Tag: audio

Cinematic Studio Piano: A Sample Library Review

by Andrew Overfield - 0679
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 Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Alyx Jones Developer: Cinematic Studio Series Composer: Andrew Overfield Sound Designer: Alex Wallbank Reviewed on: MacBook Pro 16GB DDR3 2.2GHz i7   Cinematic Studio Piano (CSP) joins the Cinematic Studio Series’ (CSS) lineup alongside Cinematic Studio Strings which I reviewed back in August. You can see this review -> HERE <-   Setup & Interface The installation is

Play Expo Manchester Review

by Katie Tarrant - 0344

There’s always a sense of coming back down to Earth after a convention, and with Play Expo Manchester that has definitely been the case. Organised and supported by Replay Events Ltd, the Play Expo’s run in three locations in the country – Manchester, Blackpool and Glasgow. Having been to Play

Turtle Beach Launches The New Stream Mic

by Callum Tennick - 0332

Turtle Beach has announced that they are releasing a new professional quality desktop microphone created for gamers that are livestreaming from their consoles. The Stream Mic allows the content creators to livestream with a professional quality microphone directly from their console, but is also available for use with PC and

Final Fantasy XV at Abbey Road Studios

by Katie Tarrant - 1456

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Alyx Jones Final Fantasy has an incredible history. With a lifetime currently spanning almost 30 years and over 100 million sales, it stands as one of the most successful franchises of all time. The 29th of November will see the release of Final Fantasy’s latest installment, Final

Unbox Game Audio Review

by Katie Tarrant - 1467

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: Prospect Games Composer/Sound Designer: Matt Griffin Reviewed on: PC INTRODUCTION There are many games that are individual and memorable for being so, but he indie game industry in particular is something that thrives of ingenuity and out-of-the-box thinking. Well, no pun intended but out-of-the-box thinking is exactly

The Flame In The Flood Game Audio Review

by Katie Tarrant - 0391

Review by Katie Tarrant Edited by Sam Hughes Developer: The Molasses Flood Composer: Chuck Ragan Sound Designer: Pat Balthrop Reviewed on: PC INTRODUCTION Survival games are something many of us know and love. With more being released every year, there’s a growing pressure for developers to find new ways of reworking the survival concept in order to stand out from the

Pro Sound Effects: Hybrid Sound Effects Library Review

by Doug Waters - 0441
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Reviewed by: Doug Waters Developer: Pro Sound Effects Significant Contributors: Ric Viers, Stephan Schütze, Kenneth Skoglund Reviewed on: iMac 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 NOTE:  Since this review was written, Pro Sound Effects released the Hybrid Library 2017 – the latest edition of their best overall value general sound library. Designed to be your go-to source

Composing Music for Games: A Chance Thomas Book Review

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Review by Andrew Overfield Edited by Sam Hughes Author: Chance Thomas Publisher: CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group) Reviewed on: Paperback   I love reading material and I eagerly anticipated getting stuck into Composing Music for Games by Chance Thomas. Now there are many different mediums where information, guidance or education can be distributed in the world. A simple YouTube search on