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Sound Redesign From Scratch | Prince of Persia – Part 1

Sound Redesign From Scratch | Prince of Persia – Part 1 *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack What if you could look over my shoulder and see me sound designing in real time? What if you could see the decisions I make as I make

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Fast Multi-Mic Editing & Splitting Workflow in Reaper (with STREAM DECK)

https://youtu.be/XKusZ0KtoFQ Fast Multi-Mic Editing & Splitting Workflow in Reaper (with STREAM DECK) *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Did you know you can use the Elgato Stream Deck to activate loop actions? So if you want a certain action or sequence of actions to repeat

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dda_CURATE – Overview Of All Included Scripts

https://youtu.be/TkGC6RUE9AA dda_CURATE – Overview Of All Included Scripts *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* CHECK OUT DDA_CURATE HERE dda_CURATE is a set of scripts to help you categorize, organize, and rate your sounds in a project. It was created when I was working on a sound library and had hundreds of

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Reaper Scripts, ReaPack, And Github | How To Get Started For Beginners

Reaper Scripts, ReaPack, And Github | How To Get Started For Beginners *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack If you are like I was a few months ago, then you probably don’t know much about scripting in Reaper. When I was working on a sound

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Fire Force Anime Sound Tutorial

Fire Force Anime Sound Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Anime SFX! This highly requested video is one I’ve been meaning to make for a while. How are these abstract yet satisfying sounds made? That’s what we’ll go over and much more. In this

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How To Sound Design A Sci-Fi Power Up Sound In Phase Plant

How To Sound Design A Sci-Fi Power Up Sound In Phase Plant *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack If you want to learn how to create some sci-fi power-up risers, like the ones to turn on a robot, scanner, or futuristic weapon, then this is

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How To Sound Design Data Processing Sounds In Phase Plant

How To Sound Design Data Processing Sounds In Phase Plant *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Data telemetry, scanners, computers, robots…all these are perfect for the sound we’ll be designing this week. In Phase Plant, we’ll design some sci-fi data telemetry (or data communications) sounds!

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Data Telemetry Sound Design In Vital

Data Telemetry Sound Design In Vital *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Data telemetry, scanners, computers, robots…all these are perfect for the sound we’ll be designing this week. In Vital, we’ll design some sci-fi data telemetry (or data communications) sounds in about 2 minutes! So

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How to Sound Design a Bullet Ricochet

How to Sound Design a Bullet Ricochet *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Recently, I had someone leave a request on a post I created. They mentioned they found it challenging to design bullet flyby and ricochet sound effects. While there is nothing like recording

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Why Reaper For Game Audio

Why Reaper For Game Audio *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack I was on a Zoom call with a sound designer 3 weeks ago. He mentioned how he was working for a mobile game company and had already shipped a few games. We got to

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Clicky Textured Sound Design

Clicky Textured Sound Design *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Core Wavetables for Vital (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.gumroad.com/l/core-wavetables Do you own iZotope’s RX? If you don’t, it’s a great piece of software for editing audio and for post-production work. If you do have it, you may have heard of the de-click technique. It’s

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Loot Box Video Game Sound Redesign

Loot Box Video Game Sound Redesign *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Core Wavetables for Vital (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.gumroad.com/l/core-wavetables There may come a time when you will have to design in-game rewards such as loot boxes for the project you are working. If you want a quick trick: use musical sounds and

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Wet Sci-Fi Sound Tutorial

Wet Sci-Fi Sound Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Core Wavetables for Vital (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.gumroad.com/l/core-wavetables Wet sci-fi sounds have been popular recently. They are great to use as textures and layers for weapons, spells, vehicles, etc.  If you have no clue how to create them from scratch, then you’re in

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Walkie-Talkie Sound Design

Walkie-Talkie Sound Design *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Have you ever wondered how the soldier radio sounds are designed? You know…the ones from games where commands are being passed down to you? “Roger, Roger”“Cover my 6”“Watch your flank!” Well, it’s actually quite simple. You

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Wet Sci-Fi Sound Tutorial

Wet Sci-Fi Sound Tutorial | Phase Plant Sound Design *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Wet sci-fi sounds have been popular recently. They are great to use as textures and layers for weapons, spells, vehicles, etc.  If you have no clue how to create them

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