Todd Kinsley: “What a joy”

I recently had the pleasure of discovering “The Whoosh Anthology”. To the uninitiated, a whoosh library might seem like an odd idea. To those of us knee-deep in the game audio world, a whoosh library makes perfect sense. I can’t begin to count the number of whooshes (and whoosh-like) sounds I’ve had to create for games.

What a joy it was to be working on a game, under a deadline, and have this library at my disposal! While working on my latest slot machine game, I used whooshes from the Whoosh Library’s “Fire” category, which just happened to match the theme of the current game. I also utilized a whoosh from the “Musical” category, when seeking a high-pitched whoosh.

I have reviewed the rest of the library as well, and find it to be a thorough set of useful whoosh sounds that require little (if any) editing or enhancement. If you find yourself in need of a whoosh, The Whoosh Anthology will have you covered.

Todd Kinsley is a full-time, in-house Sound Designer at IGT (the world’s largest developer of slot machine games).

In addition to his work in slot gaming, Todd has created complete audio content for several shipped PC games on a freelance basis (most notably the “Delaware St. John” adventure game trilogy for Big Time Games/Lighthouse Interactive).

Prior to entering the game audio world, Todd was a Sound Designer and/or Sound Tech for live theatre and cruise ships.