Author: David Dumais

Contracts for Freelance Video Game Sound Designers *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Recently, I was approached by a well established video game company who asked if I would be interested in sub-contracting sound design work for them. I was interested and what followed was the

Overwatch 2 Particle Cannon Sound Redesign Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I break down a redesign I did of Zarya’s Particle Cannon from Overwatch 2. We’ll cover all the plugins I used for processing the audio. We’ll discuss my approach to

Let’s Redesign The Biotic Launcher Sound From Overwatch 2 *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I break down a redesign I did of Baptiste’s Biotic Launcher from Overwatch 2. We’ll cover all the plugins I used for processing the audio. We’ll discuss my

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Sound Redesign *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I recreate all the sound effects from a short clip of the video game Kirby and the Forgotten Land. We’ll be redesigning the movement sounds, item pick-up sounds, and task

Morph Plugins For Creating Sound Effects *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I compare MMorph, Morph2, and Transmutator using different sound effect examples. Each of these morph plugins have different advantages and disadvantages. We’ll be talking about those as we create sound effects

Let’s Recreate Sounds From Super Mario Odyssey *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I recreate sounds from the video game Super Mario Odyssey. We’ll be recreating the footsteps, jump, and moon sounds from the chosen short clip. If this was valuable to you,

SoundGym: Ear Training For Sound Designers? *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack If you could upgrade your hearing, would you? What if you could train yourself to hear frequencies more accurately? What about hearing compression, reverb, distortion, and panning? I think it’s safe to say that

Let’s Recreate Sounds From Donkey Kong Country *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I recreate sounds from the video game Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. We’ll be recreating the banana, banana coin, kong coin, rock smash as well as other sounds from the

My Favorite Technique For Creating SOUND EFFECTS From Scratch *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack There are a lot of ways of creating sound effects. You can use layering, synthesis, or just record a sound and use it as is. In this video, I share my

Let’s Design The Axe Recall Sound From God Of War *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE GUIDE on 5 layering techniques for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I redesign the axe recall from the video game God of War. I focused my time on 3 layers: wood, whoosh,

The BIGGEST Mistake Beginner Sound Designers Make *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE GUIDE on 5 layering techniques for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I share what I believe is the biggest mistake beginner sound designers make. And I can probably guarantee that you did this at some

How To Create A Wood Shattering Sound Effect *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE GUIDE on 5 layering techniques for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I demonstrate and share how to design a wood-shattering sound effect. I did this by redesigning the wooden barrel sounds from the video

How To Create An Underwater Ambience *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE GUIDE on 5 layering techniques for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I demonstrate how to create an underwater ambience from scratch. All the sounds I used to create the ambience were recorded from objects around my

Reaper Theme And Customized Settings For Sound Design *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I share how I set up and customized Reaper so that it could be optimized for sound design. I share how I set up my theme, tracks, mixer, export

I Redesigned The Nightmare Sound From God Of War *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack: https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack In this video, I break down my redesign of the nightmares from the video game God of War. I show each sound layer I used and how I created them. I