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By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:05:33 +0000

This post was queued before I knew anything about what happened at Fort Hood. I did find myself thinking about this stuff while in the car getting into LA the other day, which is when I heard the news. I suppose violence is in our media because it’s in our real world, of course – and so we see it in media as tragedy, as documentary, but also as parody and comedy. That’s a tradition in many cultures going back eons. At the end of the day, though, it makes some of those video games feel to me — well, not terribly relaxing. I don’t have any problem with them being out there, but then there’s the simple question of how you respond.

Anyway, of course, no statement was intended; the image was changed which brings us back to the mixing demo.

By: anthony

anthony — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:35:58 +0000

hey peter – i know this is not music related, but are you an iphone fan – what do you think about the droid?

By: orubasarot

orubasarot — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:42:14 +0000

I’ve already sent this to CDM but I think since I’m such a pottymouth and shitposter in general they didn’t bother.

This is the Unreal development kit, for free, the whole thing.

http://www.udk.com/

I’ve been messing around with this engine for 10 years now, it’s gone from PC hardcore niche to mainstream xbox wiimote waggling hogwash, but it’s still a fantastic learning tool, I’m even setting it up to use live as an a/v set.

By: apalomba

apalomba — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:44:40 +0000

Using a game engine and API to do mixing is
fine and all, but it is probably the least
interesting part of sound design. What I am interested in are the tools they use to blend,
morph, splice, etc, etc, different sounds together. Granted Scarface probably does
not have complex sound design requirements. I would be more interested in knowing how Amon Tobin did Rainbow Six, and the tools he used.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:38:29 +0000

Guys don’t think for a moment that this is what is done when audio is mixed for games (in game).

Typically this processing is done via the audio API of the game engine (Proprietary, FMOD, scripting, etc..), and no mixing in this typical sense is needed.

This is from a GDC audio track, and he is just demonstrating in another way how things are “mixed” in game.

For FMV cut-scenes real mixing is utilized, because it’s just the engine playing back an audio file that has been premixed.

By: Damon

Damon — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:39:01 +0000

Orubasarot

“One incident shaking up the 1st world middle class makes it in bad taste, but every other endlessly recurring conflict does not?”

Yes, every other endless recurring conflict makes it in good taste.

By: Joel St. Julien

Joel St. Julien — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:20:06 +0000

been following his page for a while now. it’s been a great resource for me. thanks miguel!

By: dirk

dirk — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:29:00 +0000

Orubasarot: +1

Its funny, been thinking about music for games recently. It seems you’ve read my mind Peter.:)

By: Orubasarot

Orubasarot — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:21:28 +0000

One incident shaking up the 1st world middle class makes it in bad taste, but every other endlessly recurring conflict does not?