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Game audio stories and resources:
- How HELLDIVERS 2’s Heroic Sound Is Made – an exclusive A Sound Effect interview
- The Imaginary Guide To Game Audio at GDC 2024: Everything to hear, see and do when it comes to sound for games:
- How To Be Collaborative and Creative in the Game Audio Industry – with Gary Miranda
- How to Build a Strong Game Audio Portfolio – an insightful guide by Paul Boechler:
– here are some of our favorite ones:
Crafting Ghost of Tsushima’s Tremendous Sound
Go behind the gloriously grounded sound of Ghost of Tsushima – with Audio Director Rev. Dr. Bradley D Meyer and Senior Sound Designer Josh Lord:
How The Last of Us Part II’s incredible sound was made:
The Naughty Dog sound team gives you the full story behind the sound for The Last of Us Part II here:
The Secrets to Creating Jurassic World Evolution’s Excellent Game Audio:
Interested in what goes into creating outstanding sound for games? This interview on the sound for Jurassic World Evolution is a must-read:
Jesper Kyd on Composing the Viking-themed Score for ‘Assassin’s Creed Valhalla’
BAFTA-award winning composer Jesper Kyd takes you behind the score for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla:
Creating the Soaring Sound of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020:
Find out how the stunningly-realistic sound of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 was made in this huge interview:
Designing Half-Life: Alyx’s Superb VR Sound:
How the Valve sound team expanded the sound of the beloved Half-Life 2D-game into the VR realm:
Making the magical sound of ‘Ori and The Will of the Wisps’
Get the story behind the beautiful sound of ‘Ori and The Will of the Wisps’:
Shaping the satisfying sound of ‘Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’
How Respawn Entertainment’s sound team designed their first Star Wars game — Jedi: Fallen Order:
Behind the glorious sound of ‘God of War’:
In this exclusive, in-depth A Sound Effect interview, Mike Niederquell and the sound team at Playstation takes you behind the scenes on the stunning sound for the game.
Read – or hear – how Hitman 3’s hard-hitting sound was made:
Hitman 3 is a hit with both players and reviewers, and here’s the story on how its excellent sound was made – now available as both a written Q&A and an audio interview:
Game Audio (Super) Deep-Dive: Behind The Outer Worlds’ Otherworldly Sound:
Obsidian Entertainment’s The Outer Worlds was released a short while ago and fans are loving it. The sound team, led by Audio Director/Composer Justin E. Bell, played a huge role in bringing this dystopian space adventure to life.
Creating Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s Award-Winning Sound – huge sound team interview:
The Game Awards just named Call of Duty: Modern Warfare as having the Best Audio Design. In this in-depth A Sound Effect interview, the team members talk about their approach to designing an immersive and realistic sound experience:
Creating the charming sound design – and glorious honks – for ‘Untitled Goose Game’:
Em Halberstadt takes you behind the scenes on the sound for ‘Untitled Goose Game’:
Behind the beautiful sound of Monument Valley 2 – with Todd Baker
This is how Todd Baker created the stunning, lush sound of Monument Valley 2:
Designing the delightfully vintage sound of ‘Cuphead’ – with Samuel Justice
Samuel Justice takes you behind the scenes on the sound for this striking indie game:
Making the sound of ‘Minecraft Dungeons’ with Mojang’s audio team:
How Mojang’s audio team took the sound of Minecraft into a new direction:
10 Essential Tips for Game Audio Freelancers
Here are BAFTA Award-winning sound designer Rebecca Parnell’s 10 essential tips for game audio freelancers:
3 Principles of Sound Design for Games – by Rob Bridgett
At the brink of a powerful new console generation, here’s a reminder not to lose sight of the fundamentals of sound design:
37 tips for great game audio success – from the community:
Get lots of insights from the community on how to create great game audio:
4 Effective Ways to Break into Game Audio:
Adam Croft shares 4 fundamental things you can do to make that game audio dream a reality:
A Short Guide to Freelance Rates – and what to charge for your work:
Struggling with setting rates as a freelancer? Here’s a guide to help you get the numbers right:
An Introduction to Game Audio Scripting in Unity (Part 1 & 2)
Game audio scripting offers lots of exciting opportunities – this guide helps you get the hang of it:
Building the Dream Work Environment at A Shell in the Pit
In this interview, Gord McGladdery shares with us how he maintains an innovative work environment and a resilient business model:
Creating audio for games – with Martin Stig Andersen:
Acclaimed sound designer & composer Martin Stig Andersen shares some of his techniques, approaches – and favorite gear – in this new video:
Defining Your Creative Goals with Audio Storyboards:
Game sound designer Bryan Higa shares inspiring insights on how to use audio storyboards in your creative process:
Game Audio: Making it with a small team, a short timeframe and minimal resources:
Horus Station takes place in an abandoned space craft – and its atmospheric sound was created by a small team in a very short timeframe and with minimal resources. Here are the key insights and lessons learned by Can Uzer and the team:
Game Audio Glossary: Game Development Roles – and how they relate to your game audio work:
Find out how different game development roles relate to your game audio work:
Game Audio Guide: How to write a (game-changing) audio design document today:
Some years ago, veteran sound designer and game audio director Zachary Quarles wrote an excellent guide on how to do an audio design document – and this is his followup to that guide:
Gear is not the ticket to entry in the game audio community
How to build a lean, effective game audio setup that gets you off the ground – without breaking the bank:
Guide: Essential books about sound – for film, games and audio post production
An overview of excellent books on sound for film, games, recording and audio post:
How to get your game audio pipeline right – workflows, organization and the tools you need
Getting your game audio pipeline right is essential for a smooth-running development process – here’s how to do it:
How to prepare for – and power through – a layoff in the game audio industry, with Brian Schmidt:
Game audio veteran and GameSoundCon creator Brian Schmidt on how to bounce back from a game audio layoff:
How to Quickly Get Started With Game Audio in Unreal Engine — an essential primer by Dave Raybould
Learn how to quickly get up and running with audio in Unreal Engine:
REAPER for Game Audio – Getting Started & Rendering
Learn how to make the most of REAPER for game audio:
Reaper for Game Audio – Part III: Project Scopes & Subprojects
Find out why project management can be one of the most powerful and unique features that Reaper has to offer:
The road ahead for game audio
Game audio guru Damian Kastbauer reflects on the road ahead for the audio community, and the challenges and opportunities it offers:
Transmodality in game sound design: How we use sound to fill in the sensory blanks:
Ashton Mills explores how game audio can help convey information from a broad range of senses – for a much richer gaming experience:
Unreal Engine’s built-in game audio capabilities demonstrated using blueprints
Tzvi Sherman demonstrates the many game audio possibilities you get with Unreal Engine’s blueprints:
What Wwise can do for your game audio
Tzvi Sherman demonstrates many of Wwise’s powerful tools for implementing your sounds into a game engine:
Why sound is crucial in stealth games
Greg Lester just released a great video on the importance of carefully-crafted sound design in stealth games:
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How to create horror sound effects that are truly scary (and gory!)
Find out how to create your own horror sounds, brutal gore sound effects, scary ambiences and ghoulish monster vocalizations in this exclusive guide:
How to create impressive fire and ice magic sound effects
Learn about tools, techniques – and surprising props – for creating magic sounds in this in-depth video tutorial:
How to Design Fierce Creature Vocals
Chase Steele returns with an excellent new tutorial on creature vocalizations (and he throws in 26 free sound effects for you too as a bonus!):
How To Design Futuristic Vehicle Sound Effects
Sound Spark’s Chase Steele shares his approaches and ideas for designing futuristic vehicle sound effects:
How To Design Stellar Spaceship Sound Effects – an Essential Sci-Fi Sound Design Guide:
Find out how to create fantastic spaceship sound effects in this special, in-depth guide – complete with examples, free sounds to design from and much more:
How To Design Superb Sci-Fi UI Sound Effects:
Discover the key to excellent Sci-Fi UI sounds in this guide by Ruslan Nesteruk – with additional insights from veteran sound designers Mark Camperell, Jason Cushing and Ivo Ivanov:
How To Design Supreme Sci-Fi Weapon Sound Effects:
How do you design awe-inspiring sci-fi weapon sound effects? This in-depth sound design guide will show you how:
Rule of Thirds: A Sound Design Approach by Barney Oram
Sound designer Barney Oram shares his approach to making the creative process easier:
Sound Advice: The Key to Outstanding Animation Sound Design
Experienced animation sound designer Jeff Shiffman shares his tips, tricks and insights for outstanding animation sound design:
Ten Second Technique: Tips to Improve Your Sound Design by Barney Oram
Sound designer Barney Oram shares the 10-second technique he uses to improve his sound design skills:
The Essential Guide To Recording Weapon Sound Effects – With Watson Wu
Few people on this planet have more experience with weapon sound effects recording than Watson Wu, and in this exclusive guide he shares how you do it right:
The Essential Primer to Recording Car Sound Effects
Max Lachmann and the team at Pole Position Production have spent a decade perfecting their car recording methods. This is how they do it today:
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This bundle includes sound effects from different genres and subjects, so you’ll have everything you need right at your fingertips. Whether you’re working on a film, game, podcast, or music project, this bundle has got you covered.
With the Ultimate Sound FX Bundle, you can speed up your workflow and take your creativity to new heights. Imagine having access to a vast library of high-quality sound effects that perfectly match your project’s needs, all in one place. No more time wasted on sifting through endless sound effect libraries – this bundle has it all.
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User Interface (UI) Sound Effects Interactive Play Track 3917 sounds included, 225 mins total $149.99
Introducing ‘INTERACTIVE’ by Rock The Speakerbox: Your ultimate organic Game UI Sound Design Toolkit. Elevate your UI sound design with a comprehensive sound effects library crafted to meet the exacting demands of modern game development. ‘INTERACTIVE’ is a massive toolset designed to empower you with a diverse range of components for creating immersive, dynamic and organic sounding UI.
Structured into three packages:
Construction Kit (3151 Sounds):
Unlock a world of possibilities with a massive set of generic components like clicks, whooshes, pops, and textures, alongside elaborate recordings for specific contextual needs such as coins, paper, medieval weapons and many more. Explore elemental textures like water, wood, stone, etc for added depth and a comprehensive arsenal of percussive and tonal instruments.Building Blocks (606 Sounds):
Streamline your workflow with pre-designed sounds of basic UI components, including impacts, clicks, whooshes, specific contextual actions and textures (clattering coins, rustling paper, igniting fires, alchemical reactions, growing vegetation) plus tonal and musical feedback for different moods (positive, negative, rewarding, warning, triumphal, holy)Designed (160 Sounds):
Choose from four sets of ready-to-use sounds tailored for the most common UI actions in different game styles (Casual, Dark, Medieval, Modern).Each of the four sets gives you following UI sounds:
• Confirm
• Select
• Notification
• Purchase
• Open Menu
• Back/Close Menu
• Positive Light
• Positive Heavy
• Negative Light
• Negative HeavyWith 699 sound files, each offering more than 5 variations in average, ‘INTERACTIVE’ delivers a total of over 3900 sounds – ensuring that you’ll never run out of options to bring your creative vision to life. This library gives you everything you need to captivate your audience and create immersive UI soundscapes that truly resonate.
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More game audio resources:
AUDIO JOBS
– find audio jobs around the world:
Soundlister is home to 1000s of Audio Jobs, with a large number of them being game audio jobs. We continue to share a number of new game audio opportunities each week, and we’ve also added a new search tool to help you explore past opportunities + a way to see all posts tagged with a specific job title – effectively allowing you to browse by title.
AUDIO PODCASTS
– find great podcasts about sound
The newly-formed Audio Podcast Alliance features a carefully-chosen selection of the absolute best podcasts about sound out there, with many of them focusing on game audio. Discover the cream of the crop of what the community has to offer when it comes to audio-related podcasts below:
AUDIO PROFESSIONALS
– find talented audio professionals from around the world for your projects:
If you’re looking to grow your audio team, Soundlister offers an overview of 1000s of audio professionals from all over the world – with a dedicated overview of audio pros specializing in game audio (whether it’s audio directors, composers, field recordists, foley artists, sound editors, sound designers, re-recording mixers or voice actors):
GAME AUDIO BOOKS
– find great books about sound for games:
There are a number of great books on game audio, and we’ve gathered a few examples for you below:
• 100 Unusual, Novel and Surprising Ways to be a Better Sound Designer in Video Games – by Rob Bridgett (get the book here)
• Aaron Marks’ complete guide to game audio – (get the book here)
• Leading with Sound – by Rob Bridgett (get the book here)
• New Realities in Audio: A Practical Guide for VR, AR, MR and 360 Video – by Stephan Schütze (get the book here)
• Principles of Game Audio and Sound Design – by Jean-Luc Sinclair (recommended by Dave Raybould – get the book here)
• Pro Tools 10 for Game Audio – by Greg deBeer (recommended by Ruben Antonio Infante – get the book here)
• Tales of a Technical Sound Designer – by Damian Kastbauer (get the book here)
• The Game Audio Strategy Guide– by Gina Zdanowicz & Spencer Bambrick (get the book here)
GAME AUDIO GROUPS
– find game audio community groups around the world
Want to meet up with friends and colleagues in the game audio community? Game audio groups often arrange local audio community meetups, talks, trips and other social events – and the Worldwide GameAudio page maintains an excellent list of community groups around the world:
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GAME AUDIO ON SOCIAL MEDIA
– find groups and conversations on game audio:
SHOWCASE YOUR AUDIO WORK
– showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them, completely free:
As an audio professional, Soundlister lets you showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them. It offers an easy way to present your showreel, highlight your favorite projects and let visitors know where to find you on social media:
THE AUDIO EVENTS CALENDAR
– find audio-related events around the world – and online:
Looking to find audio-related events such as audio industry conferences, community meetups, special events, Q&As, online courses and more? Check out the Audio Events Calendar, where we’ve shared more than 800+ events since its launch.
BONUS: Expand your skillset with the free Sound Success Guide:
Want to branch out beyond game audio? Learning new sound skills can open up opportunities for additional revenue – and with the (entirely free) 60+ page Sound Success Guide, you get insights from 20 industry experts on how to get started and succeed in 18 different types of audio jobs:
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Nature & Countryside Ambiences High Desert Ambiences 1: Miniature Play Track 10+ sounds included, 94 mins total $35In High Desert Ambiences 1: Miniature, get a mini-nature collection of desolately beautiful sounds of the American southwest as the sun brings to life the songs of desert wildlife. This collection features sounds that will make you fall in love with the desert with the trickling of distant rivers, smooth cricket chirps, echoey caws from ravens so close you can hear the details in their wings flaps, snorts from a cautious yet curious mule deer, choruses of birds at dawn, and much more. Most recordings are well over 4 minutes, with one half-hour night-time track that will make you want to take out your tent immediately. For a mini-nature collection of lush, peaceful nature sounds from the heart of the American Southwest, here’s High Desert Ambiences 1: Miniature.
2% for the Planet:
Two percent of the price of this library is donated to an environmental cause. I view it as an “artist royalty” for the planet!KEY FEATURES:• Sounds in this library are NOT included in High Desert Ambiences 2 and 3.
• This library contains a small selection of both “active” and “quiet” nature sounds from the high deserts of West Texas.
• If you need more “active” or “quiet” nature sounds check out: High Desert Ambiences 2: Active Nature or High Desert Ambiences 3: Quiet Nature.
• Featured on Designing Sound: “Our Favorite Sounds of 2016”
• Desert dawn and evening choruses
• Distant flowing river, songbirds, and insects
• Ravens soaring and squawking in a stark and resonant valley
• Lengthy night-time cricket chorus
• Partially audible and ultrasonic bat clicks up to 70kHz
• Ghostly distant animal calls
• Mule deer warning snorts and jumping movement
• Files ranging from 31 seconds to 30 minutes
• Rio Grande dawn chorus along the Texas/Mexico river border
• Locations: Near Marfa, Texas (in a mountain valley at an altitude of 6,000 ft) and Big Bend National Park along the Rio Grande River, Texas/Mexico border.
• These desert ambiences are extremely quiet, so I have included descriptive markers to signal interesting events in an otherwise featureless waveform. These markers can be read in programs such as RX, Reaper, and Soundminer. The markers are also included as .txt files in the sound files folder.
GEAR USED:
• Sennheiser MKH 50/30 MS pair
• Mid/Side recordings decoded to LR stereo
• Sound Devices 702
• Rycote AG MS Blimp
• ***Note – the name of this library was changed from High Desert Ambiences 1 to High Desert Ambiences 1: Miniature on 11/28/17. This was a name change only. No audio files were updated. -
Diffuse City is the unique urban ambience sound effects library you didn’t know you were missing. It captures the urban environment in its many forms – all based around the idea of diffuse ambience.
The Diffuse City library is purpose-built for the times an environment needs to be felt, but not be distracting.
Every track in Diffuse City was recorded with some sort of real life “filter” in mind; be it distance, elevation, time of day, physical material – Anything to provide the feeling of city life with out the specificity of many urban ambience libraries. No distracting close car pass-bys or people talking; only great natural ambience beds.
Diffuse City was recorded in big cities, suburbs, small towns, and rural settings over a span of two years. It was largely recorded over very late nights, when very few people we’re around. Occasionally, however, a car would pass by… a gun would go off… While these were edited out of the recordings, they are included as “extras” in the library. Perfect for adding some flavor to a moment that’s authentic to the environment it was recorded in.
Metadata – and markers:In addition to thorough metadata, each ambience in Diffuse City is embedded with markers highlighting unique moments that aren’t easily visible in a waveform. Software like Soundminer v4.5 and Reaper can display these markers, making it easy to identify distinct sonic moments in an otherwise nondescript waveform.
Markers in Reaper
There are 10 areas of focus in Diffuse City:Elevated City • Distant Highways • Underground City • Distant City • Under Bridges • City Rumble • Empty Parking Lots • Alleys • Industrial • Window Contacts
Hear examples and learn more about each one below
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