The Mistake All Beginner Sound Designers Make | The Apex Method

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Almost all beginning sound designers make this mistake in their game audio work. Here's how to avoid it and make all your game audio work improve almost instantly.

Chapters:
0:00 - The Right Thing for Sound Designers to Focus On
1:17 - What Most Sound Designers Miss
1:35 - What our Sound Needs to Communicate
2:15 - The Impact of Sound Design
2:28 - Do This Before Designing a Sound
2:48 - The Most Important Sound
3:20 - Designing The Sound using The Apex Method
4:17 - Three Sound Design Points to Remember
5:07 - DOG!!!!!

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