Esben Nyboe - Music & Sound Design

13/02/2022

Here's some sounds for my redesign of Celeste.
Most of the sounds are still just rough sketches, but I hope I'll get the time to go back and make it sound better in the future :)

25/01/2022

The home studio got a minor upgrade this weekend!! Added a few more sound absorbers (acoustics panels made of foam) on the walls and one on the ceiling + new lamp!! 🥳

It's not a big change, since I've already done a lot of acoustic treatment in here as you can see. But the room acoustics should now be slightly better suited for mixing and recording, so I think it's worth it 😁

09/11/2021

I thought it would be a fun experiment, trying to make my car window recording fit the walk animation for "Molly" the M.U.L.E.: Your trusty companion bot from Deep Rock Galactic (Ghost Ship Games).

16/10/2021

A Sound Effect just announced the winners for the Spectravelers sound design contest this week, and apparently my submission won the category for Best Retro Sci-Fi Sound Design !

I'm so thankful for this, especially since it's my first time winning anything based on my sound design! Also, considering how many amazing designs were submitted for the contest, I feel honored that my design was chosen as one of the winners. Even the "honorable mentions" submissions sound absolutely stunning! You can check those out here: https://www.asoundeffect.com/sound-design-winners-21/

The raw electromagnetic field recordings that everyone used as material for the contest come from the "Quantum - Electromagnetic Field Library" by Spectravelers.

15/09/2021

Went down to Aarhus harbour and recorded a bunch of stuff, just with my phone. The phone recordings don't sound awesome on their own, but I think they bring some nice features to the overall redesign, so I decided to keep them in the mix. Most of the sound design is still consisting of old recordings and library stuff, though.

Footage: Deep Rock Galactic (Ghost Ship Games)

05/09/2021

I've begun a new sound redesign. This time it's Deep Rock Galactic by Ghost Ship Games, and I'm focusing on the super cool character, called the Driller. He's got a flamethrower, plasma gun and giant drill-arms - what more do you need?! :D

24/08/2021

Here's a compilation of all the sfx breakdowns, I made for this short gameplay sequence.

Making the video:
I captured the gameplay footage on my Xbox One, repeatedly loading my save point to go rampage on these poor NPCs again and again, until I had around 20 seconds of hilarious mayhem, well suited for a short redesign.

Making the redesign:
I had a lot of fun recording the voices, and using Vital Synth for the UI sfx + the gr***de countdown sound. The rest was made by layering tons of library sounds on top of each other, and sculpting each sound effect (for example the wooshes, clothes, and body impacts).

I hope you've enjoyed this redesign! Now I'm on to the next one: Deep Rock Galactic by Ghost Ship Games, where I plan on showcasing three other kinds of weapons (Plasma Gun, Flamethrower, and Pickaxe).

(This game is "Hitman 2", made by IO Interactive)

08/08/2021

Second part of my Hitman 2 redesign. Derpy voice made by yours truly

02/08/2021

The sounds of Agent 47 on a sword-swinging killing spree. Sounds being showcased here include swooshes, vibrating metal, flesh-like fx, cloth flabbing, body impacts, synthesizer and voices.

Footage: Hitman 2 by IO Interactive

25/07/2021

I love messing around with animal samples for monster sfx! Here I threw in a few cats, bears and pigs, and gave them some tremolo.

Footage: Starcraft 2 - Legacy of the Void

14/07/2021

SFX Redesign (WIP):
I've been trying to improve the sound for this pylon warp-in animation, experimenting with some Vital Synth patches, and adding some more layers.

Footage: Starcraft 2 - Legacy of the Void

01/07/2021

Sound Redesign (WIP): Starcraft 2 LOTV.
Here I'm showing how I created the sound for the hovering probe,
using ring modulation, tremolo and pitch automation.

09/06/2021

Here's some wacky metal music! My old friend Andreas Liboriussen and I wanted to make something inspired by the Doom Eternal soundtrack, but with a fun little twist: The "song" is constantly switching between Reaper and Ableton Live!
Enjoy the madness

15/05/2021

Another part of the piano song I've been working on in my spare time - this time with tempo map, drums and synths!
Thanks for listening :)

03/05/2021

Here's a snippet from of a song I'm working on. Not made for anything in particular, but since it's my first "look, I'm playing an instrument"-video, I thought, why not go ahead and share it here :)

15/04/2021

Synth music time!
A few days ago I composed this little music loop for Dirty Planet Earth, a prototype game developed by my friend Filipe Muniz as part of his job application for a brazilian developer.
For his assignment he had one week to design a fun and educational game about recycling, and I was asked to help out with the music/sfx.
It's my first time making music in Reaper, so I still have a lot of learning to do, but I hope you'll enjoy it nonetheless :)

13/04/2021

In case anyone's curious about what Orbit Crusher is, here's the trailer!
I developed the game last summer - and it's the first time I've tried making a game by myself, so it was a great learning experience for me!

01/02/2021

Last week we made a weird and silly game called "How to Boat" for Blackthornprod Game Jam. My old friend Andreas Liboriussen made the music, while I focused on sfx and programming.
We couldn't really finish it in time, but it's got some funny bugs! :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8YPA42EITY&feature=youtu.be

https://esbennyboe.itch.io/how-to-boat

28/01/2021

Another medley-type gameplay compilation from "Orbit Crusher", a game I made last summer.
The video+audio is from four different pieces of gameplay footage, so it's pretty confusing by default, but I hope the highlighting effect makes it more watchable :D

https://youtu.be/DLMZ-I22U-I

4 different gameplay captures showing the last of the three level types (time signature: 5/8).https://esbennyboe.com/orbitcrusher/

24/01/2021

I made another "Orbit Crusher" gameplay compilation!
The video shows four simultanous gameplay clips, and the music/sound for each clip fades in and out every time there is a visual shift in focus.
A bit chaotic, but I hope you'll enjoy :)

https://youtu.be/_Fw9HxirGVI

4 different gameplay captures showing the second of three level types (time signature: 7/8).https://esbennyboe.com/orbitcrusher/

21/01/2021

I'm working on a video about how I made the game "Orbit Crusher", I thought it could be fun to show how the levels share rhythmic structures, by having four simultaneous gameplay captures play at the same time.
I hope you enjoy this confusing mess :D

https://youtu.be/rhgHN_iQ-5g

4 different gameplay captures showing the first of three level types (time signature: 8/8).https://esbennyboe.com/orbitcrusher

10/12/2020

Trying to find some cool footage to put in my demo reel, so I did some more gameplay captures. These are from two game jams, where I had a lot of fun jamming with some friends.

Unfortunately, my video editor, VSDC, has betrayed me... it can't handle the size of the video project!
So now I'm remaking the entire reel in premiere pro instead, yaay :'D