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The 5-Second Method: How to Practice Sound Design with Minimal Effort
Here's how we can practice sound design while having fun, taking less time, and getting better results
Akash Thakkar
Sep 8, 20204 min read
Why Showing Your Work Will Get You More Work
Relying entirely on demo reels just doesn't cut it. We need to be constantly showing our work to get more and more projects.
Akash Thakkar
Aug 19, 20204 min read
Why Field Recording is an Essential Skill for Sound Designers
What field recording is, and why it's a great skill for any and all sound designers to develop.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 22, 20205 min read
The One Knob Method - How to Learn any Plugin, Tool, or Piece of Gear Quickly
How to start learning your gear without just relying on presets.
Akash Thakkar
Jul 15, 20204 min read
Rest Your Ears: Why Listening to Nothing Will Help You Create Great Sound Design
Why silence can be a sound designer's best friend
Akash Thakkar
Jul 8, 20204 min read
Field Recording: How to Speed Up Your Process
How to make sure that your field recording process is efficient, quick, and easy to do
Akash Thakkar
Jun 17, 20205 min read
How to Practice Sound Design (Especially if You Don't Have Time)
How to finally put time into your craft, even if you're already stretched too thin.
Akash Thakkar
Jan 14, 20205 min read
How to Reinvent Yourself (and "Make It" As a Composer) - Interview with Tom Salta
Today, we have a special treat! Below is a video interview with Tom Salta, who's worked on games such as Halo, Killer Instinct Season 3,...
Akash Thakkar
Nov 25, 20191 min read
How to get Started in Sound Design (and Save Oodles of Time in the Process)
Every so often (by which I mean dozens of times a day), I get emails from people asking me to tell them "the basics of sound design." I...
Akash Thakkar
Nov 4, 20193 min read
INDIE OR AAA
The decision between AAA and Indie is a common issue. Depending on your career goals, you’re going to run into different issues with each.
Akash Thakkar
Mar 13, 20196 min read
I HAVE, LIKE, A BILLION VIDEOS FOR YOU
I’ve been posting a video a week on some of the most commonly-asked questions in game audio.
Akash Thakkar
Feb 12, 20191 min read
HOW TO START FOLLOWING THE "NO NOISE" PRINCIPLE
When we start recording our own sounds, we often encounter a ton of noise that can totally ruin an otherwise fine recording.
Akash Thakkar
Feb 1, 20194 min read
HOW TO MAKE HARRY POTTER SOUND EFFECTS
I was challenged to a wizardly sound design duel.
Akash Thakkar
Jan 1, 20191 min read
THE LEAST SEXY, BUT SUPER IMPORTANT SKILL FOR SOUND DESIGNERS
Source Control (also known as “version control” or “revision control”) is a ludicrously useful tool in all software development .
Akash Thakkar
Dec 19, 20184 min read
WHERE TO START LEARNING GAME AUDIO
Knowing software like FMOD or Wwise isn’t a special skill. It’s just a basic expectation that most employers will have of you.
Akash Thakkar
Dec 11, 20182 min read
ORGANIZE YOUR SAMPLES BETTER BY TAKING LESS RESPONSIBILITY
Apps can radically speed up your workflow when it comes to finding all the samples on your hard drive, there is no excuse to to use one.
Akash Thakkar
Dec 4, 20184 min read
HOW TO THINK ABOUT SOUND DESIGN
As sound designers our mindset will allow us to think about sound in a much better, more articulate way, allowing us to create the sounds in
Akash Thakkar
Nov 30, 20185 min read
ALL OF YOUR TECHNICAL SOUND DESIGN QUESTIONS - ANSWERED
When I was starting out in sound design, the technical basics completely eluded me. Here I'm sharing a trove of sound design information,
Akash Thakkar
Nov 20, 20182 min read
WHY DEEP LISTENING WILL IMPROVE YOUR SOUND DESIGN
Deep listening is the active, conscious listening, where we actively tune all of our attention to what we’re hearing.
Akash Thakkar
Nov 6, 20185 min read
SHOULD YOU LEARN FMOD OR WWISE?
Game audio isn’t always super clear on what you should or shouldn’t be doing.
Akash Thakkar
Oct 30, 20182 min read
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