Looking for insights on how to design great UI sound effects for games? Experienced video game composer & sound designer Ross Tregenza (Deathloop, Cyberpunk 2077, Wolfenstein & many more) shares his approaches and 3 key ingredients to great UI sound design in the tutorial below. As a bonus, we’ve also added UI sound tips, ideas and visions from Ruslan Nesteruk, Chase Steele, Mark Camperell, Jason Cushing, Ivo Ivanov, Matthew Bennett and Henry Daw:
UI sound design tutorial by Ross Tregenza
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BONUS: Learn more about UI Sound Effects & UI Sound Design:
How To Design Superb Sci-Fi UI Sound Effects:
How do you create outstanding sci-fi UI sounds? Find out in this in-depth guide by sound designer Ruslan Nesteruk, covering everything from conceptualizing, design insights and ideas, to tools and real-life examples.
And not only that: Veteran sound designers Mark Camperell, Jason Cushing and Ivo Ivanov also share their key advice on what makes for great sci-fi UI sound design, their favorite design techniques and go-to tools. Happy designing!
How to create Haunting Horror Sounds Effects for Interfaces (includes 15 free SFX):
Interested in learning how to design horror sound effects – particularly targeted towards horror-type interfaces? Check out this exclusive, in-depth A Sound Effect tutorial by Chase Steele:
Matthew Bennett created and shaped the sound of Windows, Skype & more
– here are his sonic visions for the future of product sound:
As the former chief sound designer at Microsoft, Matthew Bennett created and shaped the sound of Microsoft’s major global products and platforms (Windows, Office, Outlook, Skype, Teams, Cortana, Hololens, Xbox, Surface, and Azure). The sounds he created for Windows are heard each day on more than a billion devices worldwide. And here, he shares his thoughts on how we can and should rethink product sound going forward:
UI Sound Design: Henry Daw, on The Small Sounds That Make A Big Difference):
Henry Daw is a talented sound designer I had the pleasure of working with back in the Nokia days, and here’s his talk on UI sound design:
“As our technology gets smarter, subtly blending into our everyday lives, good design has never been more important. Design is critical in determining how we experience a product or service, but an often overlooked and undervalued part of any design experience is sound, and specifically UI sound. From a simple keyclick to a warning notification, UI sound design has become a key factor in how we interact with modern-day technology. It’s a specialist craft, that if done well, can help to inspire the overall design, improve usability and user experience, and strengthen a brand.
During my talk, I’ll highlight a clearly defined set of principles for successful UI sound design, whilst championing the case for bringing UI sound design deeper into the design process. I will also discuss the delicate relationship between UI sound design and audio branding, and how we, as sound design practitioners and marketers, can embrace the challenges ahead as our world becomes more dependable on UI sound.”