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First thoughts: NFS Shift II and DiRT 3
I’m super excited to announce that I’ve picked up NFS:S2 and DiRT3 today! NFS:S2 is kind of dark, artistically speaking, but feels really great when driven with a wheel. (The controller was pretty twitchy.) The sounds are good but seem … Continue reading
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New Project
Following the success of his analysis and presentation of footsteps in video games, “A Footstep and Movement Sound Study Discussion,” which was presented both at GDC and at various IGDA meetings, Damian Kastbauer has decided to start up a similar … Continue reading
All-Pontiac Car Show
This show was pretty miserable, since it was pouring rain the whole day. The morning was filled with a light drizzle, but by 11 it was pouring with no end in sight. This had a negative effect on attendance, obviously, … Continue reading
The best-sounding commercial. Ever.
Ferrari is possibly the most famous name in Formula 1, with its history stretching back nearly to the very beginning of the sport. Early on, Shell Gasoline partnered up with Ferrari, and ever since, the yellow clamshell has been on … Continue reading
Greg Hill says Hey!
Greg Hill is by far one of the most influential minds in vehicular audio these days. His contributions are lengthy and include the Real Racing series for iOS devices, the Red Bull Racing F1 team’s driving simulator, and iRacing, among … Continue reading
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Tagged F1, Ferrari, Formula, greg, Hill, iRacing, Real Racing, Red Bull
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Comp Cams on Cam Lope
Competition Camps, manufacturers of cam shafts, posted an excellent before-and-after video of a cam swap, to give us an idea on how sound changes after installing cams. Give it a listen: Comp Camps also has this to say about the … Continue reading
Car and Driver interviews Peter Brown
Designing Sound recently shared Car and Driver’s Movie Car Sounds: How Hollywood Gives Vehicles a Voice, featuring sound designer Peter Brown and his field recordists George Pereyra and Tobias Poppe. I thought it valid that we go a bit finer … Continue reading
Colin Hart on Bikes, Gaff Tape, and Loud Things
Today I made Colin Hart of Hart FX think. TTA: First off, your recent Yamaha R1 bike article states that you were originally there to capture a power boat’s sounds, but weather shot that idea down, but that your host … Continue reading
Turbo Jet Engine
In the Forza GDC presentation I posted a little while back, Greg Shaw made a comment saying turbos “kind of sound like jet engines.” Well, as it turns out, Greg’s analogy is very, very correct. Turbos can make a very … Continue reading
Car and Driver’s “Name That Exhaust Clip”
Car and Driver’s Youtube page features a weekly game of “Name that Exhaust Note.” Below is this week’s challenge. This is actually a useful tool for vehicle audio guys for a number of reasons. First, it challenges your ears to … Continue reading
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Tagged c&d, car and driver, exhaust clip, game, guess that exhaust, name that exhaust, sound
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