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| Meetings | |
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| Who's Who in Game Design Meetings | |
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| Producers | |
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| Level Designers | |
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| Art Team | |
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| Quality Assurance Team | |
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| Marketing | |
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| Questions to Ask the Design Team | |
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| What's the Timeline? | |
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| Do You Have a Design Document? | |
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| What Are the Sound Engine's Capabilities? | |
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| Sound Database | |
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| Project Database | |
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| Status | |
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| Assigned To | |
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| Sound Class | |
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| Character Name | |
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| Character Code | |
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| Level | |
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| Milestone Delivery | |
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| Filename | |
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| Description | |
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| Notes | |
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| Filename(s) | |
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| Status Checkboxes | |
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| Tags | |
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| Find | |
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| Omit | |
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| Export | |
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| Info | |
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| Other Handy Fields | |
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| Personal Database | |
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| Modifying Source Material | |
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| Personal Database Software | |
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| Making Prototypes | |
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| Field Recording | |
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| When to Go Out in the Field | |
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| Be Prepared | |
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| Keep It Simple | |
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| Slate | |
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| Recorders | |
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| Sound Devices | |
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| Edirol | |
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| M-Audio | |
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| Inexpensive Recorders You May Already Own | |
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| Microphones | |
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| Audio-Technica AT897 | |
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| Shure VP88 | |
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| Sennheiser MKH 418S | |
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| Rode NT5 | |
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| Locations | |
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| When Field Recording Isn't What You Expected | |
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| When Recording Is Done | |
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| Sound Design: Tools of the Trade | |
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| Computer Platforms | |
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| Recommended Software | |
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| Wave Editors | |
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| Sound Forge for PC | |
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| Wavelab for PC | |
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| Peak for Mac | |
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| Multi-Track Editing Programs | |
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| Pro Tools for PC and Mac | |
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| Nuendo for PC and Mac | |
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| Plug-ins | |
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| Waves Platinum Native Bundle for PC and Mac | |
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| Reaktor for PC and Mac | |
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| TC Electronics Power Core for PC and Mac | |
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| Synthesizers | |
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| Reason for PC and Mac | |
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| Reaktor for PC and Mac | |
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| Samplers | |
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| Kontakt | |
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| GigaStudio | |
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| Sound Design: Basic Tools and Techniques | |
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| Basic Tools for Sound Design | |
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| Time-Stretching/Time-Compression | |
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| Pitch-Shifting | |
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| Pitch-Bending | |
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| Fade-In/Fade-Out | |
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| Silence | |
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| Change Gain | |
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| Reverse | |
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| Crossfade | |
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| Effects | |
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| Reverb | |
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| Chorus | |
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| Delay | |
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| Distortion | |
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| Compression | |
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| Equalizer (EQ) | |
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| Advanced Tools and Techniques | |
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| Return of the Robot | |
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| Manipulating the Robot | |
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| The Robot Thus Far | |
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| When You Need Inspiration | |
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| Canned Sound | |
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| Existing Sound FX Libraries | |
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| Software Instruments and Samplers | |
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| Using Reason for Sound Design | |
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| The Malstrom | |
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| Enter the NN-XT | |
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| If You Don't Use Reason | |
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| Batch Converting | |
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| What Is a Batch Converter? | |
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| Batch File Renaming | |
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| Batch Processing | |
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| Quick Keys | |
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| Mixing Cut Scenes | |
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| The First Cut Scene | |
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| The Stage | |
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| Music | |
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| Ambience | |
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| Foley | |
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| Sound FX | |
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| Voice | |
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| Effects-Adding Plug-ins | |
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| The Final Mix | |
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| Composing: The Game Design | |
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| The Audition | |
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| Music in Video Games-A Small Bit of History | |
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| The Team's Needs | |
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| Demo for E3 | |
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| Portable Recorder | |
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| Proactivity | |
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| How the Game Uses Your Music | |
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| Internal Looping in the Game Engine | |
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| Cut Scenes | |
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| Interactivity | |
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| Beat-Synchronous Instructions | |
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| Composing: Tools of the Trade | |
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| Multi-Track Programs | |
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| Nuendo/Cubase SX for PC and Mac | |
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| Apple Logic Pro for Mac | |
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| Digital Performer for Mac | |
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| SONAR for PC | |
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| Pro Tools for PC and Mac | |
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| Wave Editors | |
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| Soft Synths | |
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| Absynth for PC and Mac | |
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| Reason for PC and Mac | |
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| Atmosphere for PC and Mac | |
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| Blue for PC and Mac | |
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| Minimoog V for PC and Mac | |
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| Samplers | |
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| Sample Formats | |
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| Soft Samplers | |
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| Kontakt for PC and Mac | |
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| GigaStudio for PC | |
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| Additional Samplers | |
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| Logic Pro EXS24 for Mac | |
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| HALion for PC and Mac | |
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| MachFive for PC and Mac | |
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| Sample Libraries | |
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| Vienna Symphonic Library | |
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| SAM Orchestral Brass | |
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| Symphonic Orchestra, Gold Edition | |
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| Symphonic Choirs | |
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| Editing Prerecorded Music | |
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| Cutting Audio | |
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| Crossfading | |
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| Crossfading: The Function | |
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| Crossfading: Manual | |
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| Automation | |
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| Automating Effects | |
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| Creating Music for Cut Scenes | |
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| Start with Action | |
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| The Dialogue | |
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| The Intro | |
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| The Ending | |
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| Breaking into the Game Industry | |
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| My History in the Game Industry | |
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| Going to School | |
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| Networking | |
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| The Internet | |
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| Job Hunting | |
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| Your Web Site | |
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| Trade Shows | |
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| GDC | |
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| E3 | |
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| Reviewing What You've Learned | |
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| Demo Reel, Web Site, Business Cards | |
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| Demo Reel | |
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| Web Site | |
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| Business Cards | |
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| Game Conventions | |
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| A Gig | |
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| Stockpile Tools of the Trade | |
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| Game's Complete | |
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| Freelance Contractor | |
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| Going Full Time | |
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| Online Resources | |
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| Tools of the Trade | |
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| Potential Employers | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |