Mecha Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hey guys,<br><br>Well I really am excited about this new project I am doing with my friend Kevin Carville, who helped me design nearly all of the ARES sound effects, not to mention a bit on Zero Gear too (he was one of the radio host voices on the Garage radio in that game, ANYWAY). He's also written music for BiteJacker, Jables Adventure, and a lot of little indie games are better off because of him I reckon.<br> <br>So we've written a lot of incredible stuff together over the last 3 years, and I've known him since I was 4, so that's basically 20 years we've been best mates. Finally we are taking the plunge and beginning acoustic recordings to the highest standard. Of course, when you just begin this stuff, you start at the bottom, trying to find the right sounds etc, so we're getting there, but it's looking good so far! My reasoning for posting this is due to a type of Diary I am going to start up to follow the entire soundtrack from the very beginning, in its bare bones, to the end, when it sounds great.<br><br>I've made two blog posts about it so far, here they are, I'll link some pictures to draw you guys in.<br><br>Part 1: http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?p=1479 Piano Miccing!<br> <br>Part 2: http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?p=1496 Piano Rough Cuts.<br><br>I would appreciate any support you guys can offer, simply by following the adventure as we encounter it is enough. More than anything, I just want to share this, as it's new and exciting to me, I never let people hear the turd before it is polished, so to speak. You usually only hear the end product with me, but I think this is a really honest way of following through everything we try and do for the salvage soundtrack, and sound design, since we're doing the audio of the game as well, which is .. well it's going to be incredibly fun. I won't deny that either.<br><br>Anyway! Enough rambling from me, back to the shadows, I am watching you all I will pounce again with a brainless comment here, an unprocessed sentence word there!<br><br>Here's more pictures, and the rough cuts too. It's all in the blogs, follow our RSS feed here: http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?feed=rss2<br> <br><object height="205" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F511495&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=549ee7"></param>'>http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F511495&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=549ee7"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="205" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Fplaylists%2F511495&show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=549ee7" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/chris-tg/sets/the-salvage-rough-audio-cuts">The Salvage: Rough Audio Cuts</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/chris-tg">Chris T Geehan</a></span><br><br>Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dateranoth Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Listening to it right now, and I love the idea. Will be very cool to follow it from the beginning thoughts in your heads to a finished product. Be sure to update us here as well when you post new bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted January 9, 2011 Author Share Posted January 9, 2011 Thanks! I definitely will do that mate. I want this to be a shared experience, sounds a bit goofy but I think the idea of being as close to the "action" as we are is kinda intriguing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dateranoth Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I have to agree with you. Also, Sound Cloud can be embedded directly into the forum if there is something particular you want to share without the need to leave the forum.<BR><BR>Example:<BR><BR><object height="81" width="100%"> <param name="movie" value="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8924204"></param>'>http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8924204"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> <embed allowscriptaccess="always" height="81" src="http://player.soundcloud.com/player.swf?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F8924204" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="100%"></embed> </object> <span><a href="http://soundcloud.com/chris-tg/the-salvage-theme-i-draft">The Salvage: Piano Sound Testing (Theme One)</a> by <a href="http://soundcloud.com/chris-tg">Chris T Geehan</a></span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeKnuckle Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I knew of the diary via your RSS feed. Everyone should subscribe to it. =] http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?feed=rss2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Dateranoth! I am bewildered as to how you did that! I'd love to embed the entire set into the opening post then. I have tried myself but it seems to be freaking out, walk me through it would ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThermoNukePanda Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Wow. I am impressed my friend. Being a musician myself I always appreciate the step by step process. Fantastic works gents. I can't wait to see/hear more!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted January 10, 2011 Author Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks man! Yeah this is gonna be hella fun I think the final soundtrack will have the B sides of everything as well. Make a big fat sexy release of the entire process.Also thank you to the gamercide boys for sorting me out with my own group status for a start lol, and getting the forums running on my profile again, and adjusting my profile so I can paste in codeszzzsz..zsz..z. Christmas Cards are in the post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 http://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?p=1657New sounds! Cleaner and meaner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeKnuckle Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Oooo Theme Two is really nice. They're all really good, but I'm on playback two of Theme Two. Love that eerie piano. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Oooo Theme Two is really nice. They're all really good, but I'm on playback two of Theme Two. Love that eerie piano.Glad you dig! I'm partial to Theme Three myself, getting my Blade Runner on. These are just rough drafts as usual, but tis fun fun starting to craft the sound! Next week, we record.. NON PIANO THINGS! (possibly my drum kit oh dearrry me when did I last practice).. that's bad as I start a music teacher job on wednesday. I should get out my metronome and see how bad the damage is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dateranoth Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Very awesome. I'm loving it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Week 4 of the Sound Diaries is up!The Salvage Sound Diaries: Week 4. Desert Storms and Distant Tribeshttp://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?p=1705 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dateranoth Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Sounds like you guys are making steady progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 The Salvage Sound Diaries: Week 5. Million Year Old Ghostshttp://www.hyperduck.co.uk/?p=1778 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dateranoth Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 More good stuff. Love watching this unfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mecha Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 Sorry I haven't been on the forums much. I don't get a chance to be on much apart from twitter (@hyperduckchris) since i'm working on the other PC so much. But I am gonna try drop round more and not just post in topics relevant to mallards. Tis quite rude and you guys treat us very well regardless.Also, I would like to inform you that the sound diaries has a new entry. It's more of an experiment than anything and it's really up to standard IMHO, but the experiment was fun! Links here! http://hyperduck.co.uk/?p=1853That's not just why I was posting, we're taking a break from the sound diaries. Our end is moving much faster than the game end, so until the game has a programmer, we're stopping.Gonna go buzz around the forum now and chime in to the MAX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dateranoth Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 It was different, but I liked the potential. The place you were able to record in was awesome, and I love the last photo. Would make a great cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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