{"product_id":"aaron-marks-complete-guide-to-game-audio-for-composers-sound-designers-musicians-and-game-developers-paperback","title":"Aaron Marks' Complete Guide to Game Audio: For Composers, Sound Designers, Musicians, and Game Developers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAaron Marks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether trying to land that first big gig or working to perfect the necessary skills to fill a game world with sound, Aaron Marks' \u003cb\u003eComplete Guide to Game Audio\u003c\/b\u003e 3rd edition will teach the reader everything they need to know about the audio side of the multi-million dollar video game industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book builds upon the success of the second edition with even more expert advice from masters in the field and notes current changes within the growing video game industry. The tools of the trade excerpts will showcase what professionals, like Marty O'Donnell, Richard Jacques and Tom Salta, use to create their work and to help newcomers in the field prepare their own sound studios. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSample contracts are reviewed within the text as well as helpful advice about contractual terms and negotiable points. These sample contracts can also be found as a downloadable zip for the reader's convenience. Aaron Marks also explores how to set your financial terms and network efficiently along with examples of how projects can go completely awry and achieving the best results in often complicated situations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Marks' Complete Guide to Game Audio serves as the ultimate survival guide to navigating an audio career in the video game industry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cli\u003eNew, full color edition with a complete update of information.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eAdded and expanded coverage of field recording for games, creating voiceovers, adaptive and interactive audio and other cutting edge sound creation and implementation techniques used within games.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eUpdate\/Replacement of interviews. Include interviews\/features on international game audio professionals New and expanded interview features from game composers and sound designers of every experience level such as Keith Arem, Bradley Meyer, Christopher Tin and Rodney Gates including many international professionals like Pasi Pitkanen, Henning Nugel and Christos Panayides.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eExpanded and updated game console coverage of the Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3 and PS4.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003cli\u003eIncludes new scripting and middleware concepts and techniques and review of powerful tools such as FMOD and Wwise.\u003c\/li\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Marks has been active in the games industry as a game composer, sound designer, field recordist, voice over artist, audio director, author and consultant with credits on over 275 game titles. He has worked on most game platforms and systems for most major developers and publishers in the past 20 years. As the President and owner of On Your Mark Music Productions, Marks has also created music and sound design for film, television, radio, sound effects libraries and numerous multimedia projects as well as an independent musician and recording engineer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003ci\u003eAaron Marks' Complete Guide to Game Audio\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the lead author of the book \u003ci\u003eGame Audio Development\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for \u003ci\u003eGame Developer Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGamasutra.com\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003edesigningsound.org\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMusic4Games.net\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Society of Composers and Lyricists. For many years, he has authored and taught accredited college courses on game audio, interactive media, production sound, and field recording at The Art Institute of California - San Diego, was the chair and member of the Audio Engineering Society (AES) Technical Committee for Games, was a founding member, advisory board member and education committee vice chair for the Game Audio Network Guild (GANG) and has been a presenter and speaker at various industry seminars including the Game Developers Conference, Audio Engineering Society Game Audio Workshop, LA Music Productions game audio seminar and the Game Audio Network Guild workshops and panels, guest lecturer for the University of Michigan and Edinburgh Napier University game audio courses, among others and interviewed by Rode Microphones for the Rode Rage series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 570\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 20, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457649000701,"sku":"9781138795389","price":126.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/Vm1aSnFrdkxPOVdIOEFYZUswVFpRdz09.webp?v=1777242580","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/aaron-marks-complete-guide-to-game-audio-for-composers-sound-designers-musicians-and-game-developers-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}