Keith Zizza

Game Audio Fundamentals

An Introduction to the Theory, Planning, and Practice of Soundscape Creation for Games

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Game Audio Fundamentals takes the reader on a journey through game audio design: from analog and digital audio basics to the art and execution of sound effects, soundtracks, and voice production, as well as learning how to make sense of a truly effective soundscape. Presuming no pre-existing knowledge, this accessible guide is accompanied by online resources - including practical examples and incremental DAW exercises - and presents the theory and practice of game audio in detail, and in a format anyone can understand. This is essential reading for any aspiring game audio designer, as well as students and professionals from a range of backgrounds, including music, audio engineering, and game design.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Focal Press
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 674g
• ISBN-13: 9781032111964
• ISBN-10: 1032111968
• Artikelnr.: 67681180

Autorenporträt

Keith Zizza is a game audio instructor and lecturer at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, with over 25 years of professional experience as a game audio designer for studios and publishers such as SEGA, Marvel, EA, and Ubisoft.

Inhaltsangabe

PART I: Theory and Tools 1. Acoustics and Analog Audio 2. Digital Audio 3.
Music Theory for Audio Designers 4. Production Tools PART II: Soundscapes
and Disciplines 5. DAW Essentials, Part I: Editing, Workflow, and Rendering
6. DAW Essentials, Part II: An Overview of Plug-ins 7. Understanding
Soundscapes for Games 8. Sound Design 9. Music 10. Dialogue PART III:
Practice 11. Production and Development 12. Implementation 13. Listening
14. Finding Game Audio Work

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PART I: Theory and Tools 1. Acoustics and Analog Audio 2. Digital Audio 3. Music Theory for Audio Designers 4. Production Tools PART II: Soundscapes and Disciplines 5. DAW Essentials, Part I: Editing, Workflow, and Rendering 6. DAW Essentials, Part II: An Overview of Plug-ins 7. Understanding Soundscapes for Games 8. Sound Design 9. Music 10. Dialogue PART III: Practice 11. Production and Development 12. Implementation 13. Listening 14. Finding Game Audio Work

Rezensionen

"With his Game Audio Fundamentals, Keith Zizza has delivered a solid, hands-on book that touches on all the important aspects of creating sound and music for video games!"

Brian Schmidt, Game Composer/Sound Designer, Executive Director of GameSoundCon