PAX AUS 2024 - Interview With Sonia Coronado (Music Designer at Playstation)

Here is the panel I did with Sonia Coronado at PAX AUS. Due to
NDA's, we had to cover generic things involving her role for
Playstation. All content is courtesy of PAX Australia, also
thanks to the amazing crowd! Make sure you keep up to date with
@PAXAustraliaOfficial


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TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


01:49 - How Sonia Got Into The Video Game Industry


03:19 - What Does A Music Designer Do


05:56 - How Sonia Approaches Mixing 100+ Stems


06:55 - Blending Music & Sound Design/Composers Involvement


10:09 - What Is Playstation Studios Creative Arts


13:32 - How The Interactive Systems Work


15:27 - Scenes Sonia Enjoys The Most/Implementation


17:50 - Making Sure Music Doesnt Hit The Same Frequencies As
Sound Effects


18:57 - Dealing With Work Being Chucked Out


20:10 - Ear Fatigue


22:18 - How Covid Changed Creative Arts Work Situation


26:13 - Sonia’s Favourite Game She Worked On


27:05 - Where Sonia Wants To Go With Her Career


28:20 - Evolution Of The Interactive Systems


30:36 - Writers Block


32:17 - Q+A Game To Win Prizes/


33:25 - Q+A - Do Sony’s First Parties Pay For Creative Arts To
Work With


34:00 - Q+A - Adapting To Working With Studios In Different
Timezones


35:00 - Q+A - Game Designers Working With The Audio Team?


37:22 - Q+A - Procedurally Generated Music


37:50 - Q+A - Non Sony Game Music Sonia Likes


38:30 - Q+A - Working With Other Music Designers Outside Sony


40:20 - Q+A - Avoiding Mud & Clutter


42:00 - Q+A - Favourite Film Scores


42:20 - Q+A - 3D Audio


43:20 - Q+A -Sneaking In Musical Cues


44:20 - Q+A - DAW That Is Used


45:00 - Q+A - Advice For Upcoming Music Designers


45:45 - Q+A - Being Brought On Too Late With Music


47:40 - Q+A - Most Valuable Skills Required For Music


48:55 - Q+A - Using Different Speaker Systems For Mixing


49:57 - Q+A - Involvement In On Streaming Platforms For
Soundtracks


51:11 - Q+A - What Instruments Sonia Plays


52:20 - Q+A - Being A Female In Game Development


53:22 - Q+A - Making Something Melodic


54:46 - Prizes For Questions/Outro