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Kill Screen: Forza Horizon Audio

Posted on December 11, 2012 by dcnichol

Check out the Turn 10 audio team talking about how cars make sound, and how those sounds are made into games! Bonus points if you caught my thumbs up at 2:31!

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Richard Simpson, London Hopeful

Posted on June 28, 2012 by dcnichol

I’ve been in contact with Richard Simpson for almost a month now. We are in similar boats, both fascinated with car sounds and both trying to learn more about producing sounds for games. Richard has been doing his own recording … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter update and things in the future!

Posted on May 14, 2012 by dcnichol

It’s been a busy car show season here, and my apologies for having not written since the sound study published. There are things brewing though! First, an update on the Dyno Sessions Kickstarter Project. It’s sitting at $400 to go … Continue reading →

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The Dyno Sessions: A Kickstarter Project

Posted on April 26, 2012 by dcnichol

I’m very exited to share with you the launch of my kickstarter project! If funding goes well I’ll be able to take my 190E onto a dyno session and record a full bank of loaded-engine sounds. I’ve been wanting to … Continue reading →

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Forza’s Tire Recording Setup

Posted on March 26, 2012 by dcnichol

This is a bit old I’m sure, but I just found the photo to go with it so hush! Before Forza 4 released a number of sources indicated that the team took a Tesla Roadster to record tire sounds. It … Continue reading →

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Cool things I’ve found on Twitter

Posted on January 25, 2012 by dcnichol

Twitter has been a great resource for finding some fun things on the interwebs. Usually I’ll pull up the twitter app on my ipod touch when there’s 10 minutes to kill, read through what’s new, and “Favorite” anything I find … Continue reading →

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New FMod tutorial discusses Car Recording

Posted on August 22, 2011 by dcnichol

For those not familiar with FMod, FMod is a design suite that allows a sound designer to plug in audio samples and adjust variables, which then outputs code that can be delivered to your programming team for implementation in your … Continue reading →

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Special thanks to Sweetwater

Posted on April 20, 2011 by dcnichol

I just have to give a special thanks to Sweetwater for hooking me up yesterday with a great deal on some DPA’s. DPA has had a great package deal, SMK4061, which comes with two 4061′s, two boundary layer mounts, and … Continue reading →

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