Sound Design Retro Gaming – Galaga 1981
This month in Sound Design we take a look at Galaga by Namco. We have debunked a few of the legendary classic sounds from arguably the best fixed shooter arcade…
This month in Sound Design we take a look at Galaga by Namco. We have debunked a few of the legendary classic sounds from arguably the best fixed shooter arcade…
Released in the USA in 1985 for the Nintendo Entertainment System Growing up I always wondered how some of these sound effects for arcade games and game consoles were created.…
Designing the sound of THX can be quite complex as the sound is made from more than 40 voices. The sound (aka the "deep note") is the rumbling sound that…
Redesigning the sound of R2D2 (perhaps the most famous robot-droid movie character ever) is no easy task. Ben Burtt, the sound designer, describes designing the robot's sound as "the hardest sound…
In this tutorial, we will program the bell-synth lead melody sound from "When I Hear Music" released by Debbie Deb in 1983. For this tutorial, it is important that your instrument…
In this tutorial, we re-create the synth lead solo sound from "New Song" released by Howard Jones in 1983. You can use any keyboard or soft synth that you may like…
In this tutorial, we will program the one-note synth melody sound from "The Safety Dance", released by Men Without Hats in 1983. You can use any keyboard or soft synth that…
In this tutorial, we will program the synth lead sound from Funkytown by Lipps Inc. You can use any keyboard or soft synth that you may like to follow this…
Redesigning the lead synth from Gary Numan's Cars can be done with just a couple of oscillators. In this lesson, we will program the vintage Polymoog synth lead heard on…
In this tutorial, we will program the synth marimba sound heard on Cindy Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", released in 1983. You can use any keyboard or soft synth…