Crunchy Impact Sound Design *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Recently I discovered the game Atlas Fallen, a third-person action-adventure game where you wield melee weapons and hunt legendary monsters. As I watched gameplay videos, I kept being drawn to the weapon attack impact sounds
Halo Energy Sword Sound Redesign | Sci-Fi Sound Design Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack If you are working on sci-fi weapon sound effects, then this one is for you. As I have been experimenting with Vital over the past few weeks, I have
Route Audio From Your DAW Into Whoosh *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Recently, I was watching a YouTube video where sound designer James Denholm was using 4 audio tracks in Reaper and routing them into Whoosh by Tonsturm. I didn’t know this was possible,
Easy Sci-Fi Impact Sound Design *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Recently, I finally jumped on the Vital train! I downloaded the free version and have been playing around with it designing some cool sounds. As I was experimenting, I found myself designing these nice
Spaceship Flyby Sound Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Sci-fi sound design is always a lot of fun because you can create almost anything out of any sound. There’s the classic example of the Star Wars TIE fighter spaceship sounds being made from elephant
Haunted Ambience Sound Design Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack I created this haunted ambience from scratch for my most recent sound pack and thought you might appreciate seeing the actual project file, sources, effects, and everything I used to design it. In this
Instantly Create UNIQUE Sound Effects In Reaper *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack This video is a fun one. FX Permutator is a Reaper script designed to instantly create unique sound effects using plugin fx you already own. It can randomize their order on tracks,
5 Ways To Create Spectral Sound Effects *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Spectral sound effects are great for almost any futuristic and sci-fi sounds. There are plugins and synthesizers that are dedicated to making spectral sound effects, but in this video, I wanted to
Fire Sound Design | How To Create Fire Sounds From Scratch *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Last summer, I was working on some design work where I needed some fire sources. I thought I could maybe get some cool sounds from recording flames out
Liquidy Sci-Fi Sound Effect | Phase Plant Sound Design Tutorial *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack A lot of sound design is experimentation, especially when working on sci-fi content. Recently, not only was I experimenting with new synth sounds, but as it often happens, I
3 Plugins To Design Ambience Sound Effects *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Over the past few weeks, I have been creating a lot of different fantasy and nature ambiences for my upcoming sound pack. As I was designing, I found myself often going back
Sound Design Tools I Would Get If I Were Starting Over *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack What would you do if you were starting over? What gear would you get first and where would you place your hard-earned $$$? I was recently thinking about
How To Make SFX Sound BIGGER *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack What’s the difference between a baby crying 100 meters away and one crying right in front of you? OK, one may be more annoying than the other, but apart from volume, the baby
How To Create Spectral Sound Effects *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Spectral sound design is cool technique you can use to create interesting sounds and textures. Usually, these lend themselves well to the sci-fi genre and are great for UI, weapons, and almost any
How To Make Dark Ambience Layers *Please note that this blog post may contain affiliate links* Sound Designer’s Starter Pack (free): https://daviddumaisaudio.com/starterpack Nailing the tone of an atmosphere or ambience is really crucial for creating an immersive experience in any game. There are, of course, many ways of creating ambiences, but I have found that
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