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The Sound of It Takes Two

by Sam Hughes - 31/07/202131/07/2021 05175

(TSAP S04E12) Anne-Sophie Mongeau and Philip Eriksson join Sam, to chat about their amazing work on the acclaimed co-op title It Takes Two from Hazelight. They discuss the challenges of mixing and design for a split-screen game, handling the huge scope of the different levels with various forms of gameplay, the sound

The Last of Us Part II Special – Rob Krekel, Audio Lead

by Sam Hughes - 24/08/202018/12/2020 01642

(TSAP S03E15) For those of you who don't know, The Last of Us has a very special place in our hearts. 7 years ago, our VERY FIRST episode of The Sound Architect Podcast, was with Audio Lead on TLOU1 - Phillip Kovats. So, 7 years later when Sam got to

Krotos Igniter & Sound Design Bundle 2 Review

by Jake Basten - 30/03/201907/12/2020 0709

Review by Jake BastenEdited by Sam HughesDeveloper: Krotos Audio Krotos Audio recently released their Sound Design Bundle 2, featuring all of their best tools in one package. Their most recent release Igniter (Full Tank edition), a tool and library for vehicle sound design, is included in this bundle as well as

Interview with Composer, Emily Rice

by Sam Hughes - 21/03/201921/03/2019 1648

Sam speaks to composer Emily Rice about her career so far, working with Junkie XL, Brian Tyler, James Newton Howard and Laura Karpman, as well as her recent work scoring for the highly acclaimed short film, Mr. Malcom's List. Emily Rice is a British born composer for film, who started

TSAP S02E02: Cris Velasco – Darksiders III & Fortnite Composer

by Sam Hughes - 16/03/201919/02/2020 0551

Opening Track: Fury's Theme - Darksiders III Closing Track: Lust - Darksiders III Special Thanks to Callum Tennick for Editing T Sam speaks with composer Cris Velasco, about his recent work on Fortnite, Darksiders III, his process and more in this TSAP episode. "Cris Velasco is one of the

What’s New from Krotos?

by Sam Hughes - 17/02/201917/02/2019 0440

Krotos Audio, creators of Dehumaniser 2, Reformer Pro and Weaponiser, have just released an ominous video stating that their new product is "Coming Soon". From the sound effects in the video it is quite easy to take a guess at what they are bringing out....but what do you think? Comment below

Audiokinetic Wwise Tour 2018 – Videos

by Sam Hughes - 08/02/201908/02/2019 0484

"Taking place in various cities each year, the game development industry and, specifically, game audio professionals unite to share and learn from one another and the creative works and expertise of the finest of game audio teams." Some of the videos from Audiokinetic's Wwise Tour 2018 are now all

ACID Pro 8.0 Review

by Katie Tarrant - 18/07/201818/07/2018 0701

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Introduction ACID Pro 8.0 is a DAW targeted at music creators and producers that thrives on loop-based experimentation and production. In need of an upgrade since its initial creation, MAGIX have given ACID a much needed makeover, with a sleeker design, the addition of a

Avantone Pro Announces CLA-10 Nearfield Studio Monitors

by Sam Dudley - 05/07/201805/07/2018 0402

Avantone Pro brings 'back' to market the much-loved nearfield studio monitoring mainstay with closely-matched CLA-10™ Studio buffs rejoice! The classic sound and design of the well known studio referencing monitor the NS-10 (discontinued by Yamaha in 2001) has been faithfully recreated by audio products producer Avantone Pro in collaboration with five-time

iCON iKeyboard 8x Review

by Jordan Killiard - 04/07/201819/10/2020 01474

Review by: Jordan Killiard Edited by Katie Tarrant Price: £200 Developer: iCON Pro Audio Distributor: Synthax Audio Reviewed on: Cubase 9.5, Windows 10 The iCON iKeyboard 8x is a new addition to the most under-looked of composer's tools - the 88 key semi-weighted keyboard. There's not a lot of them out there and none seem to