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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition which includes the Echoes of Sekigahara story expansion is now live! It’s been incredible to get to continue designing sound alongside our amazing audio team and all the other insanely talented folks at @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social 👾 youtu.be/cEOzBU6Rq1g?...

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Ghost of Yōtei Complete Edition - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

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Game Audio Boston @gameaudioboston.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We’re super excited to have Dan Deybolds joining us for our virtual August meetup!! And to make matters more exciting, Dan will be giving us a live sound design demo in Unreal Engine 5!! ‼️ Tuesday August 25th, 7PM EST ‼️ #gameaudio #ue5 #metasoudns #sounddesign www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

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Game Audio Boston with Dan Reynolds (Tech Audio Designer, Composer, Synthesist), Tue, Aug 25, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup

For our August meetup, we have the absolute pleasure of welcoming **Dan Reynolds!** And this time, we're going to be treated with a live demonstration of audio design with

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Oh that’s so rad!! Any chance you’d want to add RME room EQ export? Happy to send some example files 😄

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Lucile Danilov @locdandloaded.net · 06/08/2026

You may not like it, but this is what peak localization looks like (Asterix: Mega Madness (PS1, 2001))

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Game Audio Boston @gameaudioboston.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

For this month's virtual Game Audio Boston meetup, we have an incredibly stacked panel all about voice acting and performance direction! You do not want to miss this on July 28th, 7 PM Eastern! #gameaudio #voiceacting #va #indiedev #gamedev #narrative www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

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Voice Actor & Director Panel | Game Audio Boston, Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup

This month, Game Audio Boston is bringing you a star studded panel dedicated to Voiceover. We’ll hear from both voice directors and actors about their experiences working o

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Just a little reminder that everyone has their own way of learning and what seems to work for many may not work for you. Case in point: Sound redesigns. Here’s how I practice instead. Wanna hear more of my chat with Akash Thakkar? Check it out here: www.akashthakkar.com/podcast #gameaudio

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

But hey, at least Google can now confidently give you false information

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Throwback to what feels like a different life by now. Recorded this with some of my best friends at Berklee College of Music a little over 10 years ago! youtu.be/wy5thDpEuGA?...

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AM I WRONG (Nico & Vinz) // Arrangement by THE DREAMERZ

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

In todays enshittification news: Gumroad's business and customer support is now run almost entirely by an AI agent. Needless to say, that was the final straw. bolttracks.com/cutting-ties...

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Cutting Ties with Gumroad

It has recently come to my attention that Gumroad, the vendor I used to distribute paid and free sample and SFX libraries in the past has made the frankly insane decision to have the majority…

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

AirCon 2026 was definitely a highlight of my year and I’m thrilled the VoD of my talk „Rapid-Fire REAPER Radness” is now available alongside the accompanying guide that explores everything I covered in more detail! bolttracks.com/reaper-radne... #gameaudio #sounddesign #reaperdaw

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The Guide to REAPER Radness

Sound Designer, Field Recordist, Mix Engineer

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

When you browse Soundminer absentmindedly and accidentally notice that a high visibility asset is, in fact, a “temporary” pull straight from the library 😅

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Matthew M @mattesque.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

There is nothing more permanent than a temporary asset.

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

What use is this bot account if it won’t even include the link???

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Them: What are you thinking about? Me, a sound designer:

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Game Audio Boston @gameaudioboston.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

For our virtual June meetup, we're excited to be interviewing Ross Tregenza! Ross has contributed to lots of incredible games including Cyberpunk 2077, Helldivers 2, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Deathloop, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, and Crysis! You don't want to miss this! #gameaudio

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Game Audio Boston with Ross Tregenza (Composer, Sound Designer, Audio Director), Tue, Jun 30, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup

For our virtual June meetup, we're excited to be interviewing **Ross Tregenza!** Composer, sound designer, audio director, performing artist, synth nerd... Ross wears many

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

No worries and no rush either! It’s a really cool project and I’d love to see where else you’ll be taking it 👾 Will definitely stay tuned and look forward to it!

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Would definitely love to try it! 👾 I’m on Windows myself.

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

It would be amazing if it could output RPM ramps across a specified RPM range both with and without load, export steady loops at user defined RPMs, and of course a runtime version would be pretty incredible, especially as something like a Wwise plug-in or MetaSounds add on

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Sounds really sick! Are there any plans to release the authoring tool at all?

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

One of life’s greatest cruelties has to be our inability to truly tell our non-human companions just how much they mean to us 💔 Rest easy, ma’am (aka “Cat”, or Lyla). Home doesn’t feel like home without you. Thank you for all the joy and love you gave over the decade since Sarah and I adopted you ❤️

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Huge thanks to the over 290 of you (!) who showed up to my REAPR talk! Day 1 of AirCon 2026 has been amazing and I can’t wait to see y’all in the chat tomorrow and Saturday 👾 Be sure to check out the guide to my talk at bolttracks.com/reaper-radne...

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The Guide to REAPER Radness

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

If you’ve got about 25 mins to spare this Thursday I’d be delighted to light up your synapses with some sick things that REAPER can do that will seriously level up your #gameaudio workflow! Join me for my talk at AirCon2026! #sounddesign #reaperdaw www.airwiggles.com/c/livestream...

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My DAW Can Do What?! Rapid-Fire Reaper Radness | Airwiggles

We all know REAPER is incredibly capable, but there is so much more that lurks beneath the surface. From full-on video editing, to automating your workflows, to an onscreen pet that tracks how much ti...

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Audio Logs @audiologs.ca · 11/05/2026

In case you missed it, our episode on @suckerpunchprod.bsky.social's Ghost of Yōtei released last week. Here's a snippet featuring @audiogre.bsky.social! 🔗: linktr.ee/audiologs.po... youtube.com/shorts/k4L2W... #gameaudio #podcast #gamedev #openworld #japan #interview #ghostoftsushima #hokkaido

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Ghost of Yōtei - Episode 014 - Snippet

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Just meditating a bit on some rhythmic pings of the Brenso + RYK Night Rider + delay and with some perc from Halos, clocked by the FH-2. Night Rider is just such an incredibly satisfying filter for anything with rhythm and has been a pretty amazing tool for creating UI source material! #modularsynth

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

I still am so incredibly humbled by this experience and can’t believe I actually got to do it. This is me recoding vultures in Zimbabwe back in August 2023 ❤️ #fieldrecording #sounddesign #birds #gameaudio

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Audio Logs @audiologs.ca · 04/05/2026

//FULL EPISODE: OUT NOW// 014 - Ghost of Yōtei with Rev. Dr. Brad D. Meyer (@audiogre.bsky.social), Josh Lord and Chris Walasek (@chrissoundsrad.com). Links: linktr.ee/audiologs.po... #gameaudio #podcast #gamedev #openworld #japan #interview #yotei #ghostoftsushima #hokkaido

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I'll be giving a talk on Tuesday about how implementation shapes the way we design audio in projects of any size. It'll feature some thought exercises that will help you set a clear vision for projects of any scale and we'll take a little detour into what how I pivoted into game audio later in life.

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Game Audio Boston x Chris Bolte: How Implementation Shapes Our Sound Design, Tue, Apr 28, 2026, 7:00 PM | Meetup

**EVENT UPDATE:** Since Mike Raznick had to postpone his appearance, we are instead hosting a talk by our very own **Chris Bolte** on how the process of implementing audio

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Huge thanks to the lovely folks at #AirWiggles for nominating my humble Wwise Reel for the Audio Creation of the Year award 🥹🥹 #gameaudio #sounddesign

An event poster announcing my nomination for the Audio Creation of the Year Award at Airwiggles’ AirCon 2026 conference

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

I love that if you make a feed for just the term “Game Audio” it’s like 80% people with OBS issues trying to stream.

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

If you’re on windows, you can always try using VoiceMeeter to run all your system audio through

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Game Audio Boston @gameaudioboston.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

What better way to close out Airwiggles' incredible AirCon audio conference than by getting together with fellow audio enthusiasts! If you're in the Boston or New England area we'd be thrilled to see you on May 24th, 5-8 PM at Flat Top Johnny's in Cambridge, MA! www.airwiggles.com/c/worldwide-...

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Boston Audio Meetup (US) | Airwiggles

A free meetup for anyone with an interest in audio: wrapping up Airwiggles Audio Conference 2026! It’s that time again that the ultimate online audio conference is upon us! And what better way to clo...

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Can’t wait to blow your minds with rapid-fire round of things you can do in REAPER that range from “I didn’t know I needed this” to complete workflow transformation at Airwiggles AirCon 2026, the #1 online conference for anyone crafting audio for media 👾 airwiggles.com

Banner for my talk called “my DAW can do what?! Rapid-fire REAPER Radness”

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Dan Richer @daaaaaaaan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We met some of the crew that brought us the amazing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to chat #gamedev and #gameaudio! This was a lot of fun, huge thanks to Raph, Maxance and Olivier for making it happen! Check it out!

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

New year, new game audio implementation reel! This time, it’s a tongue-in-cheek Cyberpunk-esque shooter with lots of chunky explosions and sassy cyborgs. Highlighting Wwise workflows like early reflections and occlusion, dynamic mixing, and resource optimization 👾 #gameaudio youtu.be/gDUs5YmgXx4

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Dynamic Reflections, Mixing & Optimization in Wwise | Sentinel's Revenge Audio Implementation Reel

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Another big update for #GhostOfYotei drops April 10th, adding some really challenging and seriously fun 4-player content to Legends mode 👹

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Gotta say, Al slop has made April Fools a lot less fun because there’s barely any effort in a lot of these gags anymore

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Excited to finally be able to share some of the work I did as an audio implementer on Ghost of Yōtei! Despite spending 9+ months doing mostly Foley, I’m relieved to say I still LOVE Foley 😄👾 #gameaudio #sounddesign #audioimplementation youtu.be/lgH4mGXZnNg?...

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Audio Implementation Reel: Ghost of Yōtei | Christopher Bolte

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Added a couple new free tools to my comprehensive REAPER extensions guide for #gameaudio 👾 #sounddesign #reaperdaw bolttracks.com/reaper-tools/

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REAPER Tools & Extensions for Game Audio

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

we really need those RME drivers STAT

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The desire to move all my work to an offline Windows XP PC (which would still run the latest REAPER version btw) is real strong lately 😫

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

They’re promptly deleting any comments made on their LinkedIn posts so yea, such integrity, much ethics.

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

This whole saga was absolute cinema

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

It’s more important than ever that we carry forth the support we received from those who helped us along the way and give the next generation a seat at the table so that we can all grow and thrive together. For those who come after ❤️ #gdc2026 #gameaudio

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Chris BØLT @bolttracks.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

I really hope we all can take some of the warmth we experienced these past couple of days into our own corners of the world and use it to enrich the lives of those who call on us for mentorship, community support, or to simply have someone to talk to.

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