I’ve recently discovered a site called Indabamusic.com that has mixing, remix, and song competitions. Here is my entry for the Turkuaz song “Tip Toe Through The Crypto”.
Mix contest: Turkuaz
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Commercial Voiceover demo (2013-2014)
Here are some snippets from commercials I voiced while at Clear Channel Media & Entertainment around 2013-2014.
No More Room In Hell 1.09 released
The latest patch for No More Room In Hell is out now. The main website is having some server issues, so the page might not be updated yet, but you can find the changelogs on Steam. I’ve contributed more tunes to the dynamic music system.
Horror soundtrack: The Drowning Cage
Even though the stores around here are already putting up Xmas decorations, October is all about scares and spooky soundtracks for me. Here’s an another ambient track I’ve been working on for Caustic Reverie.
Unity3d/Fmod Studio project update: PinBounce
Here’s the latest incarnation of my game project to help me learn FMOD Studio implementation and the Unity 3D development system.
I’ve added a dynamic music system, changed the player movement sounds, and added some textures and materials.
Recording project: rolling ball friction
For my Ball-rolling game project in Unity 3d, I needed to replace the temporary engine sound I used as a placeholder. I wanted to record actual rolling friction sounds that would be modulated by the FMOD autopitch function for a more realistic experience. After a bit of experimenting with things I had around the house, I decided on using the big red marble from an optical trackball.
First, I tried the inside of a computer case. It had a nice resonance, but I had difficulty getting more than a half-second’s worth of rolling before it smacked into the side of the lid.
Similar to the metal lid problem, I couldn’t get much of a good roll. I found I could rock it back and forth to sustain it a little longer, but this gave it a seesaw effect of pitching up and down. Note, that this was just a quick test recording I did with the air conditioning running, so the quality is not up to snuff.
A few days later, I took inspiration from the wall of death/wheel of death motorcycle stunts. I started looking for round surfaces that I could rotate the ball around the inside of, centripetally.
The cake carrier gave me quite a few variations in tone. I could use the clear plastic part with or without the bottom lid for different effects.
The metal pot is one that I’ve used in the past for PVKII, to impart the voice of the Heavy Knight with a ringing, metallic resonance. Whether or not the bottom of the pot was damped help give some extra tonal possibilities to the pot as well.
The watering can didn’t end up working out very well for the ball-rolling project, but I did end up sampling it as percussion for the game’s music. Look for a new video of the game project shortly.
Sound demo 2 revised: Arkham Elevator Drop
Here’s the revised version of my sound replacement demo. The clip comes from the game Arkham Asylum. All sounds and voices were created by me, except for the Harley Q voice, which was done by Ashley Banas.
Horror soundtrack song
Tonight’s songwriting started out with an attempt to make something renaissance-faire sounding but ended up turning into something more along the lines of a horror movie soundtrack, so I just went with the flow.
Unity project update
Unity3d project update:
The player engine sound came from a malfunctioning CD player. I’ll revamp this when I can cleanly record some rolling friction sounds that would fit better.
Todo:
Dynamic music elements
Respawning pickups with random positions
More types of pickups and level features.
100 word story: Fountain
On a busy afternoon in the park, two lovers stopped in front of the gleaming brass fountain. She asked him for a coin.
He pulled one from his pocket and handed it to her. “What will you wish for?” He had to raise his voice just short of a yell to be heard over the drone of leaf blowers and shouts from a nearby soccer match.
She didn’t say.
The dime hit the water with a splash and then stopped, as if frozen in place. Little droplets of water hung suspended near the surface and glinted in the silent sunlight.