Resources for Sound Effects and Music

November 2, 2010

Last week I asked my Twitter peers a couple of questions relating to Sound Effects and Music. I got some really useful responses so I thought I’d share them here.

(courtesy of @partnersinrhyme @DazeEnd @minimaxgames @celsiusgs @madgarden)

(courtesy of @MarkusN @celsiusgs @jsepia)

@MarkusN also suggested that for the right game it may be worth sourcing a local musician to write a short piece of bespoke music for say the menu screen. You could still use generic music in the main game but people are more likely to remember the bespoke music.

This is by no means an exhaustive list but I hope you find it useful. Feel free to share your own resources in the comments below.

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On Sound Effects and Music

July 3, 2009

I’m currently spending a large portion of my time refining the gameplay elements to ensure that the game is as good as it can be. It’s certainly getting there and I promise the final product will be heaps of fun.
Today I took some time out of coding to address the issue of sound effects and music for the game. I’m certainly no audiophile and I need a solution that doesn’t cost the earth. I decided to check out some software for computer generated sounds and I found some great solutions. keep reading…

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