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The Calm and the Chaos: Creating the Sound for ‘Dishonored 2’

February 22, 2017 by Adriane Kuzminski

In 2012, the stealth-action video game Dishonored was released. Developed by Arkane Studios and released by Bethesda, it was what any fan of sly first-person games could hope for. In the industrial, free-roaming city of Dunwall, players could choose to be a lethal action hero, a strategic assassin, or a nonviolent vigilante, avoiding brutal deaths through quick reaction and … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: October Recap

November 18, 2016 by Adriane Kuzminski

A Roland recorder sits alongside a boggy pond on a sunny day.

If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details with our SFX Independence Submission Form. Please only notify us of libraries that were released within the last month. Last month, the sound effects creators in our community went out to the streets, the stadiums, and their backyards to capture the life around them. … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: May Recap

June 9, 2016 by Adriane Kuzminski

Men stand outside a van recording the rainforest ambience of Papua New Guinea.

If you are releasing a new SFX library and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details with our SFX Independence Submission Form. Please only notify us of libraries that were released within the last month or substantially updated.   There was a record number of submissions last month with 21 new libraries, and two of them are free! So if … [Read more...]

Pushing the Boundary – Your Stories: SFX Creators, Part 1

June 6, 2016 by Adriane Kuzminski

If you are a sound effects or synth creator who has submitted a library to the Designing Sound monthly recaps and you would like to contribute to this series (and for some you haven't received the questionnaire -- check your spam folder), please email [email protected]. The deadline is 14 June.   When creating sound effects, how have you pushed the … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: October Recap

November 6, 2015 by Adriane Kuzminski

Scattered pumpkins lay in a misty field, eerily highlighted by the dark blue sky, as distant trees sit silhouetted by final rays of dusk.

If you have a release coming up and you would like it to be included in our recap, send us the details through our SFX Independence Submission form at https://designingsound.org/contact-2/sfx-independence-submission/.   I know what you’re thinking. SFX libraries released in October will contain a lot of howls, screams, muahahahaaas... you know, that old chestnut. … [Read more...]

SFX Independence – February 2015

February 13, 2015 by admin

The first SFX Independence edition of 2015 is here, with a whole host of new and recently-released sfx packs, and a few special offers. Don't forget to use the SFX Independence Submission Form if you've got an independent sfx collection that's recently or about to be, released. Tone Manufacture New York … [Read more...]

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