Game Audio Hour

It's been more than a month since the last episode, but contrary to popular belief, Mike, Alex, and Vince are very much alive and ready to chat about games, audio, and (of course) game audio! Other notable mentions include: AATranslator (DAW project file translation software, Suite Spot Studios) Translator 7 Pro (Sample Library format converter, Chicken Systems) 1883 (TV series, music by Brian Tyler) MJ the Musical (Musical, book by Lynn Nottage) AIgolemeth (Video Game, Medium-Rare Games) Featuring: Michael Gordon Shapiro, Alex May, and Vincent Diamante Recorded March 14, 2025

The trio returns in 2025! Mike, Alex, and Vince opine about various topics, some of which are even tangentially related to games, audio, or game audio! Other notable mentions include: Zebra 3 (U-He soft synthesizer) New Blue Sun (Andre 3000 album) ShaperBox (Cableguys plugin) Get Back (Documentary series) Featuring: Michael Gordon Shapiro, Alex May, and Vincent Diamante Recorded January 30, 2025

The GAH is back for its first episode of 2025! Alex and Vince get off to a rousing start with some chat about music merchants and then spin out towards other things in the worlds of games, audio, and... you guessed it... COMPRESSOR PLUGINS! Other notable mentions include: Omnipressor (compressor plugin, Eventide) Socho Shihatsu no Sappukei (Japanese TV Drama) Featuring: Alex May and Vincent Diamante Recorded January 16, 2025

Alex, Mike, and Vince enter into a month of shopping and sales and leave with various acquisitions, so of course they have to talk about the various audio related purchases they made! Other notable mentions include: Tai Chi (reverb plugin, Reverb Foundry/Liquid Sonics) Cinematic Studio Strings (string ensemble library/plugin) Dorico (music notation software, Steinberg) LilyPond (music engraving software, Free Software Foundation) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded December 5, 2024

This GAH has the trio joined by special guest: Stephen O'Bent! The episode features mention of all the usual stuff from the challenges of game audio education to the importance of playing Super Mario Odyssey with your kids! Other notable mentions include: Fumiya Tanaka (Music Producer/DJ) The Diplomat (Political Thriller TV series) Storybundle (E-book website) RME UCX II (Audio interface) Company (Musical by Stephen Sondheim) Fez (game by Polytron Corporation) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, Vincent Diamante, and Stephen O'Bent Recorded November 14, 2024