Author: David Dumais

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

Sword Stab Full Sound Redesign Walkthrough | Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor *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 gory sword stab clip from the video game Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. I go over all the sounds I created

How To Create A Cinematic Sword Stab 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 recreate a gory sword stab sound effect from the video game Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. I break down all the

Bow and Arrow Full Sound Redesign Walkthrough | Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor *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 bow and arrow clip from the video game Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. I go over all the sounds I

Let’s Redesign The Bow And Arrow 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 redesign the bow and arrow sound effect from the video game Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor. I’ll be going through which sounds

nvk_Create by nvk.Tools | Overview and First Impression *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE Gear Recommendation Guide For Sound Designers: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/gearguide In this video, I do an overview/review of nvk_Create by nvk.tools. If you are interested in quickly creating multiple sound effects with variations or looking for an easy-to-use search

Monster Hunter World Sound Design Tutorial | Dodogama Battle Redesign *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I go over a redesign of the Dodogama Monster from the video game Monster Hunter World. Enjoy! Monster Hunter World video by

Sword Combat Sound Design Tutorial | Ghost of Tsushima *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I go over a redesign I created from the video game Ghost of Tsushima. I share how I created the sword combat sound

How To Design Bird Sound Effects Using Only Your Voice *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I share how to create some bird sounds using nothing but your voice and a bit of pitch shifting. I was inspired

https://youtu.be/_Q7DcpzngXg Audio Recording Equipment For Creating Sound Effects *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering Gear, gear, gear. We seem to have an obsession with gear in our modern culture. We like to gather and collect gear to help make us feel

https://youtu.be/X6hsErjLDD0 Let’s Create the Sword of Night and Flame From Elden Ring *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I’ll be doing a full redesign of the Sword Of Night And Flame sequence from the video game Elden Ring.

https://youtu.be/dM39MB_TQNY Let’s Create the Blasphemous Sword Sound From Elden Ring *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this week’s video, I’ll be doing a full redesign of the Blasphemous sword from the video game Elden Ring. I designed the whole weapon sequence

Let’s Create the Cyngas Gun Reload Sound from Warframe *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE 5 layering techniques guide for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering In this video, I break down the Cyngas gun reload sound effect I created in one of my ‘Shorts’ videos. I created it using various mech

Orisa’s Fusion Driver Gun Sound Redesign *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* FREE GUIDE 5 layering techniques for creating sound effects: https://sfx.daviddumaisaudio.com/layering Even though it may have been released a few years ago, I still enjoy the weapon sound effects from the video game Overwatch. This week, I decided to challenge