Frank Bry is a sound designer and recordist who has worked on several game titles such as Dungeon Siege Series, Supreme Commander Series, Metroid Prime Series and more. He also likes to record sound effects and has an incredibly amount of sounds in his library. Today I'm going to talk about his company, called The Recordist, a place where Frank deliver sound effects since … [Read more...]
Rob Nokes Special: Exclusive Interview
Without further delay, let's start with the Rob Nokes special. Here is an interview I had with him, talking about the general aspects of his career, his techniques and tools, his company, and more. Designing Sound: First off, tell us how you started your career in sound and how you got to where you are today? Rob Nokes: My career started in 1987 in my hometown, Winnipeg, … [Read more...]
"Predators" – Exclusive Interview with Paula Fairfield & Carla Murray
Sound designers Paula Fairfield and Carla Murray took time out to answer few questions about their work on "Predators". They have been featured a few interviews already HERE and HERE. Stay tuned for a companinion interview with one of the sound supervisor David Stone from the original 1987 Predator next week. PF = Sound Designer Paula Fairfield CM = Sound Designer Carla … [Read more...]
Exclusive Interview with the Audio Team of “Transformers: War for Cybertron”
I really liked the lastest Transformers game called "Transformers: War for Cybertron". The game is really great and the work in the sound was brilliant, so I talked to the guys at High Moon Studios' sound team asking some things about the audio work on the game. Thanks go to all the guys on the team for taking time to answer my questions! Transformers: War for Cybertron - … [Read more...]
Tutorial: Making Impact Sound Effects, by Jim Stout
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMgovfQjxUA The Jim Stout special was two months ago, right. But it doesn't stops the Jim's interest for sharing his knowledge and techniques with Designing Sound readers, so here is a new exclusive video tutorial, this time on making impact sound effects. … [Read more...]
"Fireworks" and "Skateboard", Two New SFX Libraries of Chuck Russom FX (With Exclusive Q&A)
Chuck Russom has released two new libraries on his collection. The first one is a limited library (Available only through July 31, 2010) called Fireworks: Fireworks is a special "Limited Edition" sound library. A few years back, I record some small fireworks to have for my personal library. These sounds have proved useful over the years when designing sounds like magical … [Read more...]
Bruce Tanis Special: Exclusive Interview
Let's get started with this new special. Here is a great talk I had with our special guest Bruce Tanis talking about the general aspects of his career, his techniques, the way he works, and more! Designing Sound: Bruce, please introduce yourself and tell us how you get started with your sound career. Bruce Tanis: I'm a freelance sound effects editor working in Los Angeles, … [Read more...]