by Theo Nogueira | Oct 29, 2017 | Adaptive Music, Articles, Composition Advice, Education, Elias, FMOD, Game Music Reviews, Middleware, Software Reviews, WWISE
Introduction After writing my previous article about my transition to Adaptive Music and how I fell in Love with Elias Studio, I decided to go a bit deeper. I noticed there aren’t many videos and tutorials online for Elias, especially on the MIDI features, which are...
by Theo Nogueira | Oct 23, 2017 | Adaptive Music, Articles, Elias, FMOD, Middleware
Introduction At the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco, I was introduced to the adaptive music tool for game composers, Elias. They showed me the newly introduced MIDI capabilities, and I began to think about how it compared to other adaptive music...
by Marc Straight | May 15, 2017 | Adaptive Music, Articles, Elias, Middleware, Tutorials
As a composer for games, my goal is to always create an experience that not only complements the world of the game but adapts to the actions of the player. While audio middleware gives composers options to bring their adaptive music to life, it is apparent that the...
by Michael Sweet | Dec 12, 2016 | Adaptive Music, Articles, Interviews, Professional Interviews, WWISE
Cozmo is a table-top robot released last October by Anki. Recently, DesigningMusicNow got to interview composers Brian Trifon and Brian Lee White of Finishing Move Inc. and award winning composer Gordy Haab about the music behind Cozmo. Gordy Haab is a GANG award...
by Kole Hicks | Dec 5, 2016 | Adaptive Music, Articles, VR
Introduction – About ROM: Extraction ROM: Extraction is an arcade-like shooter for VR set in a fictional futuristic world that has you taking on the role of an extraction specialist. As a soldier assigned to harvest little orbs harnessing immense amounts of...
by Guy Whitmore | Aug 1, 2016 | Adaptive Music, Articles, Middleware
Scoring to Picture! Game Composing’s Final Frontier: Part 2: Rethinking the Culture and Marketplace of Game Composing “Do sound designers like games more than composers?” The game audio community is a unique and special place to work and be creative. I’m...
