Sound Portfolio

Enemy movements in the game are scripted, and part of my job involved synchronising the music with the waves of enemy fighters.  I used fast paced beats and synthesized basslines to heighten the sense of action in the game, and worked with Conor O'Kane to perfect the timing as the level evolved during pre-alpha testing.

Each sound effect was created from scratch using combinations of sampling, synthesizing and filtering techniques to give each sound the required edge.

The soundtrack and effects were seperately mastered to give the effects presence over the soundtrack, preventing the FX from sounding "muddy" and overpowering out the background music.

In total, 40 sound effects and 2:30 of music were required for the single level competition entry, with more to come after the competition as Conor shifts up a gear and prepares DroneSwarm for commercial release.

For downloads and more information on the development of DroneSwarm, follow this link to their website (opens in a new window).

Here are some comments from the judges, now that the competition is over:

See how DroneSwarm placed in this really tough competition here.