A few months ago, I added a new Tools menu here on A Sound Effect - and it features a lot of tools, shortcuts and resources I hope will make your life in sound a lot easier. They'll help you find audio jobs, events, community groups, sound effects, mentors, tips, guides & interviews, showcase your skills & more - here's an overview:
Want to grow your network, learn about new sound tools and audio approaches, meet potential customers, find new talent & collaborators, and much more? Good news: The Audio Events Calendar helps you do just that by offering a continuously-updated overview of 100s of sound-related events all over the world:
The Audio Mentoring project is a volunteer undertaking, spearheaded by a group of seasoned game audio pros – and if you want to take your game audio skills to the next level, it offers a fantastic opportunity to learn and grow. If you want to give something back to the community, you can also apply to become a mentor yourself. It’s a brilliant initiative (and it’s completely free), so be sure to check it out below:
If you’re looking to land your first job in sound, if you’re looking for new challenges – or simply want to stay updated on what else is out there – we’ve got a hand-picked, weekly overview of the most interesting new audio jobs over at Soundlister. So if you want to see what opportunities await, check out the Audio Jobs List:
Want to meet up with friends and colleagues in the game audio community? Game audio groups often arrange local audio community meetups, talks, trips and other social events – and the Worldwide GameAudio page maintains an excellent list of community groups around the world:
Over the years, we’ve posted a myriad of sound related stories here on A Sound Effect – but incredibly, one thing I didn’t get around to adding was a blog post search function! Oh well, better late than never: By popular demand, it’s finally here, making it a lot easier to find the sound stories and guides that interest you:
Soundlister offers an overview of more than 1000 audio professionals from all over the world – so when you’re looking for audio pros for your next project (whether it’s audio directors, composers, field recordists, foley artists, sound editors, sound designers, re-recording mixers or voice actors), Soundlister lets you see who’s out there.
As an audio professional, Soundlister lets you showcase your skills and be discovered by those who need them. It offers an easy way to present your showreel, highlight your favorite projects and let visitors know where to find you on social media:
As you may have noticed, A Sound Effect is home to a huge number of independent sound effects, and thanks to the predictive, dynamically-updated site search engine we’ve implemented, finding what you need is (hopefully) made a lot easier. And if there’s something you can’t find, you’re always welcome to ask and we’re glad to help out.
If you want to find interesting sites, podcasts, stories and noteworthy new sound initiatives, check out the dedicated blog category featuring sound community highlights:
