So You Wanna Make Games?? | Episode 8: Sound Design 

13:55 "It's ok to break rules. Whatever sounds good is gonna sound good". No joke, I was at game music event, and one guy was telling us how he made some sounds for AAA game using vibrator on the fridge, and a dildo on a guitar or something. I jokingly asked if he has behind scenes materials, and he actually showed us the video! He used it to make machine sounds, and it got accepted. That game my friends is Metal Gear Solid 5. Think of that next time you play it

step 1: learn beatboxing, got it.

Sound design is one of the most underrated/ignored aspects of video games. It contributes the most to the game's atmosphere and immersiveness, and yet when it comes to immersion, most people speak about the visuals and graphic design of the game; or they limit the scope of sound design to music only, and fail to notice literally everything else sound design is impacting.

Is no one going to mention how the first guy's name is bRYAN HIGA? It's like the laziest disguise name in the world

Great series, although, it would be cool to have an episode on voice acting

I'm majoring in audio engineering and I'm doing so much research and little projects I can so I could intern for Riot and hopefully work for y'all one day. The commitment and hard work that y'all have gave us with Arcane, Valorant Champions, KDA, and many more has gave me the strive to become a Rioter.

As a side note, a glimpse of a sound effect's process from beginning to finish (foley -> processing -> finish) would have been incredible material.

This is so cool, how does it have so little views ? This is so interesting ! I hope Riot will keep doing it, i'm learning a lot through those ^^

This was so awesome, thank you so much! I especially loved the advice section at the end. I am watching this video as part of my research for a university coursework and sound design isn't heavily focused on. It was amazing to hear the advice and that I could do this as a career :) Thank you!

man the sfx people seem more laidback than the other departments (?) xD

These series are bloody awesome, keep it up the good work!

This was really great! I'm an aspiring game sound designer / composer trying to learn as much as possible about the industry, and this helped to reinforce a lot of the things I've been learning. Thanks for making and sharing this!

Amazing series! Really put some things into perspective and context. Thank you very much for that.

This is such a cool episode, video editing is over the top. LOOOOVE IT!!!

Thank you for this amazing explanation vid about sound design, it really well explained many concept about sound design and i believe even people like me don't know anything about it before we have a clue of what it is now.

I'm currently navigating my way into sound design and the explanations were great! I feel like I can discuss sounds a bit better now. Thanks!

Don't know how I got here but that was a super fun watch lol..i actually was a sound fx bloke on a few BBC African radio dramas at the World Service back in the day, was pretty fun recording them live. Games audio looks a lot of fun actually.

What about music in games? Will you guys do a series on that??

Thx for this, that is rly good !! Good job 👍👌💖

Prob one of the best intros so far 😄 I love everything about this video. Thanks Riot games.

02:19 POV: You just played the first 10 minutes of Ori and the Blind Forest

Eu estou muito feliz de ter encontrado essa série de vídeos!!! 💚

Thank You guys for so great material !

Very good video presentation, this kind of format makes me more curious.

I am a Young Music Artist, I Really Liked Your Video, It Helped Me a Lot To Know The Sounds Much, I want to know What your Experience When You Started Your Sound Designing Work? And How Will You Inspire/Advice to The Other Artists To Become Better?

This series is so good!!

i fricking LOOOVE these videos !

Thank you for the Excellent resources you linked^^

The problem is not that I don't want sound in my game it's that I don't have voice actors, and I don't know how to make punching and kicking sound effects that have impact.

Thanks for the video. Its so amazing to know!

From 3:26 ... that's like me and my friends on discord. When we are playing some league xD. Anyway so far enjoying all parts of the series. Great tips, ideas and insight into the "making" process. As an artist i find this series really useful. Thank you Riot :3 Oh and can i have one question? Is Tomas the narrator from Czech Republic? If yes it's even better than I thought :D.

Really enjoyed this video, thanks!

4:41 that "low end" frequency be and actually still had some high end in it. It was very minimal, but still there.

5:21 How about ASMR? Where should we put on the timeline? :D

3:39 that guy has dubstep sounds in his voice arsenal

I can't figure out sound in my games it's the hardest shit ever

I just downloaded 7 gigs of sound files for a game I'm designing. Yeah, this game design stuff is gonna take way longer than I imagined.

When I heard beatboxing, well... I already kinda mastered that, I can do anything with my mouth, throat, tongue and hands!

Nice video!

Awesome! Tell sounds by video!

This is rlyyyyy cool

Was that Missy Elliot I heard in the beginning? Get your freak on?🤔🤣

Please give the artist behind valorants theme song a raise

Thank you for this! =)

This a great video!

smooth👌

Thank you so much! Question: would an object-collecting sound (such as collecting coins in Mario) be considered a gameplay cue or feedback?

did you flip the spectral analyser at the beginning? when you say something that goes up in pitch, the visual slides to the left (usually down in frequency). maybe im being super ocd but i cant unsee it now.

THE MOUTH NOISES. Me too though - but my girlfriend thinks I'm a dork. But she is right.

what about vertical audio

Newbie how do use ASDR on audio I can only do that on my synth stuff thanks and great stuff God Bless

I have learnt another lesson : explosions and stuff 😎

Anyone got tips on creating a satisfying critical hit sound?

8:19 I was expecting a rap/hip hop moment

10:42 is my something I want to recreate

great video

deberían sacar mas capítulos están buenísimo xd

Good video!

03:27 - Basically learn how to beatbox.

How can I get this sound

which polar pattern best for game sound development

wow great i like it

tnx 4 video

Oh sh** this is Riot Games channel. I just realized that.

Please, let me be a Foley Artist for you, guys!

Can i use other games sounds in my game ?

10:56 Pyke's W

Oh that's right I live in Michigan, a place where all dreams go to die.

2:10 oowwnn it hurt alot ny face D: hahahahahvdkrkwklfif .. that's the magic of sound

so I'm actually a producer and I thought they would be using vst and efects but no

3:42 I should call her

Bomba

waitaminute, Maokai should be older than Ivern, shouldn't he?

Anybody know the game from 7:23 ???

👌

Jayvon has the cutest dimple. No homo!

Interesting..

Wait this is riot games?

большое спасибо! может у Вас найдется работенка для саунд дизайнера из России?:) есть опыт в игровой индустрии

im almost done with my demo for a crowdfunding game and I found this... shi*t... and I thought my nokia 6.1 phone(im poor sorry) would be enough to produce and record the game sounds... :'(

Can i dub your videos ?

4:00 worst INTRO music in the SOUND episode.

Guys someone tell me is that icecream sandwich

lulu!

Great presentation, though the narrator's tone got a bit annoying at times.

And WHAM! Well you're drunk now!

whoever wants a laugh search james hogan up

who else watches these for school

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"you could think of sound frequency like a color spectrum" hahahahahahahahahahahaha

`Stay Foolish`...

:v

>Clicks video because I wanna learn about Sound Design. >Listens to video and hears at 0:50 the sound of League of Legends ARAM Character Select. >"LOL This guy just straight up using copyrighted music. Who does he think he is?" >Looks at channel name. >Jokes on me. Lul

I need a job. Is Riot hiring? I can make sounds and talk about generic sound properties. What gives?

is it me or is the audio on this fucking aweful? are they trolling me? or are my headphones fucked?

Noo please don't learn about sound design.. hire me instead

CANCER GAME

Basically.. get yourself a bag full of junk

This litterally didn't help at all

cringe