Game Audio Hour

Ep. 277 - Miles to Go Before I Bleep and Bloop

It's September, and the gang is back in force to chat about audio, and mostly game audio, even! Alex, Mike, and Vince talk about instrumental excursions, modern album releases, and even an audio middleware from 34 years ago! Other notable mentions include: Grotrian-Steinweg (Piano manufacturer) The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (Video game score, Jeremy Soule) Flux (Music Album, Alison Goldfrapp) Sky: The Two Embers - Part One (Motion Picture Soundtrack, Kevin Penkin) Featuring: Alex May, Michael Gordon Shapiro, and Vincent Diamante Recorded August 15, 2025

Ep. 276 - Now With 50% More Vitamins and Visual Novels!

Another hiatus... followed inevitably by another eagerly anticipated episode! Alex and Vince get immersed in VR and Visual Novels and live to tell the tale! Other notable mentions include: 16bit Sensation (Manga and Anime series) Tales of Ephidrina (Music Album, Amorphous Androgynous) Featuring: Alex May and Vincent Diamante Recorded April 10, 2025

Ep. 275 - Lost in (Sample Library and Project File) Translation

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

Ep. 274 - Forced Feedback

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

Ep. 273 - Happy New NAMM 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