David and I sat down for another interview, this time to talk about aesthetics and personal style. We tried to focus on a discussion of one's personal stylistic approach in the contexts of self-development and collaboration. It was a long and interesting discussion, so I'm going to break this up into two posts. Here's part 1 of the transcript... Designing Sound: I wanted to … [Read more...]
Scott Morton on Combat Audio for “Star Wars: The Old Republic”
New article at the official website of "Star Wars: The Old Republic", featuring sound designer Scott Morton. Hi, my name’s Scott Morton, and I’m one of the audio designers who helps create the soundscape for Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. I spend half my time coming up with new sounds for different parts of the game (explosions!), and the other half conceptualizing … [Read more...]
Sound Design and Music in “Hunted: The Demon’s Forge”
Jamey Scott and Kevin Riepl talk about Sound and Music with the developers of "Hunted: The Demon's Forge". Giant Bomb Video: Sound Designers Talk Shop … [Read more...]
Surprises
"There's no excuse for having a mental or creative block in sound. You can just go out and collect things in the real world - they make the sound, not you. It's very restricting to always use a library for sound effects. It's much more interesting and freeing to go out and record new sounds because you never know what you're going to get." - Gary Rydstrom … [Read more...]
David Sonnenschein Special: Sound Spheres Pt. 2
Following up on David's previous post, the excerpt from his Sound Sphere article, he and I had a conversation over the phone to go into a little more detail. Here's the full transcript. David Sonnenschein: So, I know you read the excerpt that was posted for Designing Sound, but have you read the whole article as well? [ed. full article appears in "The New Soundtrack" volume 1, … [Read more...]
The Recordist Releases Snowballs HD Ultra and Free Bear Trap Libraries
Frank Bry has released two new libraries on The Recordist. The first one is Snowballs HD Ultra, a package loaded with 298 snowball sound effects. The second one is a free library with great metal sounds recorded from a bear trap, Presenting Snowballs HD Ultra Sound Effects Library. My first 24-Bit 192kHz sound effects library release. Recorded over the 2010-2011 winter season … [Read more...]
Rabbit Ears Audio Releases “Bells”
Rabbit Ears Audio has released Bells, its sixth sound effects package, loaded with 440 sounds of awesome bells of all kinds and sizes. Bronze, Brass, Chrome, Gold, Stainless Steel, and Steel are just some of the materials that forged this library. We spent a day at one of the few remaining bell foundries in the United States and we rang bells until our ears nearly fell off. … [Read more...]