Audio decisions at the start of a project - PMB Sound Studio

Audio decisions at the start of a project shape its cost, quality, and production pace

The moment when it’s easiest to make an expensive mistake.

Context

The studio was in pre-production and switching to Unreal Engine. They needed to decide how to approach audio before actual production kicked in.

The challenge

The problem wasn’t a lack of skill. The problem was a lack of decisions – the kind that shape the entire project.At this stage, it’s easy to:

Choose a solution that doesn’t scale later.
Force expensive rework mid-production.
Burn team time on things that could have been set up earlier.

My role

I helped the team make the right decisions before they built anything else on top.j.

What was done

Analysis of available solutions (Wwise vs. other approaches).
Mapping the costs, limitations, and risks.
Matching the choice to the project.
Working out a direction for how the team would operate.

Outcome

Deliberate technology decisions.
No „going back to the basics” mid-production.
A coherent direction instead of trial and error.

Takeaway

The cheapest decisions in a project are the ones made at the start.

If you're at the start of a project, this is a good moment to get audio in order.

Technical details

The project was built in Unreal Engine using Audiokinetic Wwise as the audio middleware.

The scope covered:

Selecting and configuring the in-game audio system.
Analyzing Wwise capabilities in the context of the project.
Defining the audio workflow for the team.
Preparing the foundations for audio implementation.

The key factor was matching the audio technology to the scale and character of the production.

This approach was applied in projects including:

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