Starting out in sound production? Here are some top tips from Vanny and Christa. Each month, Vanessa Flores & Christa Giammattei get together for a livestream chat based on what their communities vote for. This…
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Articles Featured in Sound Sunday #26
Sound Design was in the limelight this week thanks to Apple, whilst we were collecting some awesome tips and tricks for trailer sound design, and pushing Weaponiser out of the firing line and within walking…
Apple Behind The Mac: Skywalker Sound Video
Apple shared a fantastic video on the 4th of May, which takes viewers behind the mac computers of Skywalker Sound. The short film takes viewers behind the scenes at Skywalker Ranch to see how the…
Articles Featured in Sound Sunday #25
This week was Sound Sunday #25, where we had how-to tutorials from Alessandro Mastroianni and Ben Jacquier, plus Firelight Audio shared some awesome insight into starting a career in game audio through her 5 essential…
5 Tips to Start a Career in Game Audio – Tips from Firelight Audio
Last week, we interviewed Vale Viola from Firelight Audio, who explained her experience creating sound effects for Alexa, an Amazon virtual assistant technology, as well as her passion for music and what led her to…
How to Design Sound Effects for Alexa Skills? – Interview with Firelight Audio
We interviewed Vale Viola from Firelight Audio, an Artist, Producer and Composer who works on a niche sound design project for Alexa, an Amazon virtual assistant technology. In this interview, Vale explains how she built…
Starting a career in sound – a Twitter Thread from Emma Butt
Looking for advice on starting a career in sound? ADR Recordist and SFX/Dialogue Editor Emma Butt recently reached out on Twitter asking the sound community for the one piece of career advice for sound they…
Do I Need a USB Dongle for iLok? We’ll Answer This and Many Other Common iLok Questions
Concerned or have questions about iLok? Here’s everything you need to know! (and no, you don’t need the dongle!) Ahh, iLok – the Marmite of the audio world. If you work in audio or music,…
Game Audio Network Guild Awards 2022 – Nominees Announced!
We went on a YouTube deep-dive and have added some amazing sound design videos for you to watch for a bunch of these nominees. Congratulations to the nominees of this year’s nominations! Check out the…
Scathe Sound Design – Creating Weapon Sound Effects for Video Games with Nikola Nikita Jeremic
We recently caught up with Nikola Nikita Jeremic, a composer and sound designer who has worked on Cyberpunk 2077, Destiny 2, Warhammer 40K and many other projects. Nik has been hard at work on Scathe…
The Sound Behind The Batman – ScreenRant Article
The Batman is the latest DC epic that has taken the world by storm. The story focuses on year two of Batman – a refreshing departure from the typical setup of Bruce Wayne becoming Batman,…
Dune wins Academy Award for Best Sound
Massive congratulations to the sound team on Dune on their Academy Award for Best Sound. A big point of conversation this year was the decision to not televise some of the technical awards which are…