Nikolaj de Haan
@audiobits.pro
Danish sound design @coatsink.com👨🏻🎤Music with @anoint-band.bsky.social. Previously Destiny 2, @NickBrawlGame, @Eddaheim, #TABG, and more
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Nikolaj de Haan
@audiobits.pro
· Oct 17
Vesper's Host Legendary Weapons Showcase
YouTube video by PackmanGaming
youtu.be
Honestly forgot about this place, but will give it another chance hoping the game dev community will take off because I kinda miss the chill blue bird days.
Here's a set of Destiny 2 weapons I designed the sounds for from the recent Vesper’s Host youtu.be/KGwOXpARi4o?...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
Here's a set of Destiny 2 weapons I designed the sounds for from the recent Vesper’s Host youtu.be/KGwOXpARi4o?...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
Yeah they have a killer audio team at Geometric. In case you didn't already know, 100 % of the audio in Cocoon is synthesized
January 27, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Yeah they have a killer audio team at Geometric. In case you didn't already know, 100 % of the audio in Cocoon is synthesized
Reposted by Nikolaj de Haan
A continuation of my foray into recursive processing, this time using outboard gear and a custom Reaper script to automate the process.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
Recursive Outboard Processing
YouTube video by Marc Hasselbalch
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January 23, 2026 at 9:40 AM
A continuation of my foray into recursive processing, this time using outboard gear and a custom Reaper script to automate the process.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8wl...
#gameaudio #sounddesign
Curious if anyone else has similar game inside a game experiences?
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Curious if anyone else has similar game inside a game experiences?
If I remember correctly, this was also one of the rare cases where sound design was done before any art, and I believe our wonderful concept artist @alisondesignit.bsky.social even took inspiration from the audio when creating her cool concept for the game.
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If I remember correctly, this was also one of the rare cases where sound design was done before any art, and I believe our wonderful concept artist @alisondesignit.bsky.social even took inspiration from the audio when creating her cool concept for the game.
I’m particularly happy with how the “enemy” sounds turned out. Those were made by importing random binary files using “Import Raw Data” in Audacity, then processing it with convolution. Playing these with a higher spawn rate based on distance somehow made them feel quite threatening to me.
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
I’m particularly happy with how the “enemy” sounds turned out. Those were made by importing random binary files using “Import Raw Data” in Audacity, then processing it with convolution. Playing these with a higher spawn rate based on distance somehow made them feel quite threatening to me.
Both to improve player feedback and to make it feel more like you were actively playing something. That manual panning was then mixed with the normal spatializer handing panning based on the objects’ positions in the actual game world. Surprisingly the combination panned out quite well.
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Both to improve player feedback and to make it feel more like you were actively playing something. That manual panning was then mixed with the normal spatializer handing panning based on the objects’ positions in the actual game world. Surprisingly the combination panned out quite well.
The hacking minigame in Men in Black: Most Wanted was essentially a game playing inside a VR game. Working with spatialization became especially interesting in this context, and I ended up manually applying panning to the minigame elements based on their position relative to the bug character.
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
The hacking minigame in Men in Black: Most Wanted was essentially a game playing inside a VR game. Working with spatialization became especially interesting in this context, and I ended up manually applying panning to the minigame elements based on their position relative to the bug character.
Spatialization becomes funky when you’re designing a game inside another game (FMOD breakdown at end of the video) #gameaudio #sounddesign
January 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Spatialization becomes funky when you’re designing a game inside another game (FMOD breakdown at end of the video) #gameaudio #sounddesign
- "Permanent Notes" - a place for things I want to keep for the entire project, like small personal guides or lists of larger-scope ideas.
Curious if other people are doing something similar or smarter? #gamedev #gameaudio
Curious if other people are doing something similar or smarter? #gamedev #gameaudio
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
- "Permanent Notes" - a place for things I want to keep for the entire project, like small personal guides or lists of larger-scope ideas.
Curious if other people are doing something similar or smarter? #gamedev #gameaudio
Curious if other people are doing something similar or smarter? #gamedev #gameaudio
- "Scratch Pad" - for quick, messy notes (for example from meetings). Each note has an Archived checkbox, when checked it hides the note in the “Done” tab so I only see what’s still relevant.
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
- "Scratch Pad" - for quick, messy notes (for example from meetings). Each note has an Archived checkbox, when checked it hides the note in the “Done” tab so I only see what’s still relevant.
- "Kanban Board" - for tasks sorted by status. This isn’t a replacement for Jira, but a personal space where I can track small things like “talk to IT about VPN on laptop,” or unload creative ideas related to specific design tasks.
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
- "Kanban Board" - for tasks sorted by status. This isn’t a replacement for Jira, but a personal space where I can track small things like “talk to IT about VPN on laptop,” or unload creative ideas related to specific design tasks.
This is how I somewhat keep myself sane when navigating lots of busy projects. Having a consistent note system across all of them is something that really helps my aging brain. I use AnyType for this with a project template that I always start from. The template consists of three main elements 🧵
January 20, 2026 at 12:31 PM
This is how I somewhat keep myself sane when navigating lots of busy projects. Having a consistent note system across all of them is something that really helps my aging brain. I use AnyType for this with a project template that I always start from. The template consists of three main elements 🧵
That makes sense, from my experience VO pipeline is extra hard because so many departments touch it, so it can be tricky to figure out who "owns" it and decide how things are done
January 16, 2026 at 4:29 PM
That makes sense, from my experience VO pipeline is extra hard because so many departments touch it, so it can be tricky to figure out who "owns" it and decide how things are done
Always satisfying when you can build a design using only source material created early in production
That was the case for one of my favorite weapon mods in Men in Black - the shotgun shield
Shoutout to Aaran Burnett and @raulpla.bsky.social for making the shield look great!
#gameaudio #sounddesign
That was the case for one of my favorite weapon mods in Men in Black - the shotgun shield
Shoutout to Aaran Burnett and @raulpla.bsky.social for making the shield look great!
#gameaudio #sounddesign
January 16, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Always satisfying when you can build a design using only source material created early in production
That was the case for one of my favorite weapon mods in Men in Black - the shotgun shield
Shoutout to Aaran Burnett and @raulpla.bsky.social for making the shield look great!
#gameaudio #sounddesign
That was the case for one of my favorite weapon mods in Men in Black - the shotgun shield
Shoutout to Aaran Burnett and @raulpla.bsky.social for making the shield look great!
#gameaudio #sounddesign
I remember you mentioning this in a podcast some months ago, and it was quite inspiring. Mad me want to try tackling an annoying VO pipeline issue we had by writing some FMOD editor scripts which definitly wasn't flashy 😅
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I remember you mentioning this in a podcast some months ago, and it was quite inspiring. Mad me want to try tackling an annoying VO pipeline issue we had by writing some FMOD editor scripts which definitly wasn't flashy 😅
Would love to see what other scripts people are building around FMOD?
Shoutout @idosounddesign.bsky.social for the initial idea behind the validation script!
Shoutout @idosounddesign.bsky.social for the initial idea behind the validation script!
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Would love to see what other scripts people are building around FMOD?
Shoutout @idosounddesign.bsky.social for the initial idea behind the validation script!
Shoutout @idosounddesign.bsky.social for the initial idea behind the validation script!
The video is kinda long and rambly, but I tried to sprinkle in a few stupid nuggets to keep it from being completely dry.
I hope we’ll see more knowledge sharing around FMOD scripting, and that FMOD will publish more resources.
I hope we’ll see more knowledge sharing around FMOD scripting, and that FMOD will publish more resources.
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The video is kinda long and rambly, but I tried to sprinkle in a few stupid nuggets to keep it from being completely dry.
I hope we’ll see more knowledge sharing around FMOD scripting, and that FMOD will publish more resources.
I hope we’ll see more knowledge sharing around FMOD scripting, and that FMOD will publish more resources.
- Validation on bank build (checking mixer routing and event/parameter names)
- Automatic add/remove of occlusion user property based on master track automation
- Automatically color children from parent
- VO name comparison between FMOD and the spreadsheet used in-engine
- Automatic add/remove of occlusion user property based on master track automation
- Automatically color children from parent
- VO name comparison between FMOD and the spreadsheet used in-engine
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
- Validation on bank build (checking mixer routing and event/parameter names)
- Automatic add/remove of occlusion user property based on master track automation
- Automatically color children from parent
- VO name comparison between FMOD and the spreadsheet used in-engine
- Automatic add/remove of occlusion user property based on master track automation
- Automatically color children from parent
- VO name comparison between FMOD and the spreadsheet used in-engine
Since there doesn’t seem to be much documentation or shared knowledge out there, I put together this video demo.
The four scripts covered in the video:
The four scripts covered in the video:
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Since there doesn’t seem to be much documentation or shared knowledge out there, I put together this video demo.
The four scripts covered in the video:
The four scripts covered in the video:
I wish I'd been able to find more examples of FMOD editor scripts, so sharing some I made for Men in Black: Most Wanted
While working on the game, I ended up writing a handful of FMOD editor scripts that saved a lot of time.
#gameaudio #gamedev
While working on the game, I ended up writing a handful of FMOD editor scripts that saved a lot of time.
#gameaudio #gamedev
Four examples of FMOD Studio editor scripts
YouTube video by Nikolaj de haan
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
I wish I'd been able to find more examples of FMOD editor scripts, so sharing some I made for Men in Black: Most Wanted
While working on the game, I ended up writing a handful of FMOD editor scripts that saved a lot of time.
#gameaudio #gamedev
While working on the game, I ended up writing a handful of FMOD editor scripts that saved a lot of time.
#gameaudio #gamedev
As someone who was a kid in the 90s, I had a lot of nostalgic fun working on time specific sounds in Men in Black: Most Wanted set in the same era. Nothing flashy about it, but I really enjoyed trying to make interactions with stuff like VHS tapes feel tactile and how I remember them #sounddesign
January 14, 2026 at 1:54 PM
As someone who was a kid in the 90s, I had a lot of nostalgic fun working on time specific sounds in Men in Black: Most Wanted set in the same era. Nothing flashy about it, but I really enjoyed trying to make interactions with stuff like VHS tapes feel tactile and how I remember them #sounddesign
There's a quick breakdown of the fire and reload layers in Reaper, in case that’s interesting to anyone here. Also shoutout to the amazing team at Coatsink for making all the weapons feel so fun and satisfying to use.
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
There's a quick breakdown of the fire and reload layers in Reaper, in case that’s interesting to anyone here. Also shoutout to the amazing team at Coatsink for making all the weapons feel so fun and satisfying to use.
While watching through the films early on, I was surprised by how vocal the weapons often are when moved around. I tried to bring some of that into the game by driving movement sounds from weapon velocity while making sure it did not become annoying to the player.
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
While watching through the films early on, I was surprised by how vocal the weapons often are when moved around. I tried to bring some of that into the game by driving movement sounds from weapon velocity while making sure it did not become annoying to the player.
At one point we even experimented with a two-handed pump-action shotgun which was super hard doing dynamic reload sounds for – it got pretty decent, but still happy we ended up with the 1-handed version 😅
January 14, 2026 at 9:08 AM
At one point we even experimented with a two-handed pump-action shotgun which was super hard doing dynamic reload sounds for – it got pretty decent, but still happy we ended up with the 1-handed version 😅