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Ariel Merritt

@amerrittaudio.bsky.social

I help indie teams tell their stories without the last-minute chaos by creating expressive, high-quality sound that just works. https://www.amerrittaudio.com/

368 Followers  |  252 Following  |  57 Posts  |  Joined: 25.10.2024  |  1.7065

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The struggle is real ๐Ÿ˜–

#lifeofasounddesigner #gameaudio

13.11.2025 17:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have been working with a friend of mine on her stage production of Pirates & Clerics & Rangers, oh my! I handled the SFX, mixing, and mastering and I must say it was a good time! And it's such a fun show!

#sfx #sounddesign #theatre

03.10.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I finally have a new reel to share! I had a lot of fun making this one! I decided this time around I would only use games that I had actually played and really enjoyed playing! ๐Ÿ˜„

@ninjatheory @sandfallgames.bsky.social @ubisoft.com @compulsiongames.bsky.social @hazelightgames.bsky.social

29.09.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm super excited to announce that I'm working on Blightstone with @unfinishedpixel.bsky.social! I've been having a really good time working on this project so far and I'm excited to see it all come together!

#sounddesign #gameaudio #sfx

30.07.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I can finally show what I've been up to! We're releasing some new merch for Sorry We're Closed!!! Weโ€™re releasing a vinyl with unreleased instrumental tracks and enamel pins! New stuff to pair with the already available Premium Physical Edition!

Links for everything below!

17.06.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 271    ๐Ÿ” 82    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Join our newsletter to get updates on it's development.
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#PitchYaGame #IndieDev #GameDev

06.06.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A festival-style lineup poster for Airwiggles Audio Conference

A festival-style lineup poster for Airwiggles Audio Conference

Airwiggles Audio Festival - uh, I mean Conference - is getting closer! I still can't believe we've managed to get such a great lineup of #gameaudioย #audiopost pros - do make sure to tune into #AirCon25 next month! (it's free!)

19.05.2025 08:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a picture of a cartoon character with the words get the hell out of here ALT: a picture of a cartoon character with the words get the hell out of here

Me working on a redesign: "This is such garbage" *listens to the original and it sounds essentially the same* ๐Ÿ˜…

Dear imposter syndrome...

08.05.2025 20:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I did this redesign of Luma Island for an audio test and I was really happy with how it turned out so I wanted to share itโ˜บ๏ธ

#gameaudio #sfx #sounddesign #cozygame

07.05.2025 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely #2. It looks cozy and I'm a sucker for roasted marshmallows so gotta have that campfire!

30.04.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just came across your game for the first time and it's so cute! I love the art and the overall idea! Definitely on my watchlist now!

15.04.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm working on a new demo reel and boy am I excited about this lineup!
#sounddesign #sfx #gameaudio

11.04.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just finished #southofmidnight and it was so good! But as much as I enjoyed the story, art, voice acting and everything else the thing that stood out the most was the music! So so good! Thank you Olivier Deriviere! ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Very nice work from everyone @compulsiongames.bsky.social

08.04.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I had such an incredible time at GDC this year and it was because of the wonderful people in this photo! Love my CA family!
#GDC2025

07.04.2025 14:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Four games I've worked on:

31.03.2025 20:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

#SplitFiction was insanely good! Definitely one of the best games I've played in quite some time! Thank you @hazelightgames.bsky.social for making a really great really fun (not to mention complete on release) co-op game!

13.03.2025 02:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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12.03.2025 18:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Blasphemy!

12.03.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sorry We're Closed is now available to purchase on consoles for Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S!

Not -only- that, but SWC is also going PHYSICAL!!!! You can pre-order the Physical Premium Edition for Switch or PS5 now!!!!

โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ store.serenityforge.com/products/sor...

06.03.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 520    ๐Ÿ” 225    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 37

CONSOLE RELEASE DAY!!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

06.03.2025 17:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Only 2 days left before we're out on console!

Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S

We also have oneeee extra little thing we'll be announcing on the 6th as well, so keep an eye out for the trailer!

04.03.2025 15:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 195    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Anyone else's pets have official game credits? This is Psy and Scrappy's second game to be in but their first credit. So proud of my boys ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿ˜น

25.02.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

RELEASE DAY!!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ I did dialogue editing on this game and I can't stress enough how good this story is! Go play it!!! ๐Ÿท๐Ÿฆ‡โšฐ๏ธ

20.02.2025 17:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha noted. Although I gotta say I'm a little curious about the chamomile now ๐Ÿ˜†

19.02.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have a herbal one that's for helping scratchy throats and it was a life saver

19.02.2025 19:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I'm making creatures/monsters I drink lots and lots of tea. I'm sure there are actual ways to protect your voice but tea before and after recording helps a bit

19.02.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How did we get here???

17.02.2025 18:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ˜ˆSorry We're Closed is 25% OFF TODAY on Steam!

Peer through liminal cracks of reality and battle to break the curse of a ๐Ÿ’‹ demon looking for love.

You won't want to miss the Steam Daily Deal on this ๐ŸŒˆqueer, neon survival horror rpg from @alamodegames.bsky.social !๐Ÿ’˜

16.02.2025 18:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 48    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
Echoes of the Plum Grove โ€“ Launch Trailer โ€“ Nintendo Switch
YouTube video by Nintendo of America Echoes of the Plum Grove โ€“ Launch Trailer โ€“ Nintendo Switch

I'm so excited that we're finally on Switch!!! I put 2 and a half years and 1,000 sounds into this game and I'm so excited for more people to get to play it!!! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWzH...

#gameaudio #sfx #sounddesign

13.02.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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