Returnal - Supervising Sound Designer, Loic Couthier (Sony PlayStation Europe)

(TSAP S0409)


*Our first ever podcast featuring 3D audio in the intro
and outro!*


In this episode, Sam is joined by Loic Couthier
to chat about the audio for Returnal from
Finnish studio Housemarque. They deep dive into the complex
systems under the hood, the challenges of mixing (with
potentially 700 projectiles fired at once!), haptics, exploring
the potential of the Playstation 5, their use of 3D audio and so
much more! 


"Loic Couthier is a passionate French sound designer with 12
years of experience in games, including over 9 years designing
audio for Microsoft and Sony. His expertise includes a wide range
of game genres, platforms and cutting edge technologies, from
consoles to virtual reality, from surround to object-based
audio.

Currently Supervising Sound Designer at Sony PlayStation Europe
(London), his role is to ensure our games sound the most
fantastic, immersive and satisfying for the Players, and to
guarantee success of the titles with bespoke, researched-based
audio visions which can scale to studios' budgets and timelines.


He is working within the Audio department of PlayStation Studios
Creative Arts. Since the PS4/PSVR generation, a major part of
their audio team's work has been to pioneer, explore and push the
boundaries of 3D Audio and VR development. With Sony promoting 3D
Audio as one of the core features for the PS5 generation, I am
excited to be part of this advancement in the games industry."


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Big thanks to Toivo Kallio for editing and
mastering!


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