Medal of Honor has been one of the most important franchises of warfare video games. Most of their titles have really good sound work, and Medal of Honor (2010) is not an exception of it. Below is an interview I had with the audio team of the game, talking about the different challenges they had and the techniques/processes applied on recording, designing and implementing the … [Read more...]
Ric’s Tips and Tricks: Cable Management
[Ric Viers has prepared a series of quick videos, where he will be sharing some useful tips and tricks for anyone who records sound effects in the field. All the videos were produced directly from the Detroit Chop Shop and will be published exclusively on Designing Sound TV during this month] Today, Ric shares some tips for dealing with cables. Watch the video on DSTV More … [Read more...]
Ric Viers Special: How To Achieve “Million Dollar” Sound Without A Million Dollars
[Written by Ric Viers for Designing Sound] A few months ago, I was watching an episode of Family Guy. Peter Griffin was up to his usual antics and during one of the scenes, he was crushed by a falling piano. BAM! I scratched my head and hit rewind on the DVR. Sure enough, the piano smash they used was a sound effect that I created for a commercial library. It’s always fun to … [Read more...]
Jedsound Twisted SFX, Free Collection of Sound Effects by Jean-Edouard Miclot
Twisted Tools, makers of awesome Reaktor ensembles and crazy sound packs, have released Jedsound - Twisted FX, a free collection of very unique samples recorded and created by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot. We are excited to offer an amazing new collection of sounds by sound designer Jean-Edouard Miclot. It isn’t everday you can get your hands on unique and properly … [Read more...]
Ric’s Tips and Tricks: Mic Stands [Part 2]
[Ric Viers has prepared a series of quick videos, where he will be sharing some useful tips and tricks for anyone who records sound effects in the field. All the videos were produced directly from the Detroit Chop Shop and will be published exclusively on Designing Sound TV during this month] Today, let's go with the second part of tips for using mic stands. Watch the video … [Read more...]
Ric’s Tips and Tricks: Mic Stands [Part 1]
[Ric Viers has prepared a series of quick videos, where he will be sharing some useful tips and tricks for anyone who records sound effects in the field. All the videos were produced directly from the Detroit Chop Shop and will be published exclusively on Designing Sound TV during this month] Today, He give us several tips on using mic stands. Watch the video on DSTV If you … [Read more...]
Interview with Axel Rohrbach of BOOM Library
Sonic Big Bang has published an invointerview with Axel Rohrbach, creative director at BOOM Library. They talked about the goals of the company, previous projects, how was the process on the different releases, etc. - Ok, then... first could you introduce the Boom team, who does what and how did you get started? - The Boom Library was founded by Pierre Langer, Tilman Sillescu … [Read more...]