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Sunday Sound Thought 74 – The Evolving Lexicon

May 28, 2017 by Rev. Dr. Bradley D Meyer

I’ve actually spent some time this month thinking about terminology and lingo since it was the monthly theme. And in that odd phenomenon that is synchronicity, it seemed to follow me around. When I was thinking about terminology and lingo I was drawn to the unique language we have as sound professionals and the barriers we often face when trying to communicate with non-audio … [Read more...]

New SFX Libraries: November Recap

December 5, 2016 by Michael Klier

(Source: Flickr) 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.   In this month's SFX recap we hear the soundscapes of Berlin & Japan, adventure games, scary horror sounds & … [Read more...]

Sound Design Tutorial List

July 8, 2016 by Craig Deskins

  These days, resources to improve your audio craft are widely available on the internet.  In an effort to help finding those resources even easier, Designing Sound has compiled a list of many of the free Sound Design Tutorials that are available.  There is a wealth of information contained in this article, and whether you are an audio veteran or just starting out, you … [Read more...]

Bellingham Audio in Games Event (BAIGE)

January 18, 2016 by Luca Fusi

Community spotlight on: the Pacific Northwest, a uniquely concentrated locus of game audio talent goings-on. Every month, Vancouver and Seattle both host up an in- to semi-formal gathering for like-minded designers and composers, usually alternating developer showcases and bar crawls. Lots of cities do these, but it seems like these ours are particularly … [Read more...]

Whoosh Review

February 25, 2014 by Shaun Farley

In the last year, we’ve all been happy to see the slow emergence of software tools designed explicitly for sound design. The fine folks over at Tonsturm are the latest to release one such tool under the moniker Melted Sounds. Whoosh is a Reaktor based plug-in for designing, as implied by its name, complex and varied motion elements and pass-bys. The basic idea behind the tool … [Read more...]

Whoosh!

February 11, 2010 by Jake Riehle

This video has been passed around a lot lately but, just in case you haven't seen it... Below is "Funny or Die" spitting truth. Whoosh! - watch more funny videos … [Read more...]

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