Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt

@gamesound.bsky.social

Game Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Technology specialist. Working in games since 1987

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If you're interested in learning more about the Game Audio Institute, visit their open house this coming Monday, May 4!

Game Audio Institute@gameaudioinstitute.bsky.social

We're hosting our next GAI Forum (Open House) on May 4th! Come hang out on Zoom, see what our associates and mentors are up to, ask questions, and decide if the GAI Professional Development Program is a good fit for your goals. RSVP: buff.ly/fbdBDH5 Follow GAI: buff.ly/3ubea #gameaudio

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Free this Friday at 3pm EDT? 🗓️ We’re hosting a small group video call to get your thoughts on the #Wwise 2025.1 Media Pool & Similar Sound Search. We want to hear what’s working for you & what isn’t! Just 2 spots left for this session: hubs.ly/Q04dD6vj0 #GameAudio

hubs.lyWwise 2025.1: Media Pool & Similar Sound Search Focus GroupsHave you tried the Media Pool and Similar Sound Search in Wwise 2025.1? We’re organizing some focus groups, and would love to what you think!

Attention #GameAudio students! Submission deadline for the G.A.N.G. Scholars Program for GameSoundCon (Oct 28-29, Burbank, CA) is coming up, Mon Sept 15 Recipients will get at GameSoundCon pass, a travel stipend and be paired with an industry mentor www.audiogang.org/resources/sc...

audiogang.orgScholars Program | Game Audio Network GuildNEXT EVENT: GameSoundCon 2025 Applications due September 15, 2025 What is the G.A.N.G. Scholars Program? First started in 2014, The G.A.N.G. Scholars Program provides select highly motivated, full-tim...

#gameaudio crew! Get your GDC speaker submissions in by Aug 7!

GDC Festival of Gaming@officialgdc.bsky.social

GDC is transforming! We've reimagined the #GDC2026 program to reflect the full game industry lifecycle. We want sessions that deliver real-world insight and spark conversations. Submit your bold ideas by August 7! More details here: gdconf.com/gdc-call-for... #CallForSpeakers

REALLY good Wwise article on dynamic mixing. Gonna make this required reading for my advanced game sound design students this fall. -- one of the RTPC diagrams looks like the results of particle collisions at CERN!

Audiokinetic🔜 Sonic Days@audiokinetic.bsky.social

This week on the blog, learn #Wwise tactics for combat audio mixing in Enotria: The Last Song with Aram and Camilla! Discover how a clear bus system & smart RTPCs keep every attack & spell readable. 🔗 Read the blog: hubs.ly/Q03n-rK90 #GameAudio

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Surprise - I'm giving my career talk again! This time I'll be presenting at the lovely media co-working space, the Seattle Interactive Media-Lab! I'll be talking about my own journey and sharing the lessons that have helped me make it through - especially during tough times (like now) (for example)

Just a couple days left to take the #gameaudio survey. If you work in game audio, please take 5 minutes to take this anonymous survey on tools, salaries, tech. New this year are questions on AI and layoffs Survey closes March 17 Thanks for your help! www.gamesoundcon.com/survey

gamesoundcon.comIndustry Data: Game Music and Sound Design SurveyGame Audio Survey data: How much do game music composers and sound designers make? Composing Conracts, Royalties

Please take the GameSoundCon #GameAudio industry survey! We have been conducting this survey since 2014 on game audio trends, salaries and other info www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSCGameAud... The survey is anonymous It should take 5-7 minutes to complete. Results will be posed this summer.

surveymonkey.com2025 Video Game Composer and Sound Designer SurveyGame Audio Industry Survey 2025. This is our 12th year running this survey of the video game music and sound industry

Wow!! When @wilbertroget.bsky.social says “ask me things..” do NOT pass that up!

Will Roget@wilbertroget.bsky.social

MUSIC PRODUCTION TIP: Sike, it's actually a thread & I need your help! Please reply with any q's you have re: #NativeInstruments #Kontakt and I'll do my best to answer! KT has been the most important tool in my arsenal for years, but I know some still find it intimidating. So ask away! #gamemusic

Great Game Audio Data! Thanks, @phrequencies.bsky.social

Presley@phrequencies.bsky.social

Hey, #gameaudio ! Here are the results from my Game Audio Education survey! I'll include a couple of interesting tidbits in a thread here but the full response will be on notion! freeaudioresource.notion.site/Game-Audio-E...

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