for their attention, suggestions, contributions, and overwhelming support. There have been so many great films, shows, games, and events this year that we thought we would share some of our favorites for you to go back and … [Read more...]
Review: Glitchmachines – Quadrant
A few months ago Glitchmachines released Quadrant a "modular sound generator and effects processing plugin geared toward experimental sound design and electronic music production." Quadrant also " includes a Eurorack modular synthesizer sample library comprised of over 1500 samples.". For $49 this sfx processor + library gives you a lot of content to learn and play with. … [Read more...]