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Title: Sound design
Post by: Phildo on July 24, 2007, 04:54:18 PM
Hey, I was wondering if anybody here is involved in or has knowledge of gaming sound design.  I'm considering going into the field and wanted to have a better idea of what I'd be getting myself into.


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Stephen Zepp on July 25, 2007, 12:47:05 PM
Hey, I was wondering if anybody here is involved in or has knowledge of gaming sound design.  I'm considering going into the field and wanted to have a better idea of what I'd be getting myself into.

Procedural or composed? In other words, do you mean as someone that makes neat sounds/music to be used in games, or someone that uses the materials provided within games?


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Phildo on July 25, 2007, 12:55:17 PM
I'm actually curious about all aspects of it.  I don't know enough yet to be more specific, sorry.


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Stephen Zepp on July 25, 2007, 12:57:47 PM
I'm actually curious about all aspects of it.  I don't know enough yet to be more specific, sorry.

Hmm...I know a couple of sound engineers have posted blogs on our gg site, but it might be difficult to track them down. I do faintly remember at least one giving some nuts and bolts details about what he does though...


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Phildo on July 27, 2007, 03:19:16 PM
No need to go out of your way, I still have quite a few months before I need to really get serious about a decision.  I was just hoping someone on the forum might have a little first-hand experience.


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Ookii on July 27, 2007, 03:26:43 PM
No need to go out of your way, I still have quite a few months before I need to really get serious about a decision.  I was just hoping someone on the forum might have a little first-hand experience.

I play game midis at work if that counts.


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Phildo on July 27, 2007, 05:48:05 PM
Who do you think you are, Nobuo Ookimetsu?


Title: Re: Sound design
Post by: Nonentity on August 01, 2007, 04:35:18 PM
This one time, I took a crossbow sound from Crusaders of Might and Magic (it was that terrible Lithtech engine M&M FPS), ran it through a billion filters, and turned it into a really rad sounding spinfusor noise for Tribes.

True story.