[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIEx9gVTuRk&feature=related[/youtube] Charles Maynes sent me this video of an scene from Saving Private Ryan (which by the way is one of my favorite scenes in films ever) and asked me if I could hear some cool chicken clucks included in a particular moment of the scene. And he adds: This would be a great example of Gary Rydstrom … [Read more...]
David Collins on The Sound of "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II"
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3zJgA3vd3w[/youtube] Bluntmation has published a great video featuring Audio Lead David Collins talking about several aspects of the sound of a cinematic scene of the "Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II" game. Also, David directs a pretty cool voice over session, where he makes Nate Burr (Bluntmation blogger) to sound like Darth Vader. … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: Creating Sound Effects for Games
This article is an excerpt of the The Complete Guide to Game Audio. It's used with permission from Focal Press. Sound effects are an integral part of any game, equal in importance to artwork, music and game play. Good sound effects create an impact which rounds out the entire gaming experience; without them, that experience would suffer. They are designed to completely absorb … [Read more...]
Hart FX, The New Independent SFX Company of Colin Hart [Exclusive Q&A]
Some months ago, a very good friend of mine started to work on a new sound effects company, putting a lot of effort and passion on the first release, which turned really awesome. The name of this guy is Colin Hart, and is a pleasure for me to introduce you to Hart FX, a new fantastic place for amazing and affordable sound effects for sound designers. The first library … [Read more...]
Audio Ease Releases Snapper 2
Audio Ease has released the second version of Snapper, its sound file managing/playback tool for Mac OS X. The main improvements are: Much improved integration with Snow Leopard. Spot-to-cursor of Nuendo, Cubase, Logic and Pro Tools Drag selections anywhere, into tracks or even iChat. Even smaller cpu footprint Waveforms that look better and appear and scroll … [Read more...]
Thwip!, BOOM!, SNIKT!, BAMF!
As a recurrent Gizmodo reader, was a very cool surprise to found this article published yesterday. A depth and really well done post about the sounds on comic-based films and the relationship with the original comics. Includes comments from sound designers Stephen Flick and Crag Berkey. Superpower sounds can define a comic book hero as much as any form-fitting costume, and when … [Read more...]
Sound Design Tutorial: Varispeed and Mapping to Tempo on Elastic Audio, by David Farmer
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P33FGQyc0vY[/youtube] David Farmer has published the second part of his video tutorial on Elastic Audio, this time talking about varispeed and mapping to tempo functions. … [Read more...]