The Sound Collectors' Club has announced the theme for December's recordings: Night and Day. “On the topic of the next theme. Maybe something like ‘Five minutes outside your front door’. Then you’d get a good range of sounds, countryside/city/people, etc. And then maybe they could record twice, one day/one night, more useful that way. Give people the opportunity of work or … [Read more...]
The Sound Collectors' Club, More Crowdsourcing Power in the SFX World
Michael Maroussas, creator of the of the great sonicskepsi blog, has launched a new and very interesting project, called "The Sound Collectors' Club", inspired by great projects like HISS and a ROAR and Soundsnap. Basically, it's a place where you can go, upload sound effects (according to a specific topic) to a SoundCloud group. Then you will have access to all the sounds … [Read more...]
Aaron Marks Special: Disciplines of Sound Design, Required Sounds, Sound Design Thought Process and Development Cycle
This is an excerpt from Game Audio Development. It's used by permission of Delmar/Cengage Learning. Chapter 3 - Disciplines of Sound Design There is a variety of disciplines requiring proficiency for a successful game sound design career. Since games utilize an assortment of sound styles, a good sound designer will need the knowledge to work expertly within each area to create … [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...]
Psychoacoustics of Non-linear Horror Sound and Music
The Indepentent has published an interesting article talking about the psychoacoustics of non-linear horror sounds and music creations. Let's read: It is probably the most scary scene in cinematic history. The shower curtain is drawn back and actress Janet Leigh lets out a spine-chilling scream that warps into a frenzied cacophony of staccato music as she confronts an unseen, … [Read more...]
Jim Stout Special: Making Mechanical Sound Effects
Jim Stout recording and processing mechanical sounds. … [Read more...]
Field Recording Blogs, Daily Recipes of Sound in the "World Wide Web"
Some days ago I was thinking about make this post, and due to the great material that is being generated in the last days, I decided to do so. The Internet has changed the way we do a lot of things, and also provides a vast amount of information everyday. Sound designers and recordist also found a way to share his experiences and recording using blogs and social … [Read more...]