Rob Bridgett has released a digital ePub version his book "From the Shadows of Film Sound". It's available now at $9,99. As a practitioner in video game development, Rob Bridgett has explored and written about the connective tissue between film sound production and a newly emerging video game audio production culture. This new volume brings together, for the first time, freshly … [Read more...]
Game Audio Podcast #14: Storytelling with Sound in Games
The episode #14 of the game audio podcast is available for download now. In this episode we discuss story telling techniques and development, get our geek on with control surfaces and try to solve some music challenges. Anton & Damian are joined by our special guests: Mike Morasky – Valve Emily Ridgway – Emily Industries Lucas van Tol – Guerrilla Games Listen … [Read more...]
Procedural Audio: Interview with Andy Farnell
[Continuing with the procedural audio series...] Andy Farnell - a familiar name in computer audio - is a computer scientist, sound designer, author and a pioneer in the field of procedural audio. He is a visiting professor at several European Universities and a consultant to game and audio technology companies. His book, 'Designing Sound', is a bible for procedural sound and … [Read more...]
The Sound of ‘Pugs Luv Beats’
[This is a first of a series of interviews/articles on procedural/generative sound] 'Pugs Luv Beats' is a hilarious music composition game for iOS devices developed by Edinburgh based studio Lucky Frame. It's about guiding pugs (in costumes) around a galaxy of worlds, whilst creating an endless variety of music. It sounds fantastic and runs on a generative sound/music engine … [Read more...]
Jeff Seamster Special: Stay Current, Stay Connected
Article by Jeff Seamster Those of us working in the field of audio production are accustomed to either a lengthy haul of design and content creation starting in pre-production or a series of intense sprints from one project’s post-production to another. Whichever camp you might fall into, the time and focus required by our craft make it easy to fall behind the latest … [Read more...]
Why Sound Matters Webinar, by Stephan Schütze
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/17338722[/vimeo] Pro Sound Effects is hosting a webinar called "Why Sound Matters" (part 2), presented by sound designer Stephan Schütze. It's tomorrow, no cost. After high demand, Stephan Schutze of the Foundation Sound Effectst Libraies and PSE are hosting a second webinar about the importance of sound in education. This webinar will focus on sound … [Read more...]
Jeff Seamster Special: Exclusive Interview
DS: Like many other audio professionals that I know, you've got a background in music. Do you consider that the driving force behind entering an audio profession? How did that background in musical performance affect your first foray into audio production? JS: Since musicians are attuned to their aural surroundings, either naturally or through training, they’re also … [Read more...]