If
you haven’t noticed, I enjoy audio: post audio, sound design, field recording,
game audio, etc. If you are here,
chances are you do too. Now as much as I’d
love to say you only need one blog to read about audio, and that’s “How’s It Sounding”, that’s a little
too egotistical for me. When I come
across a good audio blog, I put it in my blogroll. Why?
Well let’s find out.
This
blog has a great amount of information, behind the scenes posts, tips, and
tricks. Chuck Russom has done quite a
bit of work in the world of videogame audio.
Chuck Russom’s audio
credits include well know titles such as Call of Duty and God of War II. Unfortunately, his blog has not been updated
in some time. However, the information
on there is still a great multimedia look into the world of game audio.
This
has to be one of the best sound design related blogs. It is not only constantly updated, but it is
constantly updated with great information.
There are many sections to look at such as reviews, interviews, and of
course tips and tricks. It also has a
great list of independent
sound effects libraries. It is easy
to lose yourself in the amount of information they give out for free. You've got to love the internet for
reasons/people like this.
This
blog falls into a similar category as Chuck Russom’s. The information is great, you can learn quite
a bit, there are good audio examples and multimedia engagements, but it hasn't
been updated in some time. It’s sad to
think that great blogs like this may not be updated again, but what they have
is worth reading. This is the kind of
person that will just live his day to day life, but listen to everything, and
record it if he likes it; even all the way down to a toilet paper roll holder.
The
last one on the list is Engine Audio.
This blog, as most on this list, isn't updated too frequently, but if
you are working with the Unreal Development Kit, you should really consider
stopping by this blog. It has some great
information about getting the most out of Unreal, as well as how to do some
over-the-top crazy things. Regardless if
you are a beginner or an expert in UDK, it’s worth giving them a read.
So
there you have it. Are these blogs the
absolute best? Maybe not, but they are
all worth taking the time to check out.
They all have some great and diversified information. Of course, you can’t forget about the
wonderful How’s It Sounding. Read on and gain knowledge!
