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Sounds for Superheroes: Behind the Supersonic Sound Design for The Flash
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Creating The Breathtaking Sound Of 'COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey'
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Making the magnificent sound of Mafia III
The most iconic sounds in game audio, analyzed
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Why Procedural Game Sound Design is so useful – demonstrated in the Unreal Engine
Creating the Sound for the Grand, Wild World of ‘The Witcher 3’
Game Audio Guide: How to write a (game-changing) audio design document today
The Future Of Game Audio – with Ben Minto
Making the rich, atmospheric sound of ‘Ghost Recon: Wildlands’
Game audio: Behind the spectacular vehicle sounds for Mad Max
Behind the excellent Star Wars Battlefront trailer sound design
10 Essential Tips for Game Audio Freelancers
Behind the cinematic sound of Blizzard's spectacular Overwatch trailer
Behind the stealthy sound of Dishonored 2
Making the Magical Sound of Ori And The Blind Forest – a talk with Game Sound Designer Andrew Lackey
How To Learn Game Audio Online
The current state of Game Audio - and what lies ahead
10 inventions that changed the history of game sound
Video: An introduction to Audio in Virtual Reality – with Oculus Rift’s Brian Hook
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Behind the spectacular sound of ‘Dunkirk’ – with Richard King
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Creating The Poetic Sci-Fi Sound Of ‘Arrival’
Behind the horrifying sound of ‘Alien: Covenant'
How sound brought the bricks to life in The LEGO Batman Movie
Designing the sound of the future for ‘Ghost in the Shell’
Behind the sound for 'Moana / Vaiana'
Video: Behind the sound for 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'
Creating the dramatic, intense sound for ‘Deepwater Horizon’
The story behind the scary sounds of Blair Witch
Making the sound for 'Star Trek Beyond'
Exclusive Insights From A Trailer Sound Design Expert
Young UK Filmmaker Creates Award-Winning Horror Sound - Here's How He Did It
The 10 Signature Sound Elements of Modern Movie Trailers
How the wild sounds of Jurassic World were made
The beautiful sound design for 'The Little Prince'
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How to unlock the creative power of audio in VR
Rule of Thirds: A Sound Design Approach by Barney Oram
The Key to Outstanding Animation Sound Design
How To Design Supreme Sci-Fi Weapon Sound Effects
Welcome to the wonderful world of Ambisonics – a primer by John Leonard
How to create horror sound effects that are truly scary (and gory!)
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The sound effects survey results are in: Here are 90+ ideas for new SFX libraries
Creature Sound Design Insights from David Farmer, sound designer on The Hobbit & LOTR
Creative Sound Design: When Glitches Are A Good Thing
Game Audio: 4 Golden Rules For Technical Sound Design
Charles Maynes’ 10 Inspiring Notions For Great Sound Design
The Ultimate Guide To Making Your Own Christmas Sound Effects
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Sound Design Guide: Emotional States & Sound Design
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Behind ‘Beep’ – the gigantic game audio history project
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The Rise Of Reaper
What the future holds for Pro Tools and VR
A Sound Seminar – From The Inside
Introducing a brand new way to find audio events around the world
Creating the world’s largest cat sound effects library – with Yarron Katz
How inventive, evocative museum sound design is created today
Making sound for Scarehouses
Exploring New Sonic Worlds: Sound For Virtual Reality
How Pyry Survo created the ultimate roller coaster & theme park sound effects library
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From Idea To Sound Library Release: A One-Year Journey With Kpow Sounds
How to create sound for commercials – insights from an award-winning sound team
Here’s how two Icelandic sound designers could change sound effects – forever
Behind The Scenes On Designing Sound - With Jack Menhorn
Sci-fi Sound Effects: 14 Fantastic, Futuristic Sound Effect Libraries
Robot Sound Effects: 6 SFX Packs for Designing Fantastic-Sounding Robots
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How To Find The Best Handheld Recorder
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The Essential Guide To Recording Weapon Sound Effects – With Watson Wu
Recording and designing the winter sound effects for SNOW
The Essential Primer To Recording Car Sound Effects
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