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Amanda Laven

@alavenmusic.bsky.social

Composer and sound designer for video games! Lover of cats, yarn arts, sour candy, movies, and games. Currently contract audio designer at Eyes Out, previously House of How, Blizzard, Vicarious Visions.

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Came to say this - I do sound/music, not visual art, but there definitely comes a point where my brain is no longer able to parse what I'm working on and I need to just get away for a bit!

05.12.2024 17:05 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grave Summons Envisioned as the accompaniment to a horror game bootflow building to the main title and then fading to an unsettling ambient track with individual elements playing at random as the player sits on the

Most of my recent work is under NDA (that's games for ya!) but this horror bootflow/main menu track inspired by some of my favorite spooky scores from the N64 era is not, so I can share it!

soundcloud.com/alavenmusic/...

27.11.2024 01:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Valhalla Space Modulator: Flanger Plugin | Valhalla DSP Plugins Earth Shattering Kaboom. ValhallaSpaceModulator is our take on flanging. Eleven algorithms allow you to get through-zero flanging, barberpole flanging, detuning, doubling, strange echoes, reverbs, an...

I got to make a neato cluster of sounds yesterday - a perfect opportunity to use my favorite free plugin, Valhalla Space Modulator. It excels at turning recordings into digital nightmares or fantastical sci-fi computer sounds. (Not affiliated) #gameaudio #sounddesign valhalladsp.com/shop/modulat...

12.11.2024 13:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Same

11.11.2024 22:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Editing some voice recordings from a very sweet up and coming voice actor later today. She doesn't take direction very well yet, but really what can you expect from a seven month old baby?

03.11.2024 18:59 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

We really gotta find an excuse to collaborate one of these days, soon!!

03.11.2024 18:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Haha I wish! Just some plain old bloody human footsteps this time.

30.10.2024 03:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Close! Bloody bare footsteps on metal floor, though this is only one layer of the sound!

30.10.2024 03:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Split the difference - bloody bare footsteps on metal flooring!

30.10.2024 03:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Just spent a solid few minutes slapping a metal plate slathered with hand lotion. What sound do you think I'm working on? #gameaudio #sounddesign

29.10.2024 20:44 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 4    📌 0

Hey there! I'm Amanda, I make music and sound for video games. I've done AAA audio QA (THPS 1+2, Diablo IV,) contract sound design (Narcalid, Defenders Quest 2, unannounced game at Eyes Out,) and in-house music and sound (unannounced game at House of How.) I love cats, yarn art, movies, and games.

27.10.2024 02:38 — 👍 14    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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