[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/27283568[/vimeo] -- TONSTURM has released his fourth sound effects pack, called The Windhowler: This Soundpack is based on the recordings of the very rare Mole-Richardson Windhowler Moleeffect Type 2281. During extensive recording sessions we captured every aspect of this inimitable sound effect instrument. All sounds are recorded, edited and mastered … [Read more...]
The Sound of “Guild Wars 2”
Two nice videos about the sound of Guild Wars 2 published by ArenaNet. Sound recording: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuOUNFsPyiY[/youtube] Sound design: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiamRvDqk9s[/youtube] … [Read more...]
August’s Featured Sound Designer: Tim Nielsen
It’s a great pleasure to introduce this month’s featured sound designer at Designing Sound: Tim Nielsen. Mainly located at Skywalker Sound, Tim has a long, diverse and impressive credit list, working both as a sound designer, supervising sound editor and effects editor, and he will share lots of articles, tips and thoughts with us. Enjoy! Bio: Tim Nielsen was born in 1971 … [Read more...]
“Limbo” – Exclusive Interview with Martin Stig Andersen
It takes a strong game to weave so seamlessly the combination of art contained within. Limbo was a game that so totally embodied itself that it found its way atop most “Best of...” lists the year of it's release on XBLA. With the game properly ported and recently released on PC and PSN, DesigningSound.org took some time to catch up with Martin Stig Andersen. When I saw Martin … [Read more...]
Axel Rohrbach Special: Making of Cinematic Trailers
[Written by Axel Rohrbach] Here is a teaser video showing some of the things we recorded: [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/23965688[/vimeo] But this is only a very small part. Creating the "Cinematic Trailers" was one of the biggest challenges for us so far. The goal was to provide a designed collection with sounds having both, the quality you expect when you are in a cinema … [Read more...]
Chuck Russom FX Releases Beeps
Chuck Russom has released a new sfx library called Beeps. It's available at $25, but you can use a discount code ($5 off) created for Designing Sound readers. Code is BEEPDS. This sound library is a collection of beeps, blips, and buzzers. Designed to provide source for user interface sounds, sci fi projects, hi tech computers/machines, and anywhere that a good set of beeps … [Read more...]
KISS2011: 15-18 September 2011 in Porto, Portugal
Inspired by Portugal's proud history of navigators who set out to explore beyond the known and visible horizon, the theme of the third annual Kyma International Sound Symposium (KISS2011) is "Exploring Sound Space" (Explorando o espaço do som). Set in the nautically-inspired Casa Da Musica, architect Rem Koolhaas' dramatic new music venue in Porto Portugal, the symposium will … [Read more...]