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Top Podcasts For Learning Music and Audio Production

February 2, 2017 | Michael Hoffmann | Comments Off on Top Podcasts For Learning Music and Audio Production Share this

For those looking to expand their knowledge about the field of audio and music, the task to find good information can be daunting. The internet is full of message boards, forums, and tutorials about how to create, mix, master, and implement audio. It can be difficult to filter through the massive amount of information to find useful tips and advice for improving these skills.

In my own searches I’ve come across a number of podcasts that provide coverage of these specific topics. These podcasts range from covering specific aspects of mastering and mixing music to wider discussions on events and trends in the game industry concerning audio. Today I’ll be sharing a few of my favorite music and audio production podcasts that have helped expand my knowledge of these topics. This is by no means a complete list, but I hope it can be a good jumping off point for anyone else looking to learn more about the audio world. (more…)
Game Music, Music Production

Hear some great Modern Game Music Interviews on Music Respawn!

October 10, 2016 | Shawn Sackenheim | Comments Off on Hear some great Modern Game Music Interviews on Music Respawn! Share this

While boning up on the blues for my Mafia III review my searches led me to the fantastic Music Respawn! program from WSHU radio out of Connecticut. Created by Kate Remington, the station’s classical music director, the show is just nearly a year old but has already chatted with some major names. Michael Salvatori on Destiny, Austin Wintory on Abzu, Jason Graves on Farlands, Grant Kirkhope on Yooka-Laylee. Remington has also spoken with performers whose creations combine classical music and video games like The Videri String Quartet, the creators of A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy and even the Los Angeles Jewish Orchestra.

Episodes are typically 30-40 minutes in length, include plenty of music clips and sound just as well produced as any of the NPR shows that WSHU broadcasts. Each episode’s page is also fleshed out with a synopsis, images, videos and more music clips. Most recently she’s spoken with Darren Korb about his work with Supergiant Games, Greg Edmonson on going from Firefly to Uncharted and Chad Seiter’s soundtrack to ReCore. You can follow Music Respawn! online or subscribe through iTunes.

What are some of your favorite game music podcasts or interview shows? Let us know in the comments.
Featured, Game Music

Original SoundCAST: Episode #011 (feat. Mustin)

January 16, 2012 | Patrick Gann | 5 Comments Share this

“Wow, it’s been ages.” That’s what we wrote when introducing episode 10 of the show. Saying it again would just be silly. So let’s try something more festive.

“Rise from your grave!!!” There, that feels better.

After a fantastic MAGFest, Jayson and I thought it best that we bring back the ol’ podcast. We’re kickin’ it off right in 2012, as our featured guest for this episode is Mustin (OneUps, Bad Dudes, etc)! We talk for over an hour about our favorite MAGFest memories, our favorite music, and more. At one point I veer off into this tangent about why I love LiveALive so much. Jayson runs from his computer as I spoil the game’s ending (you’re given fair warning in case you want to run too). But there’s plenty more to the episode than that. For example, does Mustin have a favorite band from MAGFest? He’s not quick to admit it, but you’ll probably find the answer if you listen the whole way through this episode!

If you listen closely, you’ll hear a total of 16 pieces of music cut into the episode. It’s a lot of music, but we keep it down below the talking. Our intro music is The OneUps’ Intergalactic Redux version of Contra, and the outro is the “Castle Rock” track off of the Bad Dudes’ Chrono Trigger album CHRONOTORIOUS. Get on it!

Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #011
Featured, Game Music

Original SoundCAST: Episode #010

April 28, 2011 | Jayson Napolitano | Comments Off on Original SoundCAST: Episode #010 Share this Original SoundCAST: Episode #010

Wow, it’s been ages. Our last episode was back in December, and you may have guessed that we lost an episode in between. It was a damn good one, too! Gideon and I both felt it had been too long, so we got together for you on Easter Sunday to talk about some interesting topics including the recent charity efforts by the game music community for the disaster in Japan, the lack of CD releases for games (focusing on the Final Fantasy IV: The After Years CD, and our main topic: the trend we’re seeing of more Hollywood film composers taking over franchises from game composers.

The introductory music for this episode is Manabu Namiki’s track from Oto Gift (one of the aforementioned charity efforts) titled “Not Alone.” I recommend checking it out if you haven’t already! Enjoy, and as always, please feel free to chime in on our debate!

Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #010
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Original SoundCAST: Episode #009

December 17, 2010 | Patrick Gann | 9 Comments Share this Original SoundCAST: Episode #009

The latest episode of OSC is just Jayson and Patrick (me) chattin’ about everything awesome. That includes Tactics Ogre, Granado Espada, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Final Fantasy XI, and a lengthy discussion about box sets centered around the tentative Genso Suikoden box set.

The podcast runs a little over an hour and features plenty of music. Check it out, kiddo.

Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #009
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Original SoundCAST: Episode #008 (A Comedy of Errors)

September 16, 2010 | Patrick Gann | 2 Comments Share this

Oh Lordy, what an event. What an “episode.” In every sense of the word.

In this one we try, and fail, to talk about Metroid: Other M, Mafia II, a ton of Square Enix music, and a handful of other awesome things. But yes, emphasis on fail. I’ll just reprint the first few spoken words you’ll hear on the podcast right now:

Hello. This is Patrick from OSV.

The podcast you’re about to hear contains mythic levels of FAIL.

A series of microphone problems, compounded by Skype connectivity issues, resulted in a raw file that took hours and hours to mix and clean.

The end product may sound, at times, less like a conversation and more like a series of sound bytes. To make up for this, we packed this episode full of awesome game music to hold your attention.

You may also find some remnants of bad audio takes within the podcast. Whatever you find, we do hope you enjoy this lovely, embarrassing episode: Episode 8 of Original SoundCAST.

I think that about sums it up. Enjoy!

Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #008
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Original SoundCAST: Episode #007

August 26, 2010 | Patrick Gann | 1 Comment Share this Original SoundCAST: Episode #007

RESURRECTION!!

I know, I know. It’s been awhile since we gave you a podcast to listen to. Call it our summer break. Or blame the convention circuit. We’ve been busy, ‘kay?

On today’s podcast, we talk about Metroid: The Other M, the new Metroid Metal album (which, in the recording I claim to know little about, but after the fact I became quite familiar with it), and other Metroidian stuff. Metroidian stuff > Freudian stuff.

I guess we also talk about Ys SEVEN, Scott Pilgrim vs The World (cheers to Anamanaguchi!), Demon’s Souls, Castlevania: Lord of Shadows, our ongoing “game music contextualization” debate, and how much we love Josh “Zen Albatross” Kopstein. I’m sure I’m leaving stuff out. The podcast runs almost an hour, so there’s a lot of content packed in there.

And because Jayson let me handle the mixing of this one, be sure to enjoy the intro and outro from Falcom Sound Team JDK! It’s all iterations of Ys III music. Hurray for the fair use thingy-mabob they announced last year!

Download: Original SoundCAST Episode #007