To celebrate Sound Ideas turning 40 on March 1, 2018, we sat down with CEO and President, Brian Nimens to talk about the industry, secrets to success, advice for those entering the field and what you can expect from Sound Ideas over the next 40 years. Question: If you could give yourself advice 40 […]
How a Video Game Soundtrack Changed my Perspective – By Hazel Turnbull
We reached out to Hazel Turnbull and asked her to write a blog post for us highlighting women in the sound design industry from her own perspective as a composer. Hazel is a composer for film, television and video games, as well as being a Women in Games Ambassador. Read on below to find out […]
2017 Top 10 Sound Designer Gift Guide
With the holidays fast approaching, we know that the panic to cross everyone off on your gift list is starting to set in. We know that buying for the Sound Designer in your life can be a daunting task at the best of times, but when you add the holiday stress (“The In-Laws are staying […]
Licensing The Voice of NASA: Jack King
Once upon a time there was a man who counted backwards like no one had ever counted before. He could T minus this and T minus that like nobody’s business. That man was Jack King aka the Voice of NASA. When NASA released their audio files into the public domain, many sound effects companies rushed […]
Part 2: Interviewing the Legendary Sound Designer, Engineer & Recordist; Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough is one of the premier sound designers, engineers and recordists in the industry. We had the honor to ask him about his incredible career in this two part interview. Read part two below, where Mike shares with us his top tips for field recording and his go-to recording equipment! Missed part one of […]
Interviewing the Legendary Sound Designer, Engineer & Recordist; Mike McDonough
Mike McDonough is one of the premier sound designers, engineers and recordists in the industry. We had the honor to ask him about his incredible career in this two part interview. Read part one below! INTERVIEW PART ONE Taking a look at your list of credits, it is clear that you have a passion for […]
Top 10 Halloween Sound Effects
Ah Halloween, that time of year where everyone gets to dress up as their favorite spooky characters (or not so spooky characters) and binge on candy without feeling guilty! Or in the case of those who dare, the time of year to experience bone-chilling terror…in the form of horror films/TV shows or haunted houses of […]
VR & 360 Video Sound Design: An Interview with Victor Zottmann
Victor Zottmann is a sound designer and editor currently working at Ignition Immersive, a cinematic virtual reality production company. We recently had the opportunity to ask him about his experiences working on the sound design for VR and 360 degree films. Enjoy! Let’s start with the usual first question, tell us a little about yourself […]
Sound Designer Interview: Chase Bethea
Chase Bethea is a freelance Composer/Sound Designer working on video games and a variety of other media. Some of his credits include ‘I Can’t Escape’, ‘Cubic Climber’, ‘Deity Quest’ and ‘Super Happy Fun Block’. We talked with him about his career so far and his latest project, a visual novel game called ‘</reality>’. First things […]
Sound Designer Interview: Bill Mueller
Bill Mueller is a sound designer with over 13 years of experience working in both the television and game audio industries. To just name a few of the projects he has worked on: League of Legends, Dungeons And Dragons Online, Elder Scrolls Legends, and Fallout 4. We had the chance to ask him a couple […]