In this blog, we resurface everything published in the last month, from what's new with Wwise 2025.1 Beta 2, Similar Sound Search, deep dives into the audio of Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Baldur's Gate 3, and more. Let's get started!
Blog Highlights
Wwise 2025.1: What's New | Beta 2 Edition
By Audiokinetic
The Wwise 2025.1 Beta is live and available to install from the Audiokinetic Launcher. Check out the newest Beta 2 improvements! Read more.
Wwise 2025.1: The Media Pool & Similar Sound Search
By Audiokinetic
Introducing the Media Pool, as well as Similar Sound Search, an audio-to-audio and text-to-audio search functionality designed for sound effects. Read more.
Wwise 2025 Release Cycle News
By Audiokinetic
We are updating the versioning of Wwise for 2025, departing from previous years’ versioning of beta releases. Read more.
Wwise Spatial Audio | An Overview
By Audiokinetic
An overview of the features of 3D Audio and Acoustics available with Wwise. Read more.
The Music System for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora: 1 Event, 1 Graph
By Lasse Skak Ernst
A deep-dive on the music system for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, running the game with a single music switch in Wwise, and a look at the music graph! Read more.
Baldur's Gate 3: Rolling for Audio Alchemy
By Audiokinetic
Lifting the hood on mixing Baldur's Gate 3. Each week, we'll be publishing a new video snippet that offers a valuable look into their process. Read more.
Video Highlights
Missed any videos? Catch up on the latest:
- Replay: Wwise Up On Air Hands-On | Wwise 2025.1 Beta 2, the Media Pool & Similar Sound Search
- New Strata's multitrack SFX collection: Physics Destruction
- One Minute Wwise | Fit To Geometry: A quick tip to boost efficiency!
- Baldur's Gate 3: The decision to make the narrator's voice sound like it's coming from above
In other news...
- Looking to join an upcoming workshop? Keep an eye on our Wwise Workshop calendar!
- We'll be at the IAA MOBILITY Summit in Munich next week. Hope to see you then! You can also keep an eye on upcoming events here.
Till next time!
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