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I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas! I am truly blessed to be among the people I meet and work with.
Enjoy this video. I was scouting for a recording location and the property owner had me to shoot his HUGE Smith & Wesson 500 revolver (using 500 grains ammo). FYI, the S&W 500 is the most powerful production handgun ever made! Just look at the HUGE muzzle blast!!
Stay Safe!
Merry Christmas!
Just released are 5.1 surround sound and stereo Windy Woods ambience sound effects. Visit the Sounds of Nature store page to preview and to purchase. These ready to use high quality wave files are great for your film, TV, and video game projects!
New Windy Woods ambience sound clips in 5.1 surround sound format!
New Windy Woods ambience sound clips in stereo format!
World renowned game audio specialist and DarkWorldGaming.com contributing writer Levon Louis recently interviewed me. Read it HERE!
Game Audio Specialist Levon Louis interviews Watson Wu about the development of Need for Speed 2015. Special thanks to DarkWorldGaming.com and to Levon Louis.
Just released today is Just Cause 3, Avalanche Studio's AAA title game. It's available for XBox One, Playstation 4, and PC (Steam). I was hired to field record various "things". Go out and buy a copy Today!
Just Cause 3 video game is available for XBox One, Playstation 4, and PC.
Just Cause 3 video trailer
Field recording a very modified Aston Martin Vantage British sports car with owner/driver Hershel. This Beast is FAST and Sounds Great!
Watson Wu Field Recording a modified Aston Martin Vantage with owner/driver Hershel.
Field recording a Humvee with owner/driver Wayne.
Field recording a large yacht. A total of 7 mics were used to capture sounds from the engine room etc areas. These rear mics were used to capture water churning sounds.
Field recording a yacht. This was the hardest session I have ever conducted. I got sea sick and was throwing up on the side of the ship. I've never been sick from being on a ship but I guess the diesel fumes and the swaying got to me. For the love of field recording, I kept going! The only thing that worried me was that my puking sounds may have ruined the recordings. Fortunately, during playback, I couldn't hear those unwanted nasty sounds.
Field Recording Gear: Sound Devices 788T-SSD 8 track recorder, two 442 field mixers, and Remote Audio super headphones. The Rode Dead Wombat (fur) was used as protection from light rain.
Mission Accomplished!
Go out and buy a copy Today!
Clemson University in South Carolina flew me in to give a speech to their performing arts students and faculty about what I do. The following is a 48 minute long video. You will have to turn up and down your volume during the viewing.
We want to say a special thanks to Performing Arts Department Chair David Hartmann, to Professor Hamilton Alstatt, to RØDE Microphones for providing generous door prizes (SmartLav+ lavalier microphones for smartphones) and to Sound Devices for providing their generous swags (sunglasses, carrying bags, and special pens)!
48 minute speech video at Clemson University. Photo by Thomas Hudgins and editing by Thief of Soul Imaging.
Clemson University, South Carolina
Enjoying the beautiful campus with Professor Hamilton Alstatt.
With just a short visit, I saw that Clemson University is a beautiful campus full of kind and hard working students and faculty. I approve! Go Tigers!!
