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Quick Tip: Using Templates in Wwise

February 2, 2016 by Jack Menhorn

Guest post by Bradley Meyer Like any tool in a game developers toolbox, Wwise is a deep, complex program with an owners manual longer than most novels. Who has time to read through an entire manual these days? I wanted to show off a simple, often overlooked feature in Wwise, which may not be readily apparent to someone who hasn't read the manual. The ability to import a folder … [Read more...]

Nuendo 7 to include Wwise integration

February 25, 2015 by admin

Steinberg will preview Nuendo 7 at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week, and have announced a new feature, Game Audio Connect, that will provide instant and seamless connection to Audiokinetic's Wwise middleware platform. It will allow mixdowns to be exported to Wwise from Nuendo via a simple drag-and-drop operation, and it will also be possible to open … [Read more...]

Vehicle Engine design – Project CARS, Forza Motorsport 5 and REV

August 11, 2014 by Cormac Donnelly

With this article I really wanted to find out about the nuts and bots of vehicle engine sound design and implementation. So I contacted a few people and got some great responses and a fascinating insight into the process. My thanks to Stephen Baysted, Audio Director and Composer at Slightly Mad Studios, Greg Hill, Sound Designer at Soundwave Concepts, Adam Boyd, Sound Designer … [Read more...]

Spectral Analysis: Interview with Rob Blake

July 11, 2014 by Cormac Donnelly

Many thanks to Brad Dyck for contributing this interview. You can follow Brad on Twitter @Brad_Dyck It was my pleasure to speak with Rob Blake, Audio Director best known for his work on the Mass Effect trilogy. Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare is available now for PC and will be available for PS3/PS4 on August 19th. BD: What originally made you move away from the UK to … [Read more...]

Wwise Free for Indies Too!

March 11, 2014 by admin

Following fast on the news that FMOD will be free to independent game developers, now Audiokinetic have announced that the Wwise audio engine is also changing its licensing format in support of indies. The cross-platform sound engine will be free to users with up to 200 sound assets in their Wwise projects. Audiokinetic Press Release audiokinetic.com … [Read more...]

Wwise Limbo Redux Contest

November 20, 2013 by Joshua Kaplan

The game Limbo was originally released in 2010, and quickly garnered much critical acclaim for its combination of fluid gameplay, beautiful art style, and evocative sound design. The 2011 DS interview with Sound Designer Martin Stig Andersen gives great insight into the creative decisions he made to bring the game's world to life. Now over three years later, Audiokinetic - … [Read more...]

Interview with Raymond Usher

September 30, 2013 by Shaun Farley

Guest Contribution by Neil Cullen Raymond Usher started work in the games industry in 1992 as a sound designer at DMA Design, working on a number of titles, most notably the original Grand Theft Auto games. He became the company's senior audio programmer and through the release of GTA III, was part of the metamorphosis into Rockstar North. Raymond stayed at Rockstar until … [Read more...]

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