I start a new song, and I can drag in loops and such, but no sound will play. Listen and learn.Hello everyone! My problem is simple- if I open up studio one, it will load up correctly, and will bring me to the menu screen. If you are interested in recording music, tune in to this podcast. I'm still learning, but suddenly finishing a long lost dream to release my own solo album is within my grasp. Thanks to Lij and the different pros that he has exposed his listeners to, I have actually learned how to mix songs. Not all guests are created equal, but on the rare near-snoozers, I find myself listening more to Lij and cheering him on.
Nostalgia, humor and minutiae pervade, but so do legitimate insider tips and tricks. In addition to his own studio chops and experience, he has developed an excellent talent for interviewing the other pros, drawing out the classic tales of missteps, mayhem and meant-to-be happy accidents. Lij Shaw interviews people in the business of recording, mixing, mastering, production, songwriting and all things "recording studio". This sounds like an overstatement, but it's not. Thanks a lot Lij and keep up the great work! And what might at times seem highbrow and beyond the reach of many aspiring students of recording, Lij is able to condense into simple 'take-aways' - a credit to his broad understanding of all things sonic, but also to the needs of (some of) his audience. And of course there are a couple of engineers in the mix (excuse the pun). He also has a wonderful range of guests on the show, so rather than just listen to engineer after engineer talk gear, you might one day hear an acoustician talking spaces, and the next a songwriter talking processes and giving practical tips. Personality aside, it is clear that Lij possesses a wealth of experience and knowledge extending to all areas of sound, recording and production. This is largely due to the host Lij's wonderful manner - warm and playful, and self-deprecating almost to a fault. Like any good podcast you can take this one anywhere with you and it's like having an old friend there. After taking a couple of online music composition and theory classes, I was able to compose and produce my first video game soundtrack in 2019 for the game “EverQuest: Claws of Veeshan”. Music composition was the natural next step, taking what I learned about audio engineering and sound in general and adding the musician side of it. It was those experiences and further exploration and research that taught me enough about sound engineering to be able to do sound design for video games. Fortunately, I’ve worked with a bunch of great engineers that were always willing to answer questions or explain something along the way. I’ve been a part of countless recording sessions as a musician but never officially as an engineer. I still play bass in the local San Diego band Roger! and sit in for the occasional recording session. Even though the touring slowed down, I never stopped playing music.
I started playing bass in highschool, joined a band after graduating and got to see the eastern half of the country from the back seat of the tour van. I’ve been a musician for the better part of my life. In 2016 I got my opportunity to become a Sound Designer and in 2019 I added Music Composer to my job description. “I grew up in St Louis, Missouri, moved to San Diego in 2004 and started my career in the video game industry in Quality Assurance. My guest today is Jay Lauterwasser a video game sound designer and music composer for Darkpaw games in San Diego, CA. Got pig grunts and bear growls? Jay talked about creating monster sounds for video games as a sound designer, how he went from quality control to music composer for one of the biggest MMORPG video games in the world, and why you want Reaper.