Welcome to the list! This list just started last night, and I'm glad to have people join already. Anyway, to get the ball rolling, I'll start out with a couple...
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Mitch Brink
mitchb2@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 4:29 pm
... I just bought Goldeneye (N64) and I am TOTALLY blown away by the clarity and "punch" of the sound fx. The musical arrangements and execution are also...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 3, 1998 4:35 pm
Does geography affect the wage you can command, even though you're a freelancer? For example, if you took an assignment from New York, and you live in Kenosha,...
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dpaulsen
dpaulsen@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 4:36 pm
... Hiya, nice to be here. Believe it or not, Quake-II still has some of the best/high-quality sounds I've heard in awhile. The railgun really sounds like...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 3, 1998 5:31 pm
I think good sound design is manipulating "real" sounds to create believable non-existant or exaggerated in-game sounds. Foley artists strive to *re-create*...
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Mitch Brink
mitchb2@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 5:44 pm
... Hmmm....I don't think of like that, really. I charge "my" rates. With each project, I get a little better in terms of composition, arrangement, as well as...
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Ryan Harris
r0cketscientist@xxxxx...
Sep 3, 1998 6:14 pm
I think experimentation is also a key factor in sound design. What you come up with might not be what you need, but you might be able to use it later or with...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 3, 1998 8:21 pm
Is anyone experimenting with or using DirectMusic in a game? I've toyed around with the DLS format and DirectMusic Producer and find it to be piss-poor...
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Mitch Brink
mitchb2@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 8:34 pm
... Nope...it seems to be the general concensus that MS dropped the ball yet again. Everyone I've talked to who has tried to use DM says they'll wait for 3rd...
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dpaulsen
dpaulsen@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 9:40 pm
... Here's a really silly question from a raw newbie... How *do* you capture live sounds? I mean besides the obvious tactic of a $12.95 RadioShack cassette...
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dpaulsen
dpaulsen@xxxxx.xxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 9:40 pm
... As far as I'm concerned, Unreal was a total bust. The 3D engine may be a technological marvel, but as a *game* it sucks hard. No product could have lived...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 3, 1998 9:51 pm
A good stereo microphone and a portable DAT deck can go a long way. Another good, cheap alternative is a portable MINIDISC player. The sound quality is good...
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Mitch Brink
mitchb2@xx.xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 10:07 pm
... Check out the "Demo's" section of http://www.geocities.com/~mitchb2/ heh heh heh -- ______________________________________________________________________ ...
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tanman
tanman@xxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 3, 1998 11:04 pm
For me a good place to buy Sound FX (until i get enough to buy a sound fx library, Chia, wanna make a donation?) is Sounddogs.com. From there i "process the...
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Ryan Harris
r0cketscientist@xxxxx...
Sep 4, 1998 5:00 am
hey, I am a newbie to, that was my first post :) i think someone else answered your question though. Minidisk is cool. Tascam makes a nice portable DAT (the...
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Mike Ash
mike.ash@xxxxx.xx.xxx
Sep 4, 1998 10:35 am
Hello, MIKE ASH MUSICIAN Eidos Interactive The recipient acknowledges that Eidos is unable to exercise control over the content of information contained in...
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Knight, Mark
MKnight@xx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 12:12 pm
Mark Knight Bullfrog MKnight@... Well, the name's Mark, or Skimpy as I appear to be known now (Skimpy has followed me for about 5 years now, in fact some...
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Mike Ash
mike.ash@xxxxx.xx.xxx
Sep 4, 1998 12:11 pm
Hi Skimpy! My name's Mike Ash I work for Eidos Interactive as the internal musician / sound effects type person I've been here 5 years, and used to produce...
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Garry Taylor
garry@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 1:26 pm
Hi everyone Someone here at work just told me about this list so I thought I'd say hello! I'm the sound designer at Mythos Games (X-Com/UFO). I've been really...
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Knight, Mark
MKnight@xx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 1:36 pm
The only guy from Bullfrog going is Nick Laviers. As for others Andrew Barnabas, Jason Page, Richard Joseph erm, Byorne Lynne, Alistair Brimble, plus others...
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Pixiecat
pixiecat@xxxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 1:10 pm
Here is a quote from 'Creating Dynamic Websites' by Scott Fisher that suggests an excellent and cost effective way to get sound: "If you are capturing audio in...
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Ryan Harris
r0cketscientist@xxxxx...
Sep 4, 1998 2:09 pm
... Cool! I was on the PC demo scene under the group Opiate. We are nonexistant now as far as I know. I left the demo scene in 1996, my internet access ran...
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Knight, Mark
MKnight@xx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 2:14 pm
Hmmm. Not exactly pro quality though is it? Mark'Skimpy' Knight Composer@Bullfrog Productions Ltd mknight@... <mailto:mknight@...> /...
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Knight, Mark
MKnight@xx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 2:16 pm
... It got too childish for me. That and a lack of time really. ... Yup. Wrote loadsa mods before, but of course the mod format was the no.1 standard for most...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 4, 1998 4:18 pm
I agree that we are the most ignored part of the development industry. Part of creating this mailing list was to alleviate some of our frustrations by forming...
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Cybermind
cybermind@xxxxxxxxxxx...
Sep 4, 1998 9:12 pm
Very well said, I couldn't agree more. Although I've found myself having to focus my attention on various other aspects of game design lately, my heart has...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 4, 1998 6:30 pm
Hi guys, The archives for this list is available at: http://www.onelist.com/arcindex.cgi?listname=gameaudiopro All messges are archived every night. Thanks! ...
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Chris Grigg
chrisg@xxxxxx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 7:07 pm
Chia-- Great that you've set up this list! And I agree strongly with what you're saying. I'm sure I'll have lots of thoughts to contribute as more folks sign...
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Geoff Howland
ghowland@xxxxx.xxxx
Sep 4, 1998 7:11 pm
I have a theory I thought might be good to run by the people on this list. My theory is that music/sound is plays more of a factor in immersiveness than...
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Lee, Chia Chin
CCLee@xxxx.xxxxxxxxx....
Sep 4, 1998 7:46 pm
Chris, 1) Digest There is a digest version available for this list. To change your subscription to the Digest format, go to: www.onelist.com Click on User...
